YOU WONT BELIEVE: 10 - What They Never Told You

Iran and US heading to Qatar in latest bid to save nuclear accord

Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator and his U.S. counterpart are heading to Doha, Qatar in the latest attempt to revive the 2015 nuclear deal and end a months-long standoff that has inflamed tensions in the oil-rich Persian Gulf.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2022

Brookings president resigns amid FBI foreign lobbying probe

The president of the Brookings Institution has resigned amid a federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022

Saudi Arabia Seeks Tourism Boost By Paying Airlines For Flights: Report

The Saudi Arabian government is seeking to ratchet up its tourism industry by offering to subsidize airlines that fly unprofitable routes linking the Persian Gulf kingdom to major global cities.

Benzinga · Jun 9, 2022

Ship expands Iran Revolutionary Guard's reach to new waters

Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard is building a massive new support ship near the strategic Strait of Hormuz

The Independent UK · May 27, 2022

UN envoy: US sanctions on Iran worsen humanitarian situation

A United Nations special envoy says that the sweeping U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran have badly impacted the country's economy and worsened the humanitarian situation in the Persian Gulf nation

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Infantino: Qatar 'not paradise' but World Cup seeing changes

FIFA President Gianni Infantino acknowledges all is “not paradise” in Qatar ahead of the World Cup but he is touting changes to labor laws in the tiny Persian Gulf nation ahead of the tournament draw

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022

Al Samy: Emirati-flagged cargo ship sinks in Persian Gulf off Iran

An Emirati-flagged cargo ship has sunk in the Persian Gulf.

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2022

Moment huge cargo ship capsizes in Persian Gulf as 30 crew thrown overboard

The ship sank 30 miles off Iran's Persian Gulf coast near the port city of Assalouyeh - authorities report one person of the 30 crew members is still missing

Daily Mirror · Mar 17, 2022

Iran nuclear talks suspended as window closes on key deal

World powers and Iran suspended their efforts to revive the 2015 nuclear accord, reigniting a crisis that’s set to roil already surging oil markets and potentially plunge the energy-exporting Persian Gulf into a new cycle of violence.

Tribune News Service · Mar 11, 2022

Yemen’s Houthis claim drone attack on Saudi airport, 12 wounded

Yemen’s Houthi fighters claimed a drone attack on an airport in Saudi Arabia, which wounded at least 12 people, the latest strike to heighten security concerns in the oil-exporting Persian Gulf.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022