The UAE once again tops the GCC in the 2019 Social Progress Index
Saudi Arabia also joined the US-led alliance earlier this week
Pompeo met with Prince Mohammed in Jeddah and discussed the need “to counter the continued threat of the Iranian regime”
The US secretary of state will discuss ways to “counter Iranian aggression” in the region
Linking the attack to developments in Yemen is totally “unacceptable”, says Anwar Gargash
“There is reason to believe that we know the culprit”, the US President said
More than 1,000 women reportedly crossed entry points in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province alone hours after the restriction was lifted
The tanker was seized by British Royal Marines near Gibraltar in July
Saudi energy minister Falih called the latest attack a “terror and sabotage act”
The Gibraltar government was poised to release the ship
British Royal Marines seized the Iranian oil tanker on July 4 off the coast of Gibraltar
HMS Kent will relieve another British ship, the Duncan, already working in the region
With the possibility of further conflict with Iran looming, GCC states have urged for a diplomatic solution
Clashes erupted between southern separatists and presidential guards in Aden on Wednesday
Fears of a Middle East war with global repercussions have risen since Trump withdrew in May 2018 from the nuclear deal
The sultanate said it is in contact with “all parties” in order to maintain stability in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran claimed the alleged spies had been arrested in the 12 months to March 2019
Iran said on Friday it had seized Britain’s Stena Impero tanker
Oman also called on all parties to exercise restraint and resolve differences diplomatically
A US official said the deployment would include about 500 US military personnel in Saudi
The move follows threats from Tehran to retaliate for Britain’s July 4 seizure of the Iranian tanker Grace 1
Iran said the impounded ship was smuggling one million litres of fuel
The visit comes a year after Chinese President Xi Jinping travelled to the UAE
One fifth of the world’s oil supply transits through the Strait of Hormuz
Yemen’s warring parties agreed on Monday on new measures to enforce a ceasefire
The arrested people were wanted by Egyptian authorities
Relations between Iran and the West have become increasingly strained
Several oil tankers were attacked in waters near Iran’s southern coast in May and June, for which the US blamed Tehran
Attacks took place in May and June against oil tankers in Gulf waters
Oman closed its diplomatic mission in Gaza following the 2006 Israeli bombing of the strip of land