Gulf states agree to expand regional force of 30,000 troops
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has adopted proposals to expand its regional force. Officials said the six GCC members agreed to significantly expand the Peninsula...
View ArticleGulf states anticipate record oil revenues for 2012
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Gulf Arab states are preparing for a record year in oil revenues. The National Commercial Bank said the six GCC states would reap $572 billion in oil revenues in...
View ArticleLargest-ever exercise prepares to seize Persian Gulf in the event of war with...
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — An ongoing U.S.-led naval exercise involving 20 nations from the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America is intended to ensure rapid control of...
View ArticleBahrain bans Shi’ite protests, sees Iran plot
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain, bracing for renewed massive Shi’ite unrest, has banned all public gatherings. The Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom has outlawed all rallies, protests or...
View ArticleU.S. Navy Arabic translator held on espionage charges
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy linguist in Bahrain, fired after he violated regulations on the use of classified information, has been accused of espionage. Officials said a...
View ArticleBahraini officials seek calm amid rumors of mass-casualty attack
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain has sought to maintain calm amid threats of a mass-casualty attack. Officials have dismissed reports that Bahrain and other Gulf Cooperation Council...
View ArticleSunni lawmakers in Bahrain charge U.S. intervention on behalf of Shi’ite...
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — U.S. monitoring of Bahrain continues to grate on parliamentarians. Sunni parliamentarians have expressed concern over what they termed the intervention by the...
View ArticleCongressman: State Dept. pressure on Bahrain helps Iran, hurts U.S.
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Congress has quietly warned against alienating Bahrain, host to the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet. A leading House member asserted that U.S. pressure on the Gulf...
View ArticleBahrain hosts U.S. Fifth Fleet, but its leaders fear Obama is backing Iran
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Relations between Bahrain and the United States have come under increasing strain amid the Shi’ite revolt in the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdom, a report...
View ArticleU.S. Fifth Fleet eyes cutbacks in Bahrain
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. Navy, ordered to slash the budget, has been examining personnel reduction in Bahrain. The Navy’s Fifth Fleet has conducted a review of personnel levels...
View ArticleWhose driving this ship? Fifth Fleet mum on 2nd collision by U.S. ship in 6...
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A U.S. Navy vessel has again collided with an apparent civilian boat in the Gulf. Officials said a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered submarine struck a vessel around...
View ArticleReport: Gulf states, Turkey lack defenses against Iran missile war
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Despite nearly $20 billion in orders, the Gulf Cooperation Council remains without sufficient assets to foil an Iranian missile war, a report said. The...
View ArticleGulf states end 17-day exercise, send ‘clear message’ to Iran
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has concluded one of its largest military exercises in years. The GCC’s Peninsula Shield ended a 17-day exercise in Kuwait that...
View ArticleSequestration cloud moves over U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The U.S. Navy presence in Bahrain has been bracing for cutbacks. Officials said orders to the Defense Department to slash at least $85 billion would affect the...
View ArticleMattis: U.S. needs stable Bahrain as host for Fifth Fleet
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Bahrain, amid a Shi’ite revolt, has been deemed critical to U.S. interests in the Gulf. U.S. Central Command said Bahrain, despite Iranian-aided unrest,...
View ArticleArab League calls on Gulf states to act, not just condemn Iran
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Arab League has been urged to act against Iran, accused of undermining regional security. Arab League interior ministers heard briefings of Iranian efforts...
View ArticleU.S. upgrading Fifth Fleet base despite Shi’ite revolt in Bahrain
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The United States has sustained military programs despite the Iran-backed Shi’ite insurgency in Bahrain. Diplomatic sources said U.S. Central Command has not...
View ArticleGulf states convene post-quake emergency conference on radiation threat from...
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — The Gulf Cooperation Council has sought a plan to counter the threat of a leak from Iran’s nuclear energy reactor. The six GCC states convened for an emergency...
View ArticleBombings in Bahrain tied to terror cell targeting major facilities, events
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Bahrain has reported a plan for mass-casualty attacks. Prosecutors said Shi’ite insurgents planned what could have been the most lethal attacks on the Gulf...
View ArticleRights group hits anti-terror crackdown before Bahrain’s Formula One Grand Prix
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Bahrain was said to have launched a crackdown to prevent attacks on an international motor race. Amnesty International said Bahrain has intensified measures against...
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