Three Saudi Guards Killed In Attack On Iraq Frontier

The guards were killed in a slight border skirmish when attackers shot at the patrol near Arar.

Blast Targets Houthi Base In Yemen Capital

The explosion left a hole in the wall of the building but no fatalities were reported.

Saudi Arabia To Reopen Baghdad Embassy After 25-year Chill

Saudi Arabia closed its Baghdad embassy in 1990 after the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait.

Bahrain Denounces Interference After Washington Criticises Arrest

The U.S. State Department expressed concern over the detention of a senior opposition leader on Wednesday, saying it would further inflame tensions in the country.

Saudi Arabia Captures Shi’ites Suspected Of Instigating Unrest

The man was one of 23 men wanted by Saudi authorities, who accuse them of serving the agenda of a foreign power.

Jailed Australian Journalist Seeks Presidential Deportation From Egypt

The High Court in Cairo ordered a retrial last week on the grounds of procedural flaws in the trial.

U.S. Concerned Over Detention Of Bahraini Opposition Leader

The U.S. State Department said that it was concerned that an arrest of such a senior leader could inflame tensions in the country.

Egyptian Court Orders Retrial Of Al Jazeera Journalists

Three journalists are expected to remain in jail until they appear in a new court for retrial, a defence lawyer was quoted as saying.

At Least 26 Killed In Suicide Bombing In Central Yemen

No one claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing, but it resembles previous attacks carried out by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

Clashes Erupt Outside House Of Detained Bahraini Opposition Leader

Sheikh Ali Salman, head of the al-Wefaq Islamic Society, was arrested on Sunday after leading a protest rally against last month’s elections.

Libyan Oil Output Shrinks More As Oil Tanks Blaze

Libya is surviving on a mere 128,000 barrels per day from fields connected to the eastern port of Hariga, an oil official said.

Bahrain Sentences Two Men To Death For Killing Policeman

The verdict was announced by the chief prosecutor of terrorist crimes who said that the three were among 12 people charged with a bomb attack in February that killed the policeman.

Hopes Dim Egypt To Release Australian Al Jazeera Journalist Soon

Greste’s brothers, Mike and Andrew Greste, told reporters in Australia they did not believe their brother would be released before the appeal.

Bahrain Detains The Head Of The Main Al-Wefaq Opposition Group

A lawyer who represents al-Wefaq said the charges against him include incitement against the government, calling for its overthrow by by force and inciting the youth to revolt.

Syria Ready To Discuss Russia Peace Plan Talks, Opposition Dismissive

Although Russia has invited opposition groups to participate in peace talks it did not specify which groups were invited.

Bahraini Police Question Top Al-Wefaq Members Over Rally

The officials did not specify the nature of violation that occurred during the rally.

Warplane Downed In Islamic State-Held Eastern Syria

The Observatory, which monitors Syria’s war with a network of sources, said the pilot was believed to have an Arab nationality.

Australian Foreign Minister Hopeful Egypt Will Release Al Jazeera Journalist

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi suggested in November he was considering pardoning Greste and two other journalists of Qatar-based Al Jazeera television.

Over 1,000 Islamist Militants Killed In U.S Strikes In Syria

Activists say that the death toll since the military campaign was launched in late September was probably higher among the hardline Islamist insurgents.

Egypt’s Sisi Meets Qatari Envoy, Signalling Possible Detente

Ties between Cairo and Doha deteriorated after Sisi removed the previous president Mohamed Mursi from power in July 2013 following mass protests against his rule.

Saudi Forces Kill Four Militants In Awamiya – Interior Ministry

The dead were behind the killing of a member of the security forces and wounding of another last week, a ministry spokesman said.

Bomb Blast In Bahraini Shi’ite Village Wounds Three Policemen

The bomb explosion occurred in Bani Jamra, a Shi’ite village northwest of the capital Manama.

Kuwait Says Accepts Iraq Request On Gulf War Reparations

A UN official said that Iraq has requested a one-year deferral of a $4.6 billion reparations payment for destroying Kuwait’s oil facilities during the Gulf War.

Islamist Group Criticises Egypt Over Arrest Warrant For Cleric

Interpol this month issued a Red Notice alert for Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi in connection with several alleged offences including murder, arson, vandalism and theft.

How Yemen’s Houthis Control Sanaa And Alarm The West

Widely seen as a failed state, Yemen remains one of the gravest threats to stability in the Gulf and beyond.

Differences Persist Despite Unity Pledges At GCC’s “Happy Summit”

Differences still exist between the six GCC states over issues relating to Egypt, Libya and Iran.

GCC Creates Joint Police And Naval Forces As Regional Threats Mount

The police force, which will be known as GCC-POL, and the naval force will help the Gulf states to counter risks posed by terrorist militant groups in the region.

UAE Court Convicts 11 For Helping Al Qaeda Affiliate

The 11 were accused of membership of al Qaeda’s Nusrah Front Syrian wing and another militant Syrian opposition group, Ahrar al-Sham.

Qatar Emir Urges Gulf Arab Solidarity Amid Regional Turmoil

The GCC members face chaos in Yemen, Syria and Iraq, political turmoil in Egypt, sectarian tensions and a falling oil price.

Kuwaiti Emir Says Oil Price Fall Hitting Gulf Arab Incomes

Sheikh Sabah said that one of the ways to encounter the oil price slide was greater economic integration within the GCC.