World / Gulf

Bahrain deports eight to Iraq after stripping them of citizenship 04 Feb 2018 - 10:11 pm

DUBAI: Bahrain has deported eight people to Iraq after they were convicted of damaging state security and stripped of citizenship, Human Rights Watch...

Activists say Bahrain human rights deteriorate as world looks away 27 Jan 2018 - 05:07 pm

BEIRUT: Human rights in Bahrain have deteriorated significantly in the past year because international pressure on the kingdom has weakened, activists said on...

Etihad grounds 5 cargo planes, pilots asked to take unpaid leave 24 Jan 2018 - 04:57 pm

Etihad Airways has grounded its five Airbus freighters, and is asking its pilots to take unpaid leave as it continues to rethink its...

UAE officials under investigation in UK for torture of Qatari nationals 23 Jan 2018 - 10:36 am

Geneva, Switzerland: The UK police is actively investigating a group of United Arab Emirates officials for torture and cruel treatment inflicted on several...

Dozens injured when barricade collapses in Kuwait's Gulf Cup 06 Jan 2018 - 06:57 pm

KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait's state-run news agency (KUNA) says more than 30 football fans, most from Oman, sustained injuries when a glass barricade collapsed...

Kuwait Airways plane slightly hit by a plane at JFK airport, no injuries 06 Jan 2018 - 05:57 pm

New York: An aeroplane belonging to Kuwait Airways was bumped by another plane while on the runway ready for takeoff at JFK International...

Helicopter with senior Kuwait officer crashes in Bangladesh 03 Jan 2018 - 01:54 pm

DHAKA, Bangladesh: A helicopter carrying Kuwait's military chief of staff crashed in Bangladesh on Wednesday, but only one person on board suffered minor...

Kuwait ‘not worried’ about GCC future 28 Dec 2017 - 11:20 am

Kuwait: Kuwait is determined to continue its mediation efforts in order to settle the Gulf crisis and is confident that a “breakthrough will...

Heavy fog prompts Emirates to cancel ten flights 24 Dec 2017 - 09:07 am

DUBAI, Dubai airline Emirates has cancelled ten flights on Sunday morning due to heavy fog and its rival Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways also...

Emir of Kuwait Issues Decree Forming New Cabinet 11 Dec 2017 - 03:59 pm

Kuwait: The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Monday issued a decree establishing the new Cabinet headed by The Prime Minister...

Bahraini delegation visits Israel: Media reports 10 Dec 2017 - 03:21 pm

JERUSALEM: A delegation from Bahrain has reportedly arrived in Israel on a four-day visit for talks with Israeli officials, days after US President...

Kuwaitis hold protest to denounce Trump's Jerusalem move 09 Dec 2017 - 10:37 pm

Kuwait City: Dozens of people took part in an authorised but rare protest Saturday in Kuwait City to denounce US President Donald Trump's...

Yemen's Houthi group says fires missile toward Abu Dhabi nuclear reactor 03 Dec 2017 - 12:47 pm

DUBAI: Yemen's Houthi group has fired a cruise missile towards a nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the...

Kuwait assures earthquake left no damage 13 Nov 2017 - 08:03 am

Kuwait: The earthquake which jolted Kuwait on Sunday evening has caused no damage or security repercussions, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior assured. In...

Swiss journalists accredited to cover Louvre museum arrested in Abu Dhabi for filming marketplace 12 Nov 2017 - 07:01 pm

Geneva: Two journalists covering the opening of the Abu Dhabi Louvre museum for Swiss public broadcaster RTS were arrested and held for two...

Bahrain investigates nighttime oil pipeline blast, fire 11 Nov 2017 - 08:16 am

Authorities in Bahrain say they are investigating an oil pipeline explosion and fire in the island kingdom that sent flames shooting into the...

Macron warns looming military defeat of IS 'not the end' 09 Nov 2017 - 11:08 am

Abu Dhabi: French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that the Islamic State group faced complete military defeat in Iraq and Syria within months...