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Quarter of a million souls
The kids in Yemen may not live long to tell us how wrong we were
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Gulf widens with divided Eids
Its stirs widespread debate over ethnic, religious disunity
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US Navy sees 'period of uncertainty' in Gulf
Admiral John Richardson says Iranian interactions continue to be professional and safe
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Bahrain makes largest oil discovery in its history
The field was the first to be discovered in the Gulf and the first to start production
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Pakistan attracting global real estate investors
Property investment expo planned in Sharjah next month
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Qatar 'thousand times better off' without Gulf allies: emir
Sheikh Tamim said his country also planned to hold elections for the Shura Council
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Saudi-led coalition calls missile 'dangerous escalation' of Yemen conflict
Accuses Iran of supplying missiles, other weapons to Houthis
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Indian child brides sold in 'package deals' to men from Gulf states
Police last month busted a racket involving wealthy men from Gulf states 'marrying' teenage Muslim girls
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Qatar emir meets ally Erdogan in first foreign trip since crisis
Both leaders emphasis the importance of solving the crisis in the Gulf diplomatically, and aim to improve their ties
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Glimmer of hope
Turkey’s president is taking personal interest in resolving the conflict, and China shows interest too
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Egypt insists Qatar meets demands, sanctions to remain
Kuwait has been leading mediation efforts between Qatar and the four Arab states boycotting it
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Kuwait, US, Britain urge quick solution to Gulf crisis
A defiant Qatar has rejected a list of 13 demands from the Saudi-led coalition
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Qatar Central bank says country has $340 billion in reserves, can weather Arab sanctions-CNBC
'We have no challenges, we welcome those to review all our books, they are open'
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Saudi Arabia accuses Qatar of using Twitter to stoke dissent
One of the accounts, which backed Qatar, claimed KSA, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE had set out to overthrow Qatari Emir
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Pakistani clerics call on Riyadh, Tehran to bury the hatchet
National Ulema and Mashaikh Council condemns Parachinar bombings; to develop counter-narrative for combating terrorism
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India asks Qatar to invest in power plants as condition for LNG deals
Amid a global glut of LNG and a prices slump, buyers seek clauses allowing them to resell gas they do not consume
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Turkish troops in Qatar for joint exercises
The exercises aim to raise the fighting efficiency amid plans for joint operations to fight extremism and terrorism
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Amnesty bemoans cost of Gulf crisis on human rights
The watchdog says Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE are toying with the lives of thousands of Gulf residents
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UAE demands guarantees before mending Qatar ties
'We need a guaranteed roadmap to rebuild confidence after our covenants were broken'
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Remittances from Saudi, Gulf countries decline 14.9%
Total worker receipts amount to $1.48b in February, down 6.9%
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Dubai to build MENA's largest marina
Dubai Harbour will also feature a cruise ship port and a terminal that can accommodate 6,000 passengers at a time
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Gulf states accuse Iran of trying to politicise Hajj
Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric, Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, earlier said Iranians were 'not Muslims'
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Obama courts Gulf kings keen just to see him go
King of Saudi Arabia and his regional allies have long been offended by the US president's tone
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Gulf monarchies declare Lebanon's Hezbollah a 'terrorist' group
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council took the action against because of 'hostile actions of the militia'
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Hunting houbara: royal kidnap casts spotlight on Gulf 'sport of kings'
Mega-rich owners often keep their falcons in vast air-conditioned rooms and free-flying aviaries
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Dubai blaze raises questions over Gulf skyscraper design
After emirate's third high-rise fire in three years, experts ask if heavy cladding made buildings vulnerable to fire
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Gulf Arab defence spending drops for first time in decade
Overall spending fell to $81.6 billion in 2015 from $86.7 billion last year
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Airshow - Gulf Arabs focus on short-term military procurement needs
The projects are partly a response by the US-allied Muslim monarchies to the perceived threat from Iran
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Obesity, diabetes threaten economic health: Saudi minister
The Gulf has a mounting problem with obesity, which is associated with diabetes
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Iran is 'true enemy' of Gulf Arabs: Kuwaiti MP
Kuwait parliament's Hamad al-Harashani said 'Iran is seeking to spread chaos and undermine the ruling regimes'