Gulf Arab state

Gulf Arab state

Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island, Bahrain. 9 March 2026. Photo: Reuters.

Why Gulf fury is aimed at Tehran, not Washington

Qatar’s Prime Minister called Iran’s moves a “betrayal,” saying they were preplanned and unleashed despite Gulf guarantees of neutrality

Representational image. Photo: Collected

'Free visa' scams drained over Tk30,000cr extra from Bangladeshis bound for Gulf in 2022: Study

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'

Ships wait in line by Haifa bay in the Mediterranean sea, in Israel May 9, 2022. Picture taken May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ari Rabinovitch

Asian investors bet on Haifa as Israel draws closer to Arab Gulf

Voter casts their ballot in the Gulf Arab state's first legislative elections for two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council, in Doha, Qatar October 2, 2021. REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari

Qataris vote in country's first legislative elections