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Expatriates in the Gulf are used to horror stories about exit permits refused, passports withheld and people being held indefinitely under house arrest, but most accept it as one of the risks of working in a developing country
Members of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) gathered in Sulemaniyah in early June for what was only its third general congress since its foundation in 1975. The party's founder and
Recent tensions between Manama and Doha are forecast to cool following reported mediation efforts by the Saudis. Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Hamad on 27 May rang Saudi King Abdullah to thank him for helping to appoint a new Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) head, a rotating post. Sheikh Hamad also rang Bahrain’s King Hamad to praise him for accepting the Saudi initiative. Qatari premier and foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani was in Riyadh for talks with King Abdullah on 21 May.
Palestinian visits, South Korea trip, Deaths and marriages, Al-Madina column, Turkey visit, Europe tour, Afghanistan comments, Malaga football club, Visitors, Napolitano talks on Yemen
UAE foreign trade minister Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al-Qasimi has held talks with US assistant secretary of commerce Suresh Kumar.
A senior member of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has called for supporters to kidnap Christians and Al-Saud members to secure the release of militants held in the Kingdom.
According to GSN’s contacts in southern Yemen, the federal military is rapidly reinforcing the south. The regime in Sanaa appears to have deftly switched its more capable units from the Saada rebellion from 18 May onwards, bringing an estimated 14 battalions to the south in time for the unification anniversary on 22 May.
Figures raise concerns over group’s management capabilities as well as the emirate’s continuing debt burden
The heavy-handedness of the government’s security operations has forced retired southern soldiers into common cause with the Southern Movement, piling pressure on a creaking regime
Sharjah-based company’s oil and gas exploration deal with Rosneft will focus on the Mena region
Iraq’s highest judicial authority has approved the March election results, meaning a new government can finally be formed. The State of Law and Iraqi National Alliance are now deep in negotiation to form a coalition, with some observers predicting that Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani will have the last word
Navy base expansion, Calls for security agreements with Iran, Waha Capital raises funds for military, Rifles order,
The Omani Shura Council speaker, Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al-Essaei, is due to pay an official
The redrawing of constituency boundaries is among a number of complicating factors as opposition parties compete for disenchanted voters
Iraq’s Ministry of Transportation is liquidating Iraqi Airways, one of the Middle East’s oldest airlines
