The legacy of Pak-Gulf military cooperation is wisely discussed by a prominent minority parliamentarian Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, in his recent opinion piece “The Unshakable Shield,” published in The News International. Dr. Vankwani eloquently advocates for a robust and mutually beneficial strategic relationship between Pakistan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations. Emphasizing Pakistan’s historical role…
File photo Eid-ul-Adha will be celebrated today in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and other Gulf states. Some communities in the UK, Canada and the US will also celebrate Eid-ul-Adha today and some on Thursday. In Gulf states, barbershops, sweets and clothing shops are crowded, while long queues of people booking sacrifices are also there….
File photo Iranian Navy Commander Shahram Irani has said that there is a plan to form a naval alliance with the Gulf states for regional stability. According to foreign media, Shahram Irani said in a statement that Iran has a plan to form a naval alliance with the Gulf countries. He said that the Naval…
Iran seized a foreign ship carrying smuggled fuel in the Gulf. According to the Iranian news agency from Tehran, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard has detained the ship and its crew. The Iranian news agency further says that 1 million 45 thousand liters of fuel was being smuggled through the ship. setTimeout(function(){ !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod? n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)}; if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version=’2.0′;…
A US Navy aircraft entered Iranian territory in the Gulf of Oman. According to Iranian media, Iran issued a warning to the US Navy aircraft after coming into Iranian territory. Iranian media say that the Iranian Navy warned the US Navy aircraft about entering the border. According to Iranian media, after the warning, the American…
A boy was arrested for begging while wearing a burqa in the Gulf country of Kuwait. According to local media, the General Administration of Residence Affairs Investigation in Kuwait caught an Asian boy red-handed when he was posing as a girl and begging on the streets. The arrest was made during a campaign launched by…
Kuwait’s ambassador to the US, Jassim Al-Badawi, has been appointed as the Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Organization (GCC). Naif Al-Hajraf’s term as Secretary General will be completed today, he assumed the post on February 1 last year. Jassim al-Dawi will take over as Secretary General on Wednesday, having started his career in 1992…
