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Sisi pledges Egypt's military support if Gulf 'threatened'

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has pledged military support for Gulf Arab states if their security comes under threat, the state daily Al-Ahram reported Wednesday. "If the security of the Gulf is directly threatened, Egypt will mobilize its forces to support its brothers," Sisi...

Qatar announces aid for Gaza amid Israel truce talks

Qatar has announced it will provide temporary support to 50,000 impoverished Gaza families as mediators attempt to broker a truce between Hamas and Israel. The Gulf state will provide $100 each to 50,000 poor families in the "next few days," a statement from Qatar's Gaza Reconstruction...

Israeli minister in Oman to push for rail link with Gulf

An Israeli minister has traveled to Oman to propose plans for a railway linking the Gulf to the Mediterranean via the Jewish state at a world transport summit Wednesday, his office said. Transport and Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz, who reportedly arrived in Muscat on Sunday, is to...