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GCC rift threatens air travel disruption regionally and globally

Saudi has banned Qatari airlines from its airspace

FBI helping Qatar probe alleged agency website hacking

Qatar said last week that hackers had posted fake remarks by the emir

GCC rift could have ramifications – analysts

Saudi Arabia and the UAE are incensed by Qatar’s conciliatory line on Iran

UAE minister warns of ‘new sharp crisis’ in GCC alliance

A war of words has escalated between Qatari media on one side and Saudi and Emirati media on the other

Iran’s Khamenei says Saudis face ‘downfall’, Rouhani calls for better ties with the GCC

Iran and the GCC states are backing opposing sides in the wars in Syria and Yemen, and the unrest in Bahrain

Bahrain security forces raid home of Shi’ite spiritual leader

The interior ministry said 50 people were arrested in total in the Diraz operation

Gulf rift reopens as Qatar decries fake comments by Emir

The comments attributed to Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani continued to be carried by media in some other Gulf Arab states

US eases visa requirements for Omanis

The sultanate’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs detailed the changes in a tweet

Re-elected Iranian President Rouhani pledges to continue reforms

Rouhani won the election with more than 57 per cent of the vote

Saudi launches military industries company seeking to employ 40,000 by 2030

The company will work in repair and maintenance of planes as well as in the manufacture of unmanned aircraft

Emirates chairman signals US expansion plans on hold after travel curbs

Emirates said last week it was cutting flights on five US routes

Live: Arabian Travel Market begins in Dubai

All the updates from this year’s Arabian Travel Market event

Qatar Airways closes in on Meridiana deal, to own minority stake in Indian airline

Al Baker also said the airline will not reduce flight frequency to the United States

Dubai airline Emirates reduces flights on five US routes as demand drops

Restrictions imposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration has weakened demand

Dubai airline Emirates says travel flows from US to Iran have dropped

In March, US President Donald Trump signed an order keeping a 90-day ban on travel to the US by citizens of Iran

Bombings at Egyptian Coptic churches kill 44

There was no immediate claim of responsibility

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad says bookings to US ‘healthy’ despite laptop ban

Last month, the US introduced a ban on most electronics from the cabins of passenger flights from the Middle East

Qatar Airways CEO says laptop ban not ‘targeting’ Gulf carriers

The U.S. introduced new security measures on March 25

US bans large electronics from GCC airports

The airports affected include Kuwait City, Doha, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh and Jeddah

Emirates bookings to US dropped 35% overnight after Jan travel ban

“The effect it had was instantaneous” said president Tim Clark

US State Department tweets, then deletes congratulations for Iran Oscar win

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi boycotted the Oscars ceremony to protest Trump’s ban

UAE’s Sheikha Lubna weighs in on US travel ban

UAE’s Minister of Tolerance says more inclusiveness needed across the world

Kuwait denies imposing travel ban on citizens of certain countries

An article about the alleged ban was praised by US President Donald Trump on Facebook

Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways to let barred passengers on US flights

A federal judge blocked Trump’s move to ban citizens from seven countries

White House puts Iran ‘on notice’ after missile launch

Iran confirmed it had tested a new missile but said it did not breach the nuclear accord

Americans with Iran visas can enter the country – Iran foreign minister

Iran said it would stop US citizens entering the country in retaliation to Washington’s visa ban

US travel curbs decried as ‘unjust, insulting’ in the Middle East

Would-be travellers have reported chaotic disruption to their plans

Iran to expand military spending, develop missiles

The plans could put Iran on a collision course with the incoming Trump administration

2016: The Gulf year in review

We look back at some of the Gulf region’s most important events from the past 12 months

Damac’s Ziad El Chaar on the company’s building boom

Damac Properties’ managing director Ziad El Chaar explains what is behind the company’s recent building boom