Bahrain

  • Dec 12, 2016
  • 7 min read

Gulf states’ austerity will hit foreign workers

Foreign workers are under economic and cultural pressure, but there are compensations

Gulf states
  • Dec 9, 2016
  • 2 min read

Islamic State militants will target Bahrain

A new jihadist video is trying to exploit the sectarian divide in Manama

Bahrain
  • Dec 7, 2016
  • 2 min read

London will mute criticism of the Gulf states

Theresa May was the first female leader to address the Gulf Cooperation Council summit

Gulf states
  • Nov 22, 2016
  • 8 min read

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2017

Gulf states are seeking further cuts in public spending and a way out of the war in Yemen

Gulf states
  • Nov 14, 2016
  • 2 min read

Bahrain will crack down on any criticism

Comments on the UK royal visit by a secular leftist provoked a strong response

Bahrain
  • Nov 9, 2016
  • 2 min read

Gulf wargames could prepare for a post-US future

Gulf Arab counterterrorism forces are drilling together for the first time

Gulf states
  • Nov 3, 2016
  • 2 min read

Gulf states' food imports will rise

Water constraints mean that Gulf countries have no option but to buy in food

Gulf states
  • Oct 4, 2016
  • 2 min read

Bahrain's crackdown may create Shia militants

The opposition leader's prison sentence has been confirmed, but Shia dissatisfaction is increasing

Bahrain