A commercial ship was allegedly seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards in international waters in the Gulf. The US Navy spokesperson stated that the vessel may have been involved in smuggling. The US 5th Fleet deployed maritime assets to closely monitor the situation but chose not to respond. The statement did not disclose the identity of … Read more
South Korean media expert says their content is popular in KSA He also said producers are striving to promote content He also said that Korean content has a large market in Gulf RIYADH: During the second day of Saudi Media Forum, South Korean media expert Si Hyang Lee highlighted the popularity of Korean content in … Read more
Thai military helicopters, planes, and ships are searching for dozens of missing sailors. A navy ship sank in the Gulf of Thailand. 75 sailors had been rescued and 31 were still missing. Thai military helicopters, planes, and ships are searching for dozens of missing sailors after a navy ship sank in the Gulf of Thailand. … Read more
As the sun rises above the city’s skyscrapers, it reveals an active sight below: 200 people, mostly males, playing street cricket in a weekly festival They use bats and tennis balls that have been taped up People in Gulf are more attached to cricket than football A dozen or so unofficial games are going on … Read more
The majority of Gulf stock markets closed the day higher on Sunday. Crude prices, a major driver for the Gulf’s financial markets, rose 2.5 percent. Egypt’s blue-chip index is trading at close to its lowest level in almost six years outside of the Gulf. In response to Friday’s gains for oil prices and global shares … Read more
A South Korean warship rescued four British sailors stranded in the Gulf of Aden. Their ship’s engine failed, according to a multinational naval partnership. The ship rescued three of the sailors and contacted a nearby merchant vessel for help. A South Korean warship rescued four British sailors who were stranded in the Gulf … Read more
The remaining tickets will be sold on a firsst-come, first-serve basis. The tickets will be available from July 5 to August 16. 32 teams will be playing the FIFA mega event. FIFA announced on Wednesday that the remaining tickets for this year’s World Cup in Qatar will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis … Read more
Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized two Greek warships in the Gulf last month. The seizure came after Greece sent 115,000 tonnes of Iranian oil to the US Treasury. Iran has been urged to release the ships by the United States, Germany, France and the U.S. Iran supreme leader stated on Saturday that the seizure of two … Read more
Qatar will be the first country in the Middle East to host the FIFA World Cup. The Gulf nation is also the tournament’s second Asian host country, after Korea and Japan in 2002. Due to the country’s extremely hot weather, this is the first World Cup to be held in the winter. The decision was … Read more
When asked about the conditions of workers building World Cup stadiums and infrastructure in Qatar, FIFA President Gianni Infantino replied that migrant employees take pride in their hard work. Infantino said workers would feel proud about building stadiums for this year’s tournament in the Gulf nation. The head of football’s world governing body was asked … Read more
Saudi Arabia has requested Disney to reduce “LGBTQ references” from its contemporary Marvel superhero film earlier than it is able to be screened in the country, a professional advised AFP on Monday. Disney has to date declined the asked edits to the movie “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness”, slated for launch in early … Read more
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an overseas vessel smuggling gas inside the Gulf and arrested its team of individuals, country media said Sunday, in the 0.33 such incident mentioned this month. The Guards “seized a foreign vessel sporting 200,000 liters (around 53,000 gallons) of smuggled fuel within the north of the Persian Gulf and directed it … Read more
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized a foreign vessel smuggling gas inside the Gulf and arrested its team participants, nation media said Sunday, inside the third such incident pronounced this month. The Guards “seized an overseas vessel sporting 2 00,000 liters (around 53,000 gallons) of smuggled gasoline in the north of the Persian Gulf and directed it … Read more
The US authorities, beneath strain to decrease fuel fees, introduced Friday it’ll resume the sale of leases for oil and fuel drilling on federal lands at the same time as imposing new conditions, including the primary hike in royalties in more than one hundred years. Shortly after coming to office in January 2021, President Joe Biden, … Read more
Divers have inspected the hull of a tanker loaded with 750 tones of gasoline that sank off southeastern region of Tunisia, with out a leak discovered up to now, officials stated. The crew of the Xelo had made a distressed on Friday evening and sought refuge in Tunisian waters from bad weather before taking place, … Read more
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards stated on Friday they seized another vessel smuggling gasoline in the Gulf and arrested its seven team individuals, the second such incident in as after many weeks. “Naval forces have seized a vessel carrying smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf,” said Gholamhossein Hosseini, a public relations official of the Guards, quoted by … Read more
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced on Friday that they had arrested seven crew members after seizing a second gasoline smuggling vessel in the Gulf in as many weeks. Guards publicist Gholamhossein Hosseini was reported by state news agency IRNA as saying, “Naval forces have seized a vessel carrying smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf. “During … Read more
Shares of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority increase around 16 percent on Tuesday in the Gulf region’s largest first public offering since Saudi oil giant Aramco in 2019. DEWA shares rise 19 percent in the first minutes of trading before closing up 15.72 percent at 2.87 dirhams ($0.78), as the Dubai stock exchange has fallen 0.5 … Read more
The most awaited global sporting event, FIFA World Cup is just around the corner and the football enthusiasts cannot wait for the first whistle to blow in Qatar. As a result, according to FIFA, fans have sought 17 million tickets for this year’s World Cup, making it more than five times over-subscribed. Higher prices being … Read more
MANAMA: Bahrain on Monday announced the creation of long-term visas for foreigners in an effort to “boost the economy”, following in the footsteps of some of its Gulf neighbours. With just over half of its 1.7 million population made up of foreigners, Bahrain is seen as a hub for professional expatriates, like much of the … Read more
RUMAH: Saudi women, in a first for the kingdom, have paraded their camels in a beauty pageant for the prized “ships of the desert”. “I hope today to reach a certain social standing, InshaAllah (God willing),” said Lamia Al-Rashidi, 27, who participated at the weekend contest in the Rumah desert northeast of the capital Riyadh. … Read more
BEIJING: Foreign ministers from oil-rich Gulf states arrived in Beijing on Monday for a five-day visit as turmoil in neighbouring Kazakhstan raises concerns about China’s energy security. The officials from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain, as well as secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef bin Falah al-Hajrah, will be in China … Read more
RIYADH: Gulf Cooperation Council countries’ economies are expected to have grown by a cumulative 3.1 per cent in 2021, reversing a 5.2 per cent decline last year, Arab News quoted a recent report by the GCC Statistical Centre. The predicted expansion in output is attributed to higher oil output, particularly in the fourth quarter. The elimination of … Read more
RIYADH: Gulf Capital, a financial institution based in the UAE, has added Dubai and Abu Dhabi to the list of possible markets for the initial public offerings of one of its assets in 2022, CEO Karim El-Solh told Al-Bayan paper. The return of IPOs in Dubai and Abu Dhabi financial markets have encouraged the company to consider … Read more
DOHA: After upending the football establishment by winning the right to host the World Cup, Qatar’s preparations are heading into overdrive with a year to go as they rush to welcome more than a million fans and prove their critics wrong. The tiny Gulf state has a reputation for punching above its weight but challenges do … Read more
DUBAI: Robots puttering around Dubai’s hi-tech Expo site could be a sign of things to come for the Gulf, where new cities are being built from scratch with artificial intelligence at their core. The 5G-enabled Expo, covering an area twice the size of Monaco, will remain as a “city of the future” and tech industry hub, Expo’s chief … Read more
LONDON: England’s bowlers have opted for a decidedly low-tech approach to winning the T20 World Cup by training with a humble bucket to counter the crushing humidity of the Gulf. Seamer David Willey said England players are soaking their hands in buckets of water during training sessions in order to replicate the feeling of using a ball … Read more
MUSCAT: Scotland coach Shane Burger says his team is ready to “create history” by reaching the second round of the T20 World Cup for the first time. The Scots stunned Bangladesh by six runs in their tournament opener, despite being 53-6 at one stage, and then edged Papua New Guinea by 17 runs. On Thursday, … Read more
