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Sultan of Oman signs key agreements with Spain
10 November 2025
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Stories under this heading cover the Gulf and the Red Sea regions, including the Arabian Peninsula, Iran and the countries bordering the Red Sea.
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UN Secretary-General calls for end to war in Sudan that is ‘spiralling out of control’
6 November 2025
The United Nations Secretary-General has warned that the war in Sudan is “spiralling out of control” after a paramilitary force seized the besieged and famine-stricken Darfur city of el-Fasher. Speaking in Qatar during the opening of the World Summit for Social Development on 4th November, Antonio Guterres called for an immediate ceasefire in the two-year conflict that has become one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.
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Saudi Arabia executes three soldiers for high treason
11 April 2021
The trio had been found guilty of "the crime of high treason in cooperation with the enemy," according to an official statement carried by Saudi Press Agency, but the statement did not provide details on who the enemy was.
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Hopes increase that the Iran nuclear deal can be saved
8 April 2021
There finally seems to be hope of preserving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), after the United States announced that it was prepared to lift some sanctions on Iran.
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Foodies bring Egyptian cuisine to the Alps
7 April 2021
Two 30-year-old Egyptians living in Germany decided to pursue their hobby of cooking in the mountains. They have started a cooking channel, called “ElRaye2 Kitchen” where they demonstrate Egyptian cuisine from the Alps.
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EU Special Envoy for Ethiopia says Saudi Arabia has ‘important role’ to play in Africa
6 April 2021
In an exclusive interview with Arab News, The EU Envoy for Ethiopia emphasised the importance of international co-operation to bring the conflict in the Tigray region to an end. Pekka Haavisto, Finland’s foreign minister, said it is important that the EU works with Saudi Arabia, given it has “good relations with all parties in the whole of Africa”.
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US to cut troops in the Gulf, says WSJ
2 April 2021
The Wall Street Journal reports that the US President, Joe Biden, has directed the Pentagon to cut troops present in the Gulf. The move appears to be an early step in the efforts towards a realignment of US presence away from the Middle East.
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Russian newspaper says the new Iran-China agreement also covers sensitive fields such as defense and intelligence
1 April 2021
China and Iran have signed a deal on comprehensive co-operation for the next 25 years. The details of the agreement have not been revealed but the Russian newspaper Izvestya says it is known that it will cover not only such areas as economy and culture, but also sensitive fields such as defense and intelligence.
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Nuclear deal with Iran faces another hurdle
31 March 2021
Efforts to resume compliance with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal have stalled. Axios reports that Iran has rejected a US proposal that includes steps to release Iranian funds in South Korea in exchange for Iran backing down on some steps to reduce compliance with the nuclear deal, including reducing uranium enrichment.
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In Kuwait a government crisis is averted after opposition falls short by one vote in its efforts to block incoming Cabinet
30 March 2021
The Prime Minister and members of the Kuwait cabinet were sworn in this morning at the beginning of the regular session of the National Assembly. The opposition has not succeeded in disrupting the procedures in today’s session.