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A person gestures towards smoke rising in the aftermath of a Saudi-led coalition airstrike, which targeted what it described as foreign military support to UAE-backed southern separatists, in Yemen's southern port of Mukalla, in this screengrab from a handout video obtained by Reuters on 30 December 2025. Aden al-Mustakillah TV/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi-backed Yemen government says it retakes eastern city from separatists

The fast-moving crisis in Yemen has opened a major feud between the two Gulf powers and fractured the coalition of forces, headed by the internationally recognised government, who are fighting the...

US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 May, 2025. Photo: Reuters

‘Trump’s visit will be historic if it means the beginning of the end to the Gaza war’

From allowing women to drive to letting them attend cultural events, Saudi Arabia has been taking the lead in social reforms. Photos: Reuters

Progress in the Gulf: How Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE are embracing reforms to shape a liberal identity

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Saudi and Kuwait claim gas field eyed by Iran

UAE flag flies over a boat at Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates May 22, 2015. Photo :Reuters

UAE official says European ties with Gulf 'should not be transactional'

The logo of Dubai's Emaar Properties on a building under construction in Dubai, UAE, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo

Gulf e-commerce company Noon to buy fashion venture Namshi

A representation of the cryptocurrency is seen in front of Binance logo in this illustration taken, March 4, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Binance gets its first Gulf crypto licence in Bahrain

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, 24 February 2022. REUTERS/Leah Millis

You still need us, UAE tells US as it flexes Gulf oil muscles

Women wear protective face masks as they walk in al-Qatif, Saudi Arabia/ Reuters

Saudi Arabia reports first Omicron case in Gulf

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Iranian navy seizes foreign ship in Gulf smuggling diesel - Iranian media

With a number of studies indicating that vaccines can reduce the risk of developing severe illness from Covid, there is little reason to keep the strict restrictions on international air travel in place. Photo: Reuters

Dubai airport expects passenger surge as UAE eases travel curbs

A Yemeni government fighter fires a vehicle-mounted weapon at a frontline position during fighting against Houthi fighters in Marib, Yemen March 28, 2021. Picture taken March 28, 2021. REUTERS/Ali Owidha

US envoy back in Gulf to push Yemen truce as battles spread

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria September 9, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo

Resigned to a nuclear deal revival, Gulf engages with foe Iran