#Gravitas | The brother of Qatar's emir Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani has submitted a $6 billion bid to acquire Manchester United, as per Bloomberg. The proposed club takeover will be the biggest in football's history. | @mollygambhir explains

Gravitas: Are gulf states using football clubs for geopolitics?

A stampede near Jaza’a Al Nakhla Stadium in the southern Iraqi city of Basra ahead of a football match killed two, and left over 60 injured, according to an AFP report.

Iraq: Two dead, over 60 injured in stampede outside stadium ahead of football match

he gulf states have traditionally been U.S. allies. But recently they seem to be looking after their own interests. Ghadi Francis tells you more on The West Asia Post

The West Asia Post | Are gulf nations moving away from the U.S.?

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards have seized a foreign vessel in the Gulf for allegedly smuggling 757,000 litres of diesel out of the country, the Iranian state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards seize foreign ship smuggling 757,000 litres of diesel

The Gulf nations are embracing Nuclear power, a move to transition from fossil fuel to cleaner energy. The countries say, it is for peaceful purposes. WION tells you more in this report.

West Asia uses Nuclear power to shift to cleaner energy

Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates leaders have declined to take calls from US President Joe Biden. Biden has been trying to gather international support for Ukraine in a bid to arrest the rising oil prices. Saudi officials have been quite critical of the US and its policy in the Gulf amid the deteriorating relationship under the Biden administration.

Saudi Arabia, UAE decline calls with US amid fears of oil prices spike

Gulf envoys stressed Monday that women must be able to work and go to school, in talks with the Taliban foreign minister as Afghanistan's hardline Islamic rulers made a new bid to unblock foreign aid.

Arab states stress women's rights to Taliban in aid talks

Foreign ministers from 4 Gulf nations are visiting China. Their talks are expected to cover energy and west Asian power plays. Can China draw Gulf nations away from America? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Top Gulf diplomats visit China

According to state media reports, UAE has issued its first civil marriage licence to a non-Muslim couple. A country of about 10 million, around 90 per cent of the UAE’s total population are foreigners.

UAE grants first civil marriage licence to non-Muslim Canadian couple

Saudi crown prince MBS is on a whirlwind Gulf tour, adding to a flurry of diplomacy seeking to resolve long-simmering regional tensions. This comes as leaders in West Asia are on a diplomatic spree. They are ending regional rifts that have defined the region for over a decade. On The West Asia Post, Ghadi Francis tells you what this tour means for West Asia.

The West Asia Post | Saudi MBS on a gulf tour | Beirut blast probe resumes

Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman is slated to visit 5 Gulf states ahead of this month's GCC meeting. Is MBS wary of the UAE's rising diplomatic clout? What explains the Saudi-UAE soft rivalry? Palki Sharma explains.

Gravitas: MBS embarks on whirlwind Gulf tour

Plans are afoot for connectivity from the Mediterranean to India via the Gulf. The plans involve countries like Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia and India.

Plans afoot for connectivity from Mediterranean to India via Gulf

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday become the first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel, as its envoy hailed the trade and investment opportunities that closer ties would bring at a flag-raising ceremony also attended by Israel's president.

In a first for Gulf, UAE opens embassy in Israel, hails trade ties

A fire broke out in an Iranian navy vessel near the mouth of the Gulf, but the entire crew was able to safely disembark, the semi-official news agency Fars quoted a navy statement as saying on Wednesday.

Fire on Iran navy ship at mouth of Gulf, crew evacuated: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain's Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on Thursday discussed the Gulf state's possible involvement in establishing a vaccine plant in Israel, Netanyahu's office said.

Israel, Bahrain leaders discuss vaccine plant, Netanyahu visit to Gulf state

When the United States last tried to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran, the reaction from the Israeli government was blunt and fierce. In the years preceding Iran’s 2015 agreement with Washington and several other leading powers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel repeatedly called the negotiations a “historic mistake.

In Israel and the Gulf, reaction to US push for Iran talks is muted but wary

Print media in Arab states of the Gulf gave a cautious welcome to US President Joe Biden who was sworn in as 46th President of the USA on Wednesday. The caution appeared to be due to USA's yet uncertain stance towards Iran.

Cautious welcome for Biden in Gulf amid yet uncertain Iran policy

Tensions emerge in the Gulf after Iran seized a South Korean vessel at the Strait of Hormuz. South Korea sends delegation to Tehran but Iran is adamant on one demand. WION tells you what.

Iran demands release of assets in South Korea

Iran`s elite Revolutionary Guards unveiled an underground missile base at an undisclosed Gulf location on Friday, Iranian state media reported, at a time of heightened tension between Tehran and the United States.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards unveil underground missile base in Gulf

For years India's ties with the Gulf have been anchored on oil. It's time to go beyond it and focus on numerous untapped avenues. As India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Tours West India, WION's Molly Gambhir tells you about the various areas where India and The Gulf can expand cooperation.

Gravitas: Untapped avenues in India, Gulf ties

PM Narendra Modi has been accorded with State Honours by leading Gulf Nations. The partnership has yielded diplomatic and political gains for the Indian Prime Minister. WION's Molly Gambhir tells you how India can help the Gulf, as the region tries to reinvent itself.

Gravitas: How Prime Minister Modi built an alliance with the Gulf

From cries of “betrayal” to fears about “falling dominoes”, the deal making the United Arab Emirates the third Arab state to forge ties with Israel stirred anger and dismay around the Middle East, but a cautious welcome from the UAE’s Gulf allies.

UAE's Israel deal met with Arab dismay but quiet welcome in Gulf

When Kapil left his Nepali village for an airport job packing cargo in the United Arab Emirates, he thought he was securing a future for himself and his family. Also read: UAE to test two million people for COVID-19 in next two months as cases rise But less than a year after arriving in the Middle East trade and tourism hub, he questions whether it was the right decision after learning there would be no work this month.

Migrant workers from India, Nepal 'totally hopeless' as UAE economy buckles

The Gulf countries are also hit by the coronavirus pandemic and the global growth is likely to slow down further. Watch report.

Coronavirus Pandemic: Middle East, Central Asia growth slows, Lower oil prices

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