Kuwait has revoked the citizenship of 415 people, according to six decrees published in its official gazette. The largest number of cases was included in Decree No. 156, which revoked the citizenship of 286 people. The gazette, Kuwait Al Youm , did not publish the names of the 415 people whose…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called an early election for November 29 after he failed to quell mounting social protests. Mr Sanchez’s minority government, already struggling after a series of mishaps including deadly floods and a migration crisis, was recently confronted with nationwide…
A handout screen grab taken from a video made available by the Houthis-run al-Masirah TV on 04 October 2026 shows firefighters extinguish the fire after an alleged Saudi airstrike targeted a factory in Sana'a, Yemen, 04 October 2026. The Houthis claimed that Saudi Arabia launched an airstrike on a…
Iranian airlines have resumed flights to Iraq's Najaf after the US granted an exemption to allow sanctioned carriers, excluding Mahan Air, to operate 40 daily flights to and from the Shiite holy city. Flights from Iran had been halted for about a week due to pressure from US sanctions, but Iraqi…
Travellers can still fly directly between the UAE and Israel despite the suspension of flydubai's services to Tel Aviv after an incident on one of its flights last week. The airline suspended all flights to and from Israel after flight FZ1073, travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv on September 30, was…
More than 500 European former ministers and senior officials on Monday asked the EU to take action against Israel's settlement expansion , including by sanctioning financial institutions that support it. Signatories to the call for action urged the European Commission to “show leadership” by…
Brent crude prices would have reached up to $200 per barrel if Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline had not existed, the chief executive of Saudi Aramco said. The company can make its maximum sustainable production capacity of 12 million barrels per day available within days, Amin Nasser told…
Iranian Oil Minister Mohsen Paknejad has resigned, with Hamid Bovard, chief executive of the state-run National Iranian Oil Company, appointed as acting minister. Mr Paknejad, who had served in the role since August 2024, submitted his resignation some time ago for “personal reasons” and had…
The non-oil private sectors of the UAE and Saudi Arabia maintained their expansion trajectory in September, as the Arab world’s two largest economies shook off the effects of the Iran war . The seasonally adjusted Riyad Bank purchasing managers’ index – a benchmark gauge of the kingdom’s non-oil…