Gulf Cooperation Council

The flydubai hijacking exposed a flaw in Gulf security. Here's how the GCC can counter it - opinion

Modern security in the Gulf can no longer be defined solely by air-defense batteries, maritime patrols, or regional troop posture, but also the subtle, high-trust operational spaces of everyday life.

|ByAHMED KHUZAIE
A flydubai Boeing 737-8 MAX A6-FKF aircraft
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the Negev Conference in the southern city of Dimona, southern Israel, July 17, 2026.

Netanyahu vows Iran will never have nuclear weapons, rejects BoP's 15-point Gaza plan

Report: IDF withheld Hezbollah explosive drone attack • Protesters renew calls for Oct. 7 probe • Report: Netanyahu, Katz silently approved reconstruction effort in Gaza Strip

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a Congressional Roundtable on Anti-Fraud Initiatives at the Indian Treaty Room of Eisenhower Executive Office Building on August 5, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Attacks continue in Strait of Hormuz as Vance notes progress in Iran negotiations

Israeli soldier injured in southern Lebanon accident • IDF reportedly delayed disclosing Hezbollah violation • Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan ready to sign new defense pact

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (L) shakes hands with Omani Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi (R) before a meeting in Muscat, Oman, on June 22, 2026: Illustrative.

IDF reportedly delayed disclosure of Hezbollah ceasefire violation, Hormuz deal expected soon

IDF gives all-clear after cut found in Kibbutz fence • Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan ready to sign new defense pact • Reported Houthi attack kills two, injures 14 in displaced persons camp

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel and the Gulf

Iran’s rising military assertiveness after the 2003 Iraq War and pursuit of a nuclear deterrent further entrenched the pro-stability agenda that binds Israel to Saudi Arabia.

DECEMBER 26, 2017BySAMUEL RAMANI
A NEWS conference with Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani, following the annual summit of GCC, in Kuwait City.