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The Gulf Co-operation Council is an economic and political alliance of six countries: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar

This screen grab taken from UGC video footage posted on social media on July 18, 2026, shows a plume of black smoke and flames billowing over the town of Mangaf, south of Kuwait City. Kuwait accused Iran on July 18 of targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure in the country, after reporting attacks on an oil facility and a power and water plant. (Photo by various sources / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP - SOURCE: UGC / UNKNOWN - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVE - NO RESALE - NO USE AFTER: JULY 27, 2026 15:00:00 GMT

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Iran 'suspends commitments' on agreement with US after week of strikes

GulfJuly 18, 2026

US President Donald Trump and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian hold up copies of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on June 17 to pause hostilities between their countries and work towards a peace agreement over 60 days. EPA / White House

US-Iran memorandum promised 60 days of calm - it became focus of conflict instead

MENAJuly 17, 2026

Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed this week after its fragile truce with the US fell apart. Getty Images

Oil prices set to trade around $80 range, with Hormuz toll 'not a factor'

EnergyJuly 14, 2026

An anti-US mural next to the former American embassy in Tehran. The region has been gripped by a new cycle of violence. EPA

How the latest US-Iran flare-up unfolded

MENAJuly 12, 2026

The GFS Galaxy, which has been hit by an Iranian strike. Photo: Vesselfinder.com

India condemns Iranian attack on ship off Oman coast

GulfJuly 12, 2026

A visitor to Doha's Museum of Islamic Art on Thursday. Gulf security is no longer a purely military matter. AFP

Gulf countries are in a grey zone between war and peace

CommentJuly 12, 2026

Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has reduced to a trickle after the latest exchange of strikes between the US and Iran. Reuters

Oil prices post weekly gain as renewed US-Iran hostilities drive volatility

EnergyJuly 10, 2026

Kaja Kallas, the EU high representative for foreign affairs, will be meeting Gulf ministers on Monday. Bloomberg

EU to express solidarity with Gulf states at high-level meeting in Brussels

EuropeJuly 09, 2026

The US launched strikes on Iran on Wednesday in retaliation for attacks on shipping. AFP

Oil prices rise as US-Iran strikes reignite supply disruption fears

EnergyJuly 09, 2026

The extra fleet will cater to first, middle and last mile requirements. Photo: DP World

DP World buys 700 lorries to boost Gulf road freight network

BusinessJuly 09, 2026

A model of the Stargate UAE data centre project, a joint venture between G42, Microsoft and OpenAI, which is under construction in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National

UAE among world's top 10 recipients of FDI in 2025, UN report says

EconomyJuly 08, 2026

Solar panels at a roof of a building in Damascus, Syria. Once installed, they can run lights and appliances, as well as water pumps for farming. Reuters

Syria’s solar boom is redefining Middle East’s energy model

EnergyJuly 06, 2026

Construction projects are among the drivers of non-oil private sector business activity in the UAE. Antonie Robertson / The National

UAE's non-oil business activity in June grows at slowest pace in five years

EconomyJuly 03, 2026

Radovan Opitz, chief executive of Dubai-based Falcon Shield, aims for the company to expand throughout the UAE. Antonie Robertson / The National

Robots ‘will not replace bodyguards’ despite rise of AI in private security

BusinessJuly 03, 2026

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi meets GCC Secretary General Jasem Al Budaiwi as Baghdad pushes to reset Gulf ties after Iran war. Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister's Office

Iraqi PM discusses Gulf ties with GCC Secretary-General in Baghdad

MENAJuly 01, 2026

Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Investment Company was the most active sovereign investor in the first six months of the year. Photo: Mubadala

Gulf sovereign funds defy war uncertainty with record first-half investments

EconomyJuly 01, 2026

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