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9/30/2023 5:25:18 PM
A fourth Bahraini soldier has died after an attack this week on his country's contingent in the Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen's Houthi rebels, the Gulf archipelago's army said.
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Region
9/18/2023 7:57:30 PM
Five prisoners sought by the US in a swap with Iran were freed Monday and headed home as part of a deal that saw nearly $6 billion in Iranian assets unfrozen.
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World
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Region
9/14/2023 11:55:36 AM
The United States on Wednesday signed an agreement with Bahrain to enhance defense and economic ties, a show of support for the Gulf monarchy that a decade ago faced an arms embargo.
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World
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Region
9/12/2023 8:20:48 PM
Austria reopened its embassy in Iraq's capital Baghdad on Tuesday after a 30-year absence, in what was hailed as a sign of a return to stability.
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Region
9/6/2023 9:44:18 AM
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Iran arrived Tuesday in the Islamic Republic, and his counterpart landed in Riyadh, cementing a restoration of ties between the Gulf rivals after a seven-year rupture in ties.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/5/2023 9:21:00 AM
In the mid-1970s, the famous Egyptian journalist Mohamed Hassanein Heikal used the term the “Saudi era” to refer to the status Riyadh had acquired in the Middle East.
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Business
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Energy
8/22/2023 2:00:04 PM
Cairo-based Cheiron Petroleum Corporation announced a new oil discovery in Egypt's Geisum and Tawila West Concession in the Gulf of Suez, according to a statement by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on Tuesday.
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World
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International
8/20/2023 9:22:13 PM
Sweltering temperatures lingered Sunday in a large swath of the central US, causing misery from the Gulf of Mexico almost to the Great Lakes.
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World
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Region
8/20/2023 8:35:45 PM
An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil offloaded its cargo near Texas on Sunday, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in the Persian Gulf over it.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
8/17/2023 1:05:00 PM
Lebanon has experienced a string of security issues: clashes in the Ain El-Helwa Palestinian Refugee Camp, a truck loaded with Hizbullah weapons overturned in the village of Kahaleh, and the assassination of a leader of the Lebanese Forces in Ain Ebel, as well as Gulf states urging their nationals to leave the country.
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Business
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Energy
8/17/2023 12:30:23 PM
After riding the fossil fuel boom for decades, Gulf Arab states are eyeing "green" hydrogen as they try to transition their economies and ease the climate crisis at a stroke.
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Sports
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World
8/15/2023 8:25:25 PM
Brazil forward Neymar has signed for Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain, the clubs announced on Tuesday, joining Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema as the latest big name lured to the oil-rich Gulf state.
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World
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Region
8/12/2023 8:34:28 PM
Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized, a stark advisory amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
8/11/2023 12:15:00 PM
Despite regional realignment, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia are squaring off over gas and territory at the northern tip of the Arabian Gulf.
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Sports
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World
8/9/2023 8:02:00 PM
Spanish football legend Andres Iniesta on Wednesday became the latest marquee name to commit his career finale to the Gulf by signing for Emirates FC despite having already turned 39.
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World
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Region
8/7/2023 10:02:21 PM
An explosion at a port in northwest Turkey on Monday injured at least 12 people, officials said.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
8/7/2023 8:25:32 PM
Kuwait has banned a horror film featuring a transgender actor, authorities told AFP on Monday, despite the movie screening in other parts of the conservative Gulf region.
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World
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Region
8/7/2023 1:35:23 PM
More than 3,000 US military personnel have arrived in the Red Sea aboard two warships, as part of increased deployments after tanker seizures by Iran, the US Navy said Monday.
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World
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Region
8/7/2023 1:24:29 PM
Gulf countries, Germany, and the UK have warned against travel to Lebanon amid clashes in the largest Palestinian refugee camp Ein Al-Hilweh.
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World
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Africa
8/6/2023 5:59:20 PM
The United Arab Emirates has sent military vehicles and other security gear to Chad in support of anti-"terrorism" efforts and border protection, the oil-rich Gulf state said on Sunday.
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