The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf was founded on the 25th May 1981, where Their Majesties and Highnesses, the leaders of the United Arab Emirates, State of Bahrain, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar and State of Kuwait met in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and they came up with a cooperative framework joining the six states to effect coordination, integration and inter-connection among the Member States in all fields in order to achieve unity, deepening and strengthening of relations, links and areas of cooperation among their citizens as a result of deep religious and cultural ties link the six states, and strong kin relations prevail among their citizens. However, the GCC consists of the following countries Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.