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The Latest Breaking News from Gulf

Florida braces for tropical storm with hurricane force winds and ocean surges

Named Debby, the storm system had maximum sustained wind speeds of 40mph and was moving toward the state

The Guardian - US

South Florida braces for tropical storm Debby as warnings issued

A developing tropical system in the eastern Gulf of Mexico is expected to impact Florida significantly and much of the southeastern U.S. this weekend.

Latin Times

‘Smoking gun’ evidence points to UAE involvement in Sudan civil war

Exclusive: Discovery of Emirati passports in wreckage suggest covert boots on the ground, despite Gulf state’s denials

The Guardian - UK

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‘This used to be a beautiful place’: how the US became the world’s biggest fossil fuel state

No country has ever in history produced as much oil and gas as the US does now and Louisiana is ground zero

The Guardian - US

UAE jails 57 Bangladeshis for holding protests in solidarity with students back home

Gulf country has strict laws against unauthorised protests

The Independent UK

The gods must be angry: Mexico 'cancels' statue of Greek god Poseidon after dispute with local deity

Mexican authorities have slapped a “closure” order on a 10-foot tall aquatic statue of the Greek god of the sea Poseidon that was erected in May in the Gulf of Mexico just off the beach in the town of Progreso, Yucatan

The Independent UK

Irish PM pledges to bring home woman facing jail for ‘attempting suicide’ in UAE

Tori Towey, 28, is facing criminal charges in Gulf country for attempted suicide and alcohol abuse

The Independent UK

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Saharan dust outbreak lingers across some US states this week

A large plume of Saharan dust settled across the Gulf states this week after an epic journey from Africa.

Space

Shadow Campaign: Global Influence Op Targets Qatar In Wartime

Shady websites calling for a boycott of Qatar, a New York billboard targeting the Gulf state's rulers, and a Vietnamese outfit floating hundreds of slander-ridden Facebook ads -- all elements of a sprawling influence operation vilifying the country as it mediates between Israel and Hamas.

International Business Times

Texas coast prepares for potential hit by Beryl, expected to regain hurricane strength

Tropical Storm Beryl is targeting the Gulf Coast of Texas after dealing a destructive blow to several islands in the Caribbean and the resort coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. Beryl caused at least 11 deaths as it passed through the Caribbean islands earlier this week.

France 24

Beryl Poses Life-Threatening Rip Current Danger For Gulf Coast

Beryl's emergence in the Gulf of Mexico brings dangerous rip currents to US Gulf Coast beaches, posing threats to swimmers this Fourth of July weekend.

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Texas opens more coastal waters for carbon storage wells

The Gulf Coast is poised to be a major hub for underground disposal of greenhouse gas to mitigate climate change, but questions remain over who will fund it long-term.

The Texas Tribune

What is the Tories’ Middle East legacy? Quietly tying Britain to the Gulf states and the brutal war in Yemen

Labour faces a choice: change course or continue hoovering up petrodollars and turning a blind eye to citizens suffering in the region, says David Wearing, a lecturer in international relations

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The Independent UK

No shield required: 'Captain America' star Anthony Mackie's own super power is swimming with sharks

Marvel star Anthony Mackie swam with sharks in the Gulf of Mexico for the new National Geographic special “Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie" debuting Thursday

The Guardian - UK

UK ‘tried to suppress criticism’ of alleged UAE role in arming Sudan’s RSF militia

Exclusive UK accused of trying to head off condemnation of Gulf ally over alleged aid to forces accused of genocide in Darfur

The Guardian - US

Heatwaves and wildfires strike across US as tropical storm forms in gulf

Tropical storm due to form in Gulf of Mexico, adding to extreme weather as north-east and midwest bake

The Independent UK

Severe weather forecast around US with high Southwest temperatures, Gulf rain and Rockies snow

Heat and cold extremes are expected in the U.S. Extreme weather that ranged from triple digit temperatures in the Southwest to unseasonable cold in the Pacific Northwest has been forecast over the U.S. into the early part of the week

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Hot Tub of Despair: The deadly ocean pool that traps and pickles creatures that fall in

This stagnant brine pool at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico is so toxic it kills and embalms any crabs and amphipods that are unlucky enough to stumble into it.

The Independent UK

Kuwait fire deaths put spotlight on plight of Indian workers in Middle East

India has 8.7 million workers in six Gulf nations and most are forced to endure appalling working and living conditions

Al Jazeera

‘State of shock’: Kuwait fire leaves many families bereft in India’s Kerala

Most of the victims in the deadly blaze that engulfed a block housing immigrant workers are from India.

International Business Times

Zelensky Lands In Saudi On Unannounced Visit: State Media

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky travelled to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, Saudi state media reported, his latest visit to the Gulf kingdom which has sought to stay neutral in Ukraine's war with Russia.

The Independent UK

Mexico expedition sights only 6 to 8 vaquita porpoises, the most endangered marine mammal

Only 6 to 8 of Mexico’s critically endangered vaquita marina porpoises were sighted this year in the Gulf California