Iran is planning to take legal action against Google for labeling the Persian Gulf as the "Arabian Gulf" on its map application. Newsweek reached out to Google and the Iranian Foreign Ministry for ...

He said the recent use of fabricated titles in place of the Persian Gulf by some platforms, including Google, had drawn strong ... in historical documents, maps, and treaties, and recognized ...

Google has also found itself caught in the crossfire: when the tech giant left the waterway nameless on its online maps, Iran threatened legal action. In response, the country created “Persian Gulf ...

Amira El-Fekki is a Newsweek reporter based in Dubai. Her focus is reporting on politics and society in the Middle East. She has in depth knowledge of Arab communities and has covered human rights ...

During a ceremony on Wednesday, Mohammad-Sadeq Farahani, the center’s deputy head of legal and parliamentary affairs, denounced Google’s distortion of the historical name of the Persian Gulf following ...

Google Maps began the process of changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America after a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump made the name change official.

A story you may have seen claims Mexico is suing Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico "The Gulf of America" on its maps. It's true. Google altered its map after President Trump signed an ...

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 ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A regional association of Southeast Asian nations held a summit Tuesday with China and six Persian Gulf countries in efforts to expand economic engagement and bolster ...

The 3D models look great, and exploring Monaco using the detailed city experience proves that Apple Maps is finally catching up with Google Maps, albeit Apple still has a lot of work to do before ...

Strategic incentives and regional goals Trump’s visit was driven by a desire to secure large-scale investments and arms deals while strengthening U.S. economic ties with the Persian Gulf Arab states.