Posts Tagged: Gulf Cooperation Council
Gulf States Call on US to Condemn Smotrich’s Comments on Palestinians
i24 News - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) announced Sunday that it had written a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to condemn...
Gulf Arab Ministers to Discuss Steps to Resolve Diplomatic Dispute
Gulf Arab foreign ministers will hold a virtual meeting hosted by Bahrain on Sunday ahead of an annual summit to discuss steps towards ending a...
Qatar Sends Premier to Gulf Summit in Prospective Thaw in Rift
Qatar sent its prime minister to a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, its highest level of representation at the annual meeting...
UAE Says Gulf Arab Bloc Still Strong Despite Qatar Row
The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday the Gulf Cooperation Council remained valid despite a bitter row with Qatar that has fractured the bloc ahead...
Saudi Crown Prince Acknowledges Israel’s Right to Exist, Says Iranian Ayatollah ‘Makes Hitler Look Good’
In an interview with The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg that was published on Monday, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman -- currently in the midst of...
Tillerson, Mattis Call for Calming Tensions in Gulf Dispute
The US secretaries of state and defense on Tuesday called on all sides in the dispute between Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates...
Lebanese PM Urges Hezbollah to Refrain From Attacks on Saudi Arabia
JNS.org - Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam has urged the Hezbollah terror group’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, to refrain from attacking Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries. In...
Arab Knesset Members Criticize Gulf States for Hezbollah Terror Designation
JNS.org - Two leading factions of the Israeli Knesset’s Joint Arab List, an alliance of Arab political parties, have criticized the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations...
Iran: Gulf States Jeopardizing Lebanon’s Stability by Labeling Hezbollah a ‘Terrorist Organization’
Iran accused Gulf Arab neighbors on Thursday of jeopardizing Lebanon's stability by blacklisting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group, state television said, a move likely to stoke...
Saudi-Led Gulf State Group Classifies Hezbollah ‘Terrorist Organization’
JNS.org - The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—this week formally declared Hezbollah as a...
Gulf States Reportedly Negotiating to Buy Version of Iron Dome
JNS.org - Several gulf states are reportedly negotiating to buy a version of the Israeli Iron Dome missile defense system, with the U.S. quietly helping negotiate...
Kuwaiti Columnist Calls for Arming Iranian Minority Groups Against ‘Fascist’ Regime
A columnist for Kuwaiti government newspaper Al Watan on Sunday called for the arming of Iranian minority groups to confront the Iranian regime. Columnist Abdullah Al-Hadlaq -- a staunch critic...
Kerry to Skip Israel During Mideast Visit Focused on Iran Deal
JNS.org - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to travel to Egypt and Qatar next week to alleviate concerns about the Iran nuclear deal...
Obama Invites Gulf Arab Leaders to White House for Summit to Discuss Iran
JNS.org - President Barack Obama has invited the heads of several of America's Arab allies from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to the White...
