A Saudi-led military coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen is threatening the peace, security and stability of the country by blocking humanitarian aid, United Nations sanctions monitors told the Security Council in a confidential report.

A London High Court judge has ruled in favour of creditors in a dispute over whether United Arab Emirates energy company Dana Gas must repay $700 million (£529.6 million) of Islamic bonds.

The United States is closely watching the situation in Saudi Arabia amid reported asset agreements between Saudi authorities and some detainees in an anti-corruption crackdown, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday.

The governor of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi's interim capital Aden has resigned, citing what he said was government corruption that had undermined his efforts to restore basic services to the city.

Germany's financial watchdog will take no action after ending an investigation into whether China's HNA and Qatar's royal family were working together on their investments in Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE), a person familiar with the matter said.

The German government should revoke landing rights for Kuwait Airways given its ban on Israeli passengers, a senior Justice Department official said on Friday, saying such discrimination was intolerable.

A website specialized in military affairs said that the US Department of Defense has signaled the beginning of work on fighter procurement programs for Bahrain and Qatar with the announcement of a USD 643 million engine contract for General Electric (GE).

Qatar’s foreign minister on Friday criticized “reckless leadership” in the Gulf for a number of crises including the Gulf rift and Lebanon, taking apparent aim at Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia has summoned its ambassador in Germany home for consultations over comments allegedly made by German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel during a meeting with his Lebanese counterpart, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.

Saudi authorities are striking agreements with some of those detained in an anti-corruption crackdown, asking them to hand over assets and cash in return for their freedom, sources familiar with the matter said.

Bloomberg, the economic news website, said in a report that emerging-market money managers are looking to identify countries that might run into trouble down the road.

Bahrain Center for Human Rightsurged US authorities to emphasize, in its dialogue with Bahraini authorities, the need for concrete changes in upholding Bahrain’s obligations to guarantee the freedom of religion and belief.

Activists, former detainees and social media pages will launch on Sunday (November 19, 2017) a campaign to expose the torture practiced in Bahrain.

The High Appeals Court upheld a ruling against 4 appellants convicted of assembling, burning tires in Buri and pouring oil on street. The ruling sentenced the suspects to 7 years in prison and sentenced a seventh suspect to 3 years in prison with 500 BD fine.

The UK-based Financial Times reported that Saudi authorities are negotiating settlements with the detained princes and businessmen to appropriate as much as 70 per cent of their wealth.

The Israeli army’s chief of staff told an Arabic language online newspaper that Israel was ready to share “intelligence information” with Saudi Arabia.

Freedom House published on its website its Freedom of the Press report for 2016, rating countries worldwide, including Bahrain.

The judicial Committee for the Settlement of Stalled Real Estate Projects set November 29 as a date of Amwaj Gateway project auction.

The Bahraini security authorities released on Thursday (November 16, 2017) night Abdullah Al-Hammadi, who has recently become active on social media to talk about economic and service issues.

Iraqi forces captured the border town of Rawa, the last remaining town under Islamic State control, on Friday, signaling the complete defeat of the group's self-proclaimed caliphate.