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In the next five years, military spending by the six GCC countries is likely to reach $117bn.
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Qatar14 May 2018 10:16 GMT
Nawaf Talal al-Rasheed was arrested in Kuwait and then transferred to Saudi Arabia, according to Qatari rights group.
Opinion03 May 2018 09:49 GMT
Can the murder of a Filipino worker change the Philippines' decades-old labour export policies?
by Richard Javad Heydarian
Middle East25 Apr 2018 17:37 GMT
Move comes after discovery of Philippine embassy staff 'encouraging workers to flee employers' households', KUNA says.
GCC24 Apr 2018 09:05 GMT
Kuwaiti Deputy FM Khaled al-Jarallah says the crisis 'will destroy the hopes and dreams' of the GCC if left unresolved.
War & Conflict16 Apr 2018 14:58 GMT
A close look at the recent arms agreements made by the different members of the Arab Gulf grouping.
Philippines01 Apr 2018 17:08 GMT
Lebanese man and Syrian wife sentenced in absentia for killing Joanna Demafelis, who had gone missing in September 2016.
Kuwait11 Mar 2018 18:25 GMT
Protesters on social media say the Bidoons are 'not for sale'.
Christianity03 Mar 2018 12:27 GMT
Inside Story25 Feb 2018 19:45 GMT
The US president is soon to meet leaders who imposed the blockade on Qatar nearly nine months ago.
Lebanon25 Feb 2018 07:12 GMT
Lebanese citizen Nader Essam Assaf handed over to Lebanon after his arrest in Syria, Lebanese authorities say.
Philippines23 Feb 2018 16:06 GMT
Nader Essam Assaf and his wife accused of killing Joanna Demafelis, who had gone missing in September 2016.
Mohammed bin Salman22 Feb 2018 14:48 GMT
Opinion19 Feb 2018 13:10 GMT
Joanna Demafelis' death in Kuwait highlights the urgent need for better protections for foreign domestic workers.
by Teresita Cruz del Rosario
Middle East18 Feb 2018 09:53 GMT
The body of a Filipina maid found in a freezer in Kuwait last week has highlighted the mistreatment of some domestic workers in the Gulf.
Philippines16 Feb 2018 15:37 GMT
Joanna Demafelis went to Kuwait four years ago to work as a maid. She came home in a coffin, received by her distraught family.
by Khalid Al-Jaber - Giorgio Cafiero