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COMMENT: Gulf states court Russia but stop short of strategic shift

bne IntelliNews January 14, 2025

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are increasingly backing Russia in its geopolitical and economic standoff with the West, but they have stopped short of fully embracing Russia.

US winds down Guantanamo Bay with removal of Yemenis to Oman

bnm Gulf bureau January 7, 2025

The Pentagon has transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman after holding them without charge for over two decades at Guantanamo Bay.

So you want to get on the right side of Donald Trump? Try gift-wrapping a hotel

bne bureaus November 15, 2024

Though he’s busy preparing for his second stint in the White House, his brand is still doing business the world over.

ANALYSIS: Regional escalation on the table following Israeli strike on Iran

bne Gulf bureau October 26, 2024

Israel's early morning October 26 strikes on Iran, while unprecedented as the first overt attack on Iranian soil since the Iran-Iraq War, appear deliberately limited and may signal a testing phase rather than a decisive operation.

Sea of Oman oil terminal boosts export resilience amid tensions with Israel

Newsbase MENA October 20, 2024

Iran’s Jask oil terminal, situated outside the Persian Gulf, can export up to 1mn barrels of crude per day, a former official at the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said, amid reports of a rare shipment from the port.

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