Gulf

A Saudi woman, wearing a face shield, shops at a supermarket, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia June 14, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri
Global Economy

Buy now, pay later players tackle credit conundrum in Mideast’s Gulf

Digital buy now, pay later (BNPL) purchasing is relatively new to the region where consumers have traditionally been sceptical of paying for goods before getting them

FILE PHOTO: Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif listens during a news conference with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (not pictured) after their meeting in Moscow, Russia, September 2, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
World+Biz

Iran's Zarif open to oil, Gulf security contacts with US, not on Israel

Photographer: Christopher Pike/Bloomberg
Analysis

New restructuring era in debt-laden Gulf sets off hiring spree

An Iranian flag flutters in front of the United Nations headquarters in Vienna June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader/File Photo
World+Biz

Iran Guards unveils underground missile base in the Gulf - state media

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Qatar’s back, but the gulf Arab dispute is unresolved

Picture: Reuters
World+Biz

Gulf leaders sign ‘solidarity and stability’ deal

Just 12% of Qatar’s 2.7 million residents and 5% of its workforce are local. Photographer: Hassan Ammar/AP Photos
Global Economy

World cup host Qatar tries to build its way out of Covid

This is a representational photo of Bangladeshi migrant workers/UNB
Coronavirus chronicle

Gulf’s massive migrant workforce fears virus limbo

United Arab Emirates' Al Fursan aerobatic team flies past French frigate Courbet during during a military ceremony at the French Naval Base in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates November 24, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

Abu Dhabi to host headquarters for European naval mission for the Gulf

Rouhani to call for 'coalition of hope' in Gulf
World+Biz

Rouhani to call for 'coalition of hope' in Gulf

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during the cabinet meeting in Tehran, Iran, September 4, 2019/Reuters
World+Biz

Iran to present plan for Gulf security at UN this week

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends a joint news conference with his counterparts Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and Vladimir Putin of Russia in Ankara, Turkey, September 16, 2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

Stay out of Gulf, Iran warns foreign forces

Iran will not allow anyone to violate its borders: Iran president
World+Biz

Iran will not allow anyone to violate its borders: Iran president