Tag: Gulf countries

Food Imports, Energy Shocks and Weak Exports Test Pakistan’s Recovery/Arsal Mir

Three developments reported last Friday — a widening food trade deficit, the…

The High Cost of Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz/Jawad Naqvi

The Strait of Hormuz has once again become the focal point of…

Middle East on Edge as US-Iran Talks Falter: Kumail Akmal

  The already fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran appears…

PIA pauses Fujairah flights over escalating regional tensions

Shafaqna Pakistan: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has temporarily suspended its flights to…

Redefining Ties: How Pakistan Can Join the Middle East’s Economic Transformation/ Syed Ali Shah

The global economic landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, and nowhere is…

Saudi Arabia Begins Islamic Year 1447 as Muharram Moon Sighted

Saudi Arabia and several Gulf countries have announced the sighting of the…

Turkiye expects $10 billion in Gulf investments after upcoming Erdogan visit, sources say

Turkiye expects Gulf countries to make direct investments of about $10 billion…

‘Saudi Arabia, Iran unlikely to normalize ties soon’

Shafaqna Pakistan: A normalization of relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran is…

Is Fazal Ur Rehman a suitable candidate to lead PDM? Shafaqna Exclusive

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has been appointed as the…

Saudi Arabia suspends Umrah for locals amid coronavirus fear

Shafaqna Pakistan:Amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, Saudi Arabia has imposed temporary ban…

Pakistan’s cause of Kashmir: The role of Gulf friends

Shafaqna Pakistan:Pakistanis are extremely outraged since august 5, when India shamelessly annexed…

Intellectual deficit in the Muslim world

Shafaqna Pakistan: We have all heard about the Golden Age of Islam,…

Kaahmir Issue and Pakistan’s failed diplomacy

THE crisis in India-held Kashmir could trigger global consequences, yet the world…

Saudi Arabia calls urgent Gulf, Arab League meetings over tensions

Shafaqna Pakistan: Saudi Arabia has called for urgent meetings of the regional…

Pakistan turns to Gulf countries to keep economy afloat: WSJ

Prime Minister Imran Khan has opened a new chapter in Pakistan’s long…

Qatar could give Saudi more headache after leaving OPEC: Bloomberg

  Qatar’s surprise decision to leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting…

Will Imran’s Gulf Yatra means serious compromises?

  In Indian politics ‘Yatra’ refers to political struggle and robust campaigning…

Trump to Saudi: Lower oil prices or we will not ‘defend’ you

  If Gulf countries do not increase oil outputs to cover the…

UK opens permanent naval base in Bahrain to strengthen monarch’s rule

  The UK has officially opened a permanent military base in the…

Planning to attack Qatar: Egypt to send warship to Persian Gulf

  Some Persian Gulf Countries have requested that Egypt send a warship…