The member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates -- have agreed to expel their Syrian ambassadors and recall their own envoys from Damascus, a statement issued Tuesday said.
We check out the Paris Boat Show, where no less than 1,400 boats are on display. As the biggest boat show in Europe, it remains a showcase for the whole sailing world. We also travel to the Sultanate of Oman, which is placing its bets on boating as a platform for tourism. It has just inaugurated two sailing schools, including one for women.
In Oman, a country with a strong maritime traditions, the creation of the "Oman Sail" team has given young Omanis a chance to discover sailing. We also visit the Tour de Belle-Ile, an island off the coast of southern Brittany which is a favourite spot for skippers.
The wave of political unrest has reached Oman, Mauritania and Iraq. Ivorian web users are commenting on the tensions in the country. And a mountain bike champion travels through Valparaiso in Chili at top speed.
As demonstrations demanding political reform in Oman’s industrial town of Sohar continued Monday, the country's health minister said at least one protester had died in clashes amid reports from medical sources that the death toll had jumped to six.
Gulf states meeting for a two-day summit in Kuwait have agreed to set up a Gulf monetary council early next year as a first step towards the establishment of a central bank and the creation of a single currency.
The debt crisis that has left Dubai on its knees and sent jitters throughout the region is likely to be the focus of talks at the annual summit of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which opens in Kuwait-city on Monday.
In this edition: in America, the health care reform has overcome a significant hurdle, what provoked online reactions. In Oman, bloggers have launched an influenza A prevention campaign.
German cargo ship MV Charelle was seized by suspected Somali pirates off the coast of Oman, the first such attack in the area, according to a NATO spokesperson. No information was available on the number of crew members or their nationalities.
As part of a regional tour with earlier visits to Iraq and Oman, French President Nicolas Sarkozy touched down in Kuwait Wednesday, where he spoke of progress in the sale of Rafale fighter jets to the Gulf kingdom.
