The GCC and collective security
Recent uncertainty seems to have prompted Gulf Cooperation Council members to consider new options for their defence.

Recent uncertainty seems to have prompted Gulf Cooperation Council members to consider new options for their defence.

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The World Court’s 15 judges will consider arguments made by over 100 countries in a case led by Vanuatu, island nations.

The Indian government repatriated the bodies of 45 migrant workers who were killed in a massive apartment building fire.
Most of the victims in the deadly blaze that engulfed a block housing immigrant workers are from India.
Fire erupts in building in southern Mangaf district, an area heavily populated with foreign workers in Kuwait.
Sheikh Mishal also announces the suspension of some articles of the constitution amid a continuing deadlock.
Opposition candidates won 29 seats in 50-member assembly, closely matching outcome of last year’s polls, results show.
An estimated 835,000 Kuwaitis are eligible to vote in first elections under new emir, Sheikh Mishal al-Ahmad Al Sabah.
In its annual report, Harm Reduction International says at least 467 drug-related executions took place last year.
The new leader, seen as a reformist, pledged to adhere to constitutional principles and fight corruption.
Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, who passed away on Saturday, has been laid to rest in a private funeral.