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Republicans are attacking congressional Dems who traveled to Qatar for a double standard with their criticism of President Donald Trump accepting a jet from the emirate's royal family.
Trump is again diverging from U.S. presidential habit by choosing the Middle East, not Canada or Mexico, for the first foreign trip of his second term. He's hoping to do deals with three of the region's wealthiest countries.
Most stock markets in the Gulf settled higher on Tuesday, although gains were limited as investors paused to weigh whether a temporary pause in the U.S.- China trade war would lead to a long-lasting agreement.
His suggestion to call the body of water the “Arabian Gulf” has apparently done the impossible: Unite Iranians.
Flood advisories were in effect as a dozen states were at risk of severe storms, tornadoes and hail. Some areas could see 2 months' worth of rain.
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Most major stock markets in the Gulf crept higher early on Tuesday, as the prospect of increased supplies pressured oil prices and concern over U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies slowed an Asian stock market rally.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East this week as scheduled won’t include a trip to Israel to discuss the war in Gaza or talks with Iran about its nuclear program.
The representation of shares from Gulf stock exchanges in the benchmark emerging-market equity index is set to rise by almost half because of the region’s “profound transformation,” Franklin Templeton said.
As President Trump heads to the Persian Gulf, some ethics experts say his investments there could represent a conflict of interest as he meets with the region's leaders.
U.S. Rep. Don Bacon was the only Republican to oppose a bill to codify Trump’s order to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.