Gulf states

Gulf states

Dubai's landmark Burj Al Arab hotel sustained damage as overnight Iranian retaliatory attacks spread across the Gulf states and the wider Middle East. Photo: Screengrab/Collected/x.com

Gulf leaders face impossible choice amid Iran attacks

The strikes have presented regional leaders with what analysts describe as an "impossible choice" between remaining passive while their cities are targeted or retaliating and risking the...

Smoke billows from Jebel Ali port in Dubai after an Iranian attack, following strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, in the United Arab Emirates on 1 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

Casualties reported across 10 Middle East countries amid US, Israeli and Iranian strikes

Smoke billows from Jebel Ali port in Dubai after an Iranian attack, following strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, in the United Arab Emirates on 1 March 2026. Photo: Reuters

Blasts heard over Dubai and Doha for second day, with Duqm port also targeted

US military bases near Iran. Photo: Collected

Retaliatory Iranian attacks hit Gulf states after US-Israeli assault

Smoke rises following an Israeli attack in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Iran conflict: Saudi Arabia, 5 other Gulf countries' ambassadors raise concern about nuclear facilities' safety

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

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, ahead of the emergency Arab summit organised by Egypt, in Cairo, Egypt March 4, 2025. Photo: Palestinian President Office/Handout via REUTERS

Arab states adopt Egyptian alternative to Trump's 'Gaza Riviera'

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 09, 2024. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Stop Israel from bombing Iran's oil sites, Gulf states urge US

Iranians attend an anti-Israel gathering in Tehran, Iran, October 8, 2024. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Gulf states must not allow use of airspace against Iran: Iranian official

Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE vice president and deputy prime minister received by Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, deputy emir of the State of Qatar, at Doha International Airport, Qatar on 3 October 2024. Photo: Reuters

Gulf states sought to reassure Iran of their neutrality in Iran-Israel conflict, sources say

Representational image. Photo: Collected

How Schengen-style visa for Gulf states can boost employment opportunities for Bangladeshis

File photo of migrant workers lining up at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to start their journey toward their destination. Photo: UNB

Around 10,000 Asian migrant workers die in the Gulf every year: Report

Gulf states are caught in the middle of the US-China cold war

Gulf states are caught in the middle of the US-China cold war