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Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (far L), European Union adviser Catherine Ashton (L), Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yussef bin Alawi (R) and US Secretary of State John Kerry (far R), in Muscat on November 9, 2014. (AP PHOTO/NICHOLAS KAMM, POOL)

Opinion: Iran, the Gulf, and the Nuclear Agreement

by Salman Al-dossary | Mar 9, 2015 | Opinion

Thank God for US Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent moves to “reassure” us in the Arab Gulf states regarding the expected deal between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany) on Tehran’s controversial nuclear...

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US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) and Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf Bin Alawi bin Abdullah (L) shake hands in the official residence of the US ambassador to Britain, in London on November 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Kerry to join Iran nuclear talks in Vienna

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 20, 2014 | Middle East

Paris, AP—US Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Vienna later Thursday to join high-level nuclear negotiations with Iran as a deadline for an agreement fast approaches. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Kerry would be going to the Austrian capital...

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Omani Foreign Minister Youssef Bin Alawi Bin Abdullah attends a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ministerial meeting at Bayan Royal Palace in Kuwait city on November 27,2013. (AFP /Yasser Al-Zayat)

GCC members agree to establish joint security command

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 11, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The annual summit of members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) concluded in Kuwait on Wednesday with members agreeing to create a joint military command and police force, despite warnings from Oman that it will not take part in attempts to...