Original sentence: Although it has no coastline on the Persian Gulf, Yemen is on the Arabian peninsula and shares a common culture and history with other members of the GCC.Arab states of the Persian Gulf.Created on 25 May 1981, the original Council comprised the  Persian Gulf states of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait.Iran and Iraq, who also border the Persian Gulf, are not members.The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG; ), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a political and economic union of the Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf and located on or near the Arabian Peninsula, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates
Edited sentence: Although it has no coastline on the  Gulf bay, Yemen is on the Arabian peninsula and shares a common culture and history with other members of the GCC.Arab states of the Gulf bay.Created on 25 May 1981, the original Council comprised the   Gulf bay states of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait.Iran and Iraq, who also border the  Gulf bay, are not members.The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG; ), also known as the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC; مجلس التعاون الخليجي), is a political and economic union of the Arab states bordering the Gulf bay and located on or near the Arabian Peninsula, namely Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates