The Persian Gulf is the bay between Saudi Arabia and Iran ... CNBC reported. Google Maps lists the body of water as "Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf),” and the company did not immediately respond ...

It’s a political tactic that has lasted as long as maps have, according to Karl Offen, a geography professor at Syracuse ...

it has been called the Persian Gulf in ancient Greek, Roman, and Arab texts for millennia. Trump's reported plan, set to be announced during visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, aligns with ...

Yet, some Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia ... the gulf on maps. The timing stings too. As Tehran negotiates with Washington over its nuclear programme, Trump's move is seen as a diplomatic jab, ...

Trump has stated he will make a decision on how Washington refers to the “Persian Gulf” during an upcoming visit to Saudi Arabia ... name in ancient documents, maps, travelogues and texts ...

as the application has updated the maps to indicate that the Persian Gulf is also referred to as the Arabian Gulf. The change happened after Google Maps previously updated the name of the Gulf of ...

Even European colonial powers, including the British Royal Navy, used "Persian Gulf" in their official maps and guides from 1868 onward. The "Arabian Gulf" misnomer Historically, the term "Arabian ...

President Donald Trump is embarking this week on a high-stakes tour of the Persian Gulf region, targeting business deals and strategic partnerships with three oil-rich nations: Saudi Arabia ...

Recently there have been rumors of President Trump changing the name of the Persian Gulf to the “Arabian Gulf,” causing great concern and even anger among millions of Iranians. At the same ...

President Donald Trump is backing off a plan to rename the Persian Gulf the Gulf of Arabia after backlash from Iranian officials, according to a report by CNN. Trump was in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on ...