Gulf countries

Gulf countries

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Over 40 container ships remain stranded in Gulf amid Iran conflict

Top global operators, including CMA CGM, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd and MSC, have halted services in the area since the conflict began in late February.

Foreign workers watch a plume of black smoke following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone in the United Arab Emirates, 3 March 2026. Photo: Getty Images

Migrant workers face safety threats, hardship amid Gulf tensions: HRW

Illustration: TBS

24 more flights cancelled today as Middle East airspace disruptions continue, passenger suffering mounts

People stand in rubble at the site of an Israeli and US strike on a police station in Tehran, Iran, on 3 March 2026. File Photo: Majid Khahi/ISNA/WANA/Reuters

Israel targets Tehran infrastructure; Saudi Arabia says it downed 3 drones

Owners of medical centres approved by the Gulf Health Council, or GHC, in Bangladesh hold press conference on 7 August 2025. Photo: TBS

Medical centres accused of fraud in Gulf-bound migrants' health tests

Palestinians wait to cross into Egypt at the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 16, 2023. Photo: AP

Why Egypt, Arab countries unwilling to take in Palestinian refugees

Representational image. Photo: Masum Billah

Exporting mango trees to Dubai: Bangladeshi farmers tap into afforestation programmes in Gulf countries

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How a tourist visa for Gulf states can boost employment for Bangladeshis

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Room for one more? Saudi moves in on Gulf aviation market

USAID to publish compliance guidelines for Bangladeshi agro exporters to Gulf countries

USAID to publish compliance guidelines for Bangladeshi agro exporters to Gulf countries

FILE PHOTO: Smartphone with Netflix logo is placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken April 19, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/

Gulf Arab states demand Netflix remove content deemed offensive to 'Islamic and social values'

Enas Taleb was pictured at the Babylon International Festival. Photo: Collected

Iraqi actress Enas Taleb set to sue The Economist for body-shaming

Israeli and American flags stand during the final rehearsal for the ceremony to welcome U.S. President Joe Biden ahead of his visit to Israel, at Ben Gurion International airport, in Lod near Tel Aviv, Israel July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Israel to laser in on Iranian drone threat as Biden visits