Gulf states form common market
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A common market of the six states of the Gulf Co-operation Council comes into existence on 1 January.
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Iraq and the United States signed a commercial cooperation agreement Monday to move the country toward a market economy after decades of state planning.
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MECCA, Saudi Arabia  - Rival Palestinian factions signed a deal to form a unity government on Thursday, hoping to end open warfare between their followers, but it was not clear if it was enough to end an international embargo.
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Manama (Bahrain), Dec 20 (PTI) Six Gulf countries began their annual summit here today amid growing differences on free trade deals with the US resulting in Saudi Arabia&#39;s Crown Prince opting out of the meet which is expected to discuss means to tackle
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Global stock markets faced a radical shake-up on Thursday after Gulf states Qatar and the United Arab Emirates attempted to propel themselves into the heart of major western bourses.
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Gulf states say they are considering a shared nuclear energy programme for peaceful purposes.
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The Gulf state of Qatar on Thursday bought a 20-percent share of the London Stock Exchange.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Gulf Arab states are on course to create a single currency in the world's top oil exporting region by 2010, despite concerns raised last week by at least one participant.
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According to anba: Five Arab countries are among the 30 main buyers of Brazilian agribusiness products. Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, together, answered to almost 5.5% of revenues generated by sector foreign sales, which totalled US$ 43.6 billion last year.
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As tensions with Iran rise, many Persian Gulf countries have come to see themselves as the likely first targets of an Iranian attack.
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Gazprom and Rosneft will merge and trade freely.
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The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed an agreement with Pakistan that would give it dialogue partner status with the oil-rich bloc, officials said.
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The promise of a new French base in the United Arab Emirates is the latest sign that Arab Gulf countries are expanding their commercial and military contacts to bolster security without appearing too dependent on the United States.
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New Delhi, Aug 25 (VNA) - India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) signed on Wednesday a Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation to boost economic and trading ties as well as to explore the possibility of a free trade area between India and GCC
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SHARM EL SHEIK, Egypt -- In the first regional conference on Iraq since the US-led invasion, 20 countries that had been sharply divided over the Iraq war agreed yesterday on several broad steps that would move the country toward a more secure future.
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By JAMES CALDERWOOD DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Leaders of this major oil-producing Gulf country said Sunday they were plunging into the field of renewable energy, announcing a joint research venture into green energy with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Initially criticized for a weak response, Gulf states have increased giving as much as 100-fold.