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World / Gulf

GCC countries celebrate Gulf Children's Day 15 Jan 2023 - 09:55 pm
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UAE to loan $1bn, roll over another $2bn to Pakistan, says minister 12 Jan 2023 - 05:40 pm
This handout image provided by the UAE Presidential court on January 12, 2023 shows UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan posing for a picture with Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan, prior to their meeting, at Al Shati Palace in Abu Dhabi. (Photo by UAE PRESIDENTIAL COURT / AFP)
Bahrain donkey races draw crowds and condemnation 12 Jan 2023 - 05:09 pm
File Photo: Bahraini men ride their donkey carts as they compete in a local race in the village of Saar, West of the capital Manama, on September 4, 2015. (AFP/Getty Images)
Surgery to separate Iraqi conjoined twins begins in Riyadh 12 Jan 2023 - 01:03 pm
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Kuwait detects XBB.1.5 variant of coronavirus 11 Jan 2023 - 07:50 pm
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Saudi Arabia lifts restriction on hajj pilgrim numbers 09 Jan 2023 - 08:12 pm
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Kuwait to launch first satellite 'Kuwait Sat-1' next Tuesday 01 Jan 2023 - 01:16 pm
Pic: Qatar News Agency
Dubai court authorises jailed Brit's fraud extradition 29 Dec 2022 - 08:27 pm
PHOTO: REUTERS
Saudi Arabia seizes 30 tonnes of the narcotic khat 28 Dec 2022 - 05:46 pm
A bundle of khat, or qat, a mildly narcotic shrub, at a market in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on May 1, 2020. Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP
Rare hail brings winter white to desert hotspot Kuwait 28 Dec 2022 - 04:03 pm
Children toss handfuls of hail particles picked up off the side of a road after a storm in the Umm al-Haiman district, on December 27, 2022. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat / AFP)
UAE asks state entities to buy local in food security push: Minister 11 Dec 2022 - 03:35 pm
Minister Mariam Al Mheiri at the opening of a new distribution facility in Dubai Industrial City. Pic: Twitter
Qatar wins three awards at 6th Theater Festival for People with Disabilities in Riyadh 10 Dec 2022 - 06:31 pm
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China's Xi promises security, energy cooperation at Riyadh summits 09 Dec 2022 - 07:28 pm
This handout picture provided by the Saudi Royal Palace shows Chinese President Xi Jinping signing an agreement with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (not pictured), in the capital Riyadh, on December 8, 2022. (Photo by BANDAR AL-JALOUD / AFP) 
Saudi lays on lavish welcome as China's Xi heralds 'new era' in relations 08 Dec 2022 - 03:23 pm
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia December 8, 2022. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via Reuters
Saudi storm closes schools, cuts main road to Mecca 24 Nov 2022 - 01:21 pm
Picture: Qatar News Agency
Travel-weary Saudi superfan awaits World Cup at 'home' 17 Nov 2022 - 12:08 pm
Saudi national football team fan and the head of the fan association for the prestigious Jeddah-based Saudi club Al-Ahly, Bader Turkistani, poses for a picture on November 9, 2022 in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah. Photo by Amer Hilabi / AFP
Sultan of Oman pardons 175 prisoners 17 Nov 2022 - 10:43 am
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Results arrive in Bahrain poll held without opposition 13 Nov 2022 - 09:43 pm
Bahrainis queue in front of a polling station on the island of Muharraq, north of the capital Manama, during parliamentary elections, on November 12, 2022. (AFP)