Bahrain

  • Jul 30, 2014
  • 7 min read

Subsidy reforms will widen income gap in Gulf

Interest in poverty and equality in the Middle East and North Africa has typically focused on the...

Gulf states
  • Jul 1, 2014
  • 7 min read

Gulf states face blowback from Iraq's jihadist surge

Saudi King Abdallah denounced the Islamic State of Iraq and Sham (ISIS) in a speech to mark the...

Gulf states
  • Jun 19, 2014
  • 1 min read

Regional stability is hostage to sectarian politics

Middle East
  • Jun 9, 2014
  • 6 min read

Gulf bloc faces new crisis of authority over Iran

Kuwait's Emir Sabah al-Ahmad Al Sabah made a landmark visit to Tehran on June 2-3. His visit...

Gulf states
  • May 14, 2014
  • 11 min read

Gulf drive to reduce unemployment faces obstacles

Omani businesses have voiced concerns that new restrictions on foreign workers will damage the...

Gulf states
  • Apr 21, 2014
  • 2 min read

Gulf security deal reduces risk of escalation

Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, the Qatar-based cleric at the centre of the dispute, yesterday issued...

Gulf states
  • Apr 7, 2014
  • 7 min read

Bahrain stalemate raises political violence risk

A car bomb exploded in central Manama yesterday as Bahrain hosted the Formula 1 Grand Prix. The...

Bahrain
  • Mar 25, 2014
  • 7 min read

Qatar risks major economic fallout from Gulf dispute

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed Al Sabah today called on leaders at the annual Arab League...

Gulf states