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Weapons found after shots fired in oil field: Saudi Arabia

SaudiArabiasaidonMondayithadseizedweaponsfromaboatcapturedaftershotswerefiredbysecurityforcesnearanoilplatformintheArabianGulf,atatimeoftensionwithIranandQatar.

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Saudi navy seizes boat with weapons near offshore oilfield: SPA

TheSaudinavyseizedaboatcarryingweaponsasitapproachedthekingdom'soffshoreMarjanoilfieldintheGulfonFridayevening,theofficialSaudiPressAgencyreportedonMonday.Twoot

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Egypt: Opposition grows to plan to cede islands to Saudi Arabia

Prominent Egyptian political parties on Thursday criticized President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's plan to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia and urged people to take to the streets in protest.

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Egypt: Opposition grows to plan to cede islands to Saudi Arabia

ProminentEgyptianpoliticalpartiesonThursdaycriticizedPresidentAbdelFattahal-Sisi'splantotransfertwoRedSeaislandstoSaudiArabiaandurgedpeopletotaketothestreetsinp

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Egypt's parliament to vote on Red Sea islands transfer

Egypt'splantohandovertwouninhabitedRedSeaislandstoSaudiArabiaunderanagreementthathascausedwidespreadcontroversymovedclosertofruitionwithparliamentsettovoteonthe

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Arab states-Qatar diplomatic row continues amid possible thaw

SincetheannouncementofseveringdiplomatictieswithQatar,Saudi-ledgroupofArabcountrieshavecontinuedimposingpressureontheGulfcountry,thoughsignsoftension-relaxingha

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Saudi Arabia denies blockade of Qatar

SaudiArabiahasclosedQatar'ssolelandborderandjoinedothercountriesincuttingoffseatraffic,leadingpanickedresidentstostockpilefood.ButSaudiforeignministerAdelAl-Jub

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Egypt parliament committee passes Saudi islands deal

AcontroversialagreementforCairotohandovertwoRedSeaislandstoSaudiArabiapassedanEgyptianparliamentarycommitteeTuesday,settingthestageforavoteinthehouse.Parliament

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Saudi king to meet Iraqi PM as regional tensions at high

ThekingofSaudiArabiaandtheIraqiprimeministerwillmeetonWednesday,aSaudinewspaperreported,theirsecondmeetingthisyearastheneighborstrytohealariftoverIraq'salliance

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Gulf air embargo only applies to Qatar companies: UAE

TheairembargoimposedonQataronlyappliestoairlinesfromQatarorregisteredthere,theUnitedArabEmiratesCivilAviationAuthoritysaidonTuesday.SaudiArabiaandBahrainissuedi

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In Gulf row, Trump is elephant in room

ThedeepriftbetweenQatarandmajorArabpowershastriggeredacrisis,arguablythebiggest,forthe36-year-oldGulfCooperationCouncil.AccusingDohaofsupporting"terrorism"andfi

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Saudi, UAE show signals of easing tensions with Qatar

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia showed signals of easing tensions with Qatar on Sunday, after a week of a growing diplomatic row with Doha.

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Gulf Rift: Trump slams Qatar for funding terror

US President Donald Trump’s deal-making is being put to the test as he wavers between positions in the Middle East diplomatic crisis over Qatar.

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Gulf Rift: Trump slams Qatar for funding terror

USPresidentDonaldTrump’sdeal-makingisbeingputtothetestashewaversbetweenpositionsintheMiddleEastdiplomaticcrisisoverQatar.AgroupofGulfcountriesledbySaudiArabiaso

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Qataris feel the pinch of diplomatic fallout

Residents in Qatar are facing higher food prices and a shortage of products like milk due to a diplomatic crisis between Doha and neighboring countries, which has affected imports.

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The economic cost of the Qatar-GCC rift

A diplomatic rift between Qatar and its Gulf neighbors may cost them billions of dollars by slowing trade and investment and making it more expensive for the region to borrow money as it grapples with low oil prices.

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The economic cost of the Qatar-GCC rift

AdiplomaticriftbetweenQataranditsGulfneighborsmaycostthembillionsofdollarsbyslowingtradeandinvestmentandmakingitmoreexpensivefortheregiontoborrowmoneyasitgrappl