Gulf
UPDATED: UK tanker held in Iran leaves Bandar Abbas port
The British-flagged Stena Impero tanker, which was detained by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in July, has started moving and exited the Bandar Abbas…
Saudi crown prince takes ‘all the responsibility’ for Khashoggi murder
Saudi Arabia's crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by Saudi operatives "because it…
Saudi Arabia does not exclude military response to Iranian actions
Saudi Arabia's minister of state for foreign affairs has said all options, including a military response, are open after attacks on two…
At UN, Iran proposes ‘coalition for hope’ to pull Gulf region from ‘edge of collapse’
The Gulf region is “on the edge of collapse”, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told world leaders on Wednesday at the annual high-level…
Tropical Cyclone Hikaa hits Oman
A handout photo made available by NASA Earth Observatory shows a satellite image of Tropical Cyclone Hikaa moving over Oman, 24 September…
Saudi Arabia to restore full oil output by next week
Saudi Arabia has restored around 75 per cent of crude output lost after attacks on its facilities and return to full volumes…
UK tanker Stena Impero release imminent
Stena Impero, the British-flagged tanker detained by Iran on July 19, will be released soon, an Iranian maritime official. The Stena Impero…
Rouhani heads to UN
President Hassan Rouhani on Monday departed Tehran for New York to attend the UN General Assembly on a mission to win Iran…
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi ends hunger strike
Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has ended an almost week-long hunger strike in prison after receiving a visit from a representative of the…
Rouhani warns foreign forces to stay out of Gulf
Iran's president has warned that foreign forces are threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops…
Tunisia ex-president Ben Ali buried in Saudi Arabia
Tunisia's former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was buried in the Muslim holy city of Medina on Saturday, after he died…
Houthi rebels offer to end all attacks on Saudi Arabia
The UN has welcomed a proposal from Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels to end all attacks on Saudi Arabia as part of a…