Saudi Crown Prince, US Secretary of Defense discuss troop deployment
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a phone call on Wednesday from the US Secretary of Defense during which they discussed ongoing arrangements to send US troops of a More »
Saudi Energy Minister confirms restoration of Kingdom’s gas production capacity
:: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy confirmed on Wednesday the restoration of production capacity, affirming the Kingdom’s position as a reliable energy supplier in the global market. The energy minister, Prince Abdulaziz More »
Egypt calls Erdogan statements ‘ironic,’ accuses Turkey of sponsoring terrorism
:: Egypt’s foreign ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, slammed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s statements at the UN General Assembly this week where he urged the UN to “handle the suspicious death of More »
Saudi Crown Prince: Attacks are test of int’l resolve against destructive acts
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said on Wednesday that the attacks on Saudi Aramco oil facilities are a test of international resolve in the face of destructive acts that More »
Saudi Crown Prince says attacks on oil facilities are a ‘dangerous escalation’
:: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said the recent attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities represented a “dangerous escalation not only toward the Kingdom but also the entire world.” The Crown More »
Tag Archives: GCC
GCC Secretary-General denounces Qatari media attacks against council
:: The Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council (GCC), Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, expressed his condemnation of what he called the “irresponsible media attacks carried out by some Qatari news outlets toward the GCC, describing it as an unjust
IMF: Gulf States still committed to VAT but dates will vary
:: All six countries in the Gulf Cooperation Council remain committed to introducing value-added tax, though they will do so at different speeds, a senior International Monetary Fund official said. “My feeling, through my interaction with the authorities, is that
GCC-EU talks focus on combating terrorism
:: Officials from the EU and the GCC on Monday discussed ways to boost economic and political cooperation between the two groups in all fields, including regional and international efforts for security development and combating terrorism. The meeting was held
Bahrain will not attend any summit unless Qatar ‘returns to its senses’
:: Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa has said on Monday that Manama will not attend any summit unless Qatar “returns to its senses”. “Qatar has shown a lack of respect for the charters, treaties and their policies aimed at
Bahrain FM: The right step to maintain GCC is to freeze Qatar’s membership
:: Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa tweeted “the right step to maintain GCC is to freeze Qatar’s membership” on Sunday. The full tweet read “The right step to maintain the GCC is to freeze Qatar’s membership in
Financial crisis forces Qatar to sell UACC, but Saudi Arabia owns the decision
:: Qatar’s crisis is holding up the sale of a shipping company it part owns, one of the latest signs of an emerging corporate fall-out that Doha is facing after Arab countries cut relations in June, sources familiar with the
GCC expats exempt from Tunisian visa
:: Tunisian Tourism Minister Salma Loumi announced that expats living in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are now exempted from visas previously required to enter Tunisia, which cost SR200 ($53) and was available for 15 days, according to Sabq. This
Saudi-Iraqi military talks held in Riyadh
:: The Iraqi Defense Ministry said that Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Othman Al-Ghanmi headed a high-level military delegation on Monday for a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia at the invitation of his Saudi counterpart General Abdul Rahman
Gulf states, Muslim bloc reject UN report on violation of children’s rights in Yemen
:: The Gulf Cooperation Council and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation rejected the UN’s annual report issued Thursday which included the Saudi-led coalition among the violators of children’s rights in war-torn Yemen. GCC Secretary General Abdullatif Al Zayani said he
Why the UAE celebrates Saudi national day
By : Abdullah bin Bijad al-Otaibi :: The UAE joined Saudi Arabia in celebrating the 87th Saudi national day this year. It has done so for years amid a celebratory atmosphere that includes official and popular events. The UAE celebrates
Bahrain FM keen to preserve GCC in its present form
:: Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Khalifa stressed in an interview with Russia Today TV on Thursday that the Anti-Terror Quartet (ATQ) countries were keen to preserve the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in its present form. He expressed hope that
Joint Gulf exercises wind up with aim to strengthen security, stability
:: The joint Gulf sea exercises (Gulf of Peace 6), which were carried out off the Eastern Province in the waters of the Arabian Gulf, concluded on Wednesday with the participation of the Saudi Border Guards, Bahraini and Kuwaiti Coast
Moody’s says Qatar facing large economic, social costs
:: Moody’s says in new report that the GCC crisis over Qatar’s ties with terrorism, is credit negative for all GCC countries, but especially for Qatar. Here are the main points in the report: More than three months since the
London conference to highlight Qatar’s funding of terror groups, rights abuses
:: Organizers of the “Qatar, Global Security & Stability Conference” in London have finally announced the location of their meeting on Thursday after weeks of secrecy due to restrictions practiced by the Qatari regime. The anticipated conference is set to
Major London conference to discuss Qatar democracy, press freedom and counter-terrorism
:: Hundreds of political figures, policy makers, academics, commentators and Qataris are to convene on the September 14 in London to discuss democracy, human rights, press freedom and counter-terrorism in Qatar. The Qatar, Global Security & Stability Conference takes place
Qatari media inciting Qataris against GCC, says Bahraini minister
:: Qatari media is trying to distort the image of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and attempting to drum up popular support to encourage a withdrawal from the six-country bloc, Bahrain’s information minister has said. “The current Qatari media policy
How GCC financial institutions can navigate complex global compliance, security
:: Imagine waking up tomorrow and all your savings have disappeared. Then you find out that commercial transactions have halted everywhere. You might think this is an impossible scenario, but no, it isn’t in today’s closely networked world. Perhaps not
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