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By Awad Mustafa Two overseas Arab military garrisons are being established to secure a hold over one of the world’s most crucial chokepoints, right across the waters from Arabia. The military expansion is a clear reflection of a need felt across the Gulf Arab capitals to...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have vowed to take 'political, economic and legal measures' after Qatar's refusal to accept a list of demands presented by the four countries. In a joint statement released late on Thursday, the Saudi-led group also blamed...

Shortly after Eritrea and Djibouti sided with the Saudi Alliance against Qatar, the latter sent formal letters to both Djibouti and Eritrea, as well as to Mr. António Guterres, the UN Secretary General, informing them of its decision to withdraw its troops from their...

Air Arabia, Tuesday, joined Ethiopian Airlines and FlyDubai in maiden flight to Hargeisa’s Egal International Airport of the Republic of Somaliland.The airliner made a touchdown at Somaliland’s capital city at sundown to a rapturous welcome from the country’s top political, traditional and business leaders. His...

By:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Eritrea’s diplomatic relations with embattled Gulf State of Qatar remains intact according to Doha-based channel Al Jazeera. The channel in its continued updates on the ongoing Gulf crisis said Asmara had denied severing ties with Qatar as had been widely reported....

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke separately to the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi and Qatar on Sunday to discuss his "concerns about the ongoing dispute" between Qatar and its Gulf and Arab neighbors, the White House said. Trump, who is spending a long weekend...

  Tensions between the Gulf states are pushing their neighbours and partners into choosing sides. By:Ahmed Soliman Research Associate, Horn of Africa, Africa Programme The Horn of Africa is already feeling increased stress on regional relations, and faces the potential for heightened instability, as a result of the...

The leader of Britain's main opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn has condemned the demand by four Arab states to shut down Al Jazeera. In an exclusive interview, he also said the Saudi-led coalition's war in Yemen amounts to an invasion. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates...

Joint exercises, expected to start after Eid al-Fitr, could eventually draw up to 1,000 Turkish soldiers to Qatar. Qatar's ministry of defence has announced the arrival of a new group of Turkish armed forces to the military base where Turkey began its training mission last...

By Associated Press June 26 CAIRO — With soccer sponsorships, record-setting skyscrapers and wintertime golfing, the United Arab Emirates has projected an image of comfort and opportunity in a volatile region. But the quiet expansion of its military footprint is drawing a different kind of...