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A Bahraini girl holds up a placard bearing a portrait of jailed human rights activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja and reading in Arabic "Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, will and determination, hunger strike" during an anti-government protest in the village of Jannusan, west of the capital Manama, on September 5, 2014.

Bahrain

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Bahrain activist launches hunger strike in prison over detention

Bahraini activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja has begun an open-ended hunger strike to protest his detention, 13 years after Bahrain’s Arab Spring uprising.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

29 October, 2025

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Qatar

To deter Israel, Doha summit participants should go beyond words

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Daoud Kuttab

23 September, 2025

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at the Amiri Diwan in Doha

Qatar

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Qatar demands Israeli apology over Doha strike before mediating

The New Arab Staff

21 September, 2025

Mike Huckabee

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US has talked with Gulf states about post-war Gaza, envoy says

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

20 September, 2025

Crown Prince of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa (L) listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House

Bahrain

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Bahrain to announce $17 billion in US deals during Trump talks

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

16 July, 2025

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Trump's Gulfing Trip

Hugo Goodridge

06 June, 2025

President Donald Trump meets with Saudi Defense Minister and Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

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Trump to meet Gulf leaders in Riyadh: source close to Saudi govt

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

04 May, 2025

Stock markets across the Middle East suffered their worst drop in five years [Getty]

Economy

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Trump tariffs trigger dramatic plunge in oil-rich Gulf markets

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

07 April, 2025

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Navigating Trump's unpredictability: What next for Gulf-US ties?

Giorgio Cafiero

18 February, 2025

Italy, the UAE and Albania sign joint project to build undersea cable [Getty]

Italy

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Italy, Albania and UAE sign deal for subsea clean energy cable

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

15 January, 2025

Ittihad's French forward #09 Karim Benzema enters the field ahead of the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah on December 6 (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

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'Humanising Saudi football': Netflix show paves way for World Cup

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

10 December, 2024

Gulf states condemn Israel's UNRWA ban

Arab Gulf states

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Gulf states condemn Israel's UNRWA ban

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

29 October, 2024

Skyline of Doha in Qatar

Iran

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Gulf states sought to reassure Iran of their neutrality

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

03 October, 2024

Iraq heat wave

Iraq

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Heatwave threatens Iraq, Gulf nations with 50°C and above

Dana Taib Menmy

09 July, 2024

United Arab Emirates

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Dubai’s international airport reels from record rainfall

The New Arab Staff

18 April, 2024

Russian invasion of Ukraine

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Two years on, what the Ukraine war means for the Middle East

Giorgio Cafiero

05 March, 2024

Arab Gulf states

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Gulf leaders call Putin, show support following Wagner coup

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

27 June, 2023

Kuwait

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Everything you need to know about Kuwait's 6 June election

The New Arab Staff

05 June, 2023

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Syria back in the Arab League. But what are the conditions?

Louay Faour

08 May, 2023

Arab Gulf states

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The key trends shaping Gulf geopolitics in 2023

Giorgio Cafiero

28 December, 2022

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China

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Can China replace US hegemony in the Middle East?

Dario Sabaghi

20 December, 2022