January
The will of the late Omani Sultan Qaboos bin Saeed
The Omani Defense Council met with the Council of the Royal Family to open the will of the late Sultan, after the Family Council decided to accredit who was chosen by Sultan Qaboos in his will to take over as his successor.
February
Kuwait deprives Gulf citizens of identity cards
Kuwait: Citizens of the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council enjoy freedom of movement between the five countries (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar) using identity cards, without the need for a passport.
September
UAE opens the airspace of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain to Israeli aviation
Egyptian news vision: - Relations between UAE and Israel opened the gates of the Gulf states to Tel Aviv, and signs of those relations began with Saudi Arabia agreeing that the first flight of the Israeli El Al Airlines would cross its airspace.
September
Normalization between Bahrain and Israel provokes the anger of Iran
Egyptian news vision: - After the UAE, the Kingdom of Bahrain announced the normalization of relations with Israel, which angered Iran and raised the Revolutionary Guard there with the threat of retaliation, while Iran's response to this violence was not directed at the Emirates.
