Bahrain

  • Mar 18, 2014
  • 7 min read

Regional disputes may disrupt UK efforts to woo Gulf

The UK government has prioritised the intensification of bilateral ties with the six members of...

Gulf states
  • Mar 10, 2014
  • 6 min read

Security dispute risks undermining Gulf cooperation

Months of mounting frustration with Qatar's 'maverick' Arab uprising policies culminated in the...

Gulf states
  • Mar 5, 2014
  • 2 min read

Qatari-Saudi spat will fuel regional tensions

Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Manama announced the withdrawal of their ambassadors to Doha today, saying...

Qatar
  • Feb 12, 2014
  • 7 min read

Gulf housing crisis poses major instability risk

In the Gulf, there has always been a section of the population, predominately Shia Muslims and...

Gulf states
  • Feb 7, 2014
  • 7 min read

Economic incentives spur Gulf rail expansion

Oman announced yesterday that Italian company Italferr will act as consultants on its plans to...

Gulf states
  • Feb 7, 2014
  • 7 min read

Geopolitics fan Sunni-Shia rivalry in the Middle East

The Syrian conflict is increasingly regarded as a proxy war between Shia Iran and Sunni Saudi...

Middle East
  • Jan 10, 2014
  • 2 min read

Bahrain can contain fallout from political stalemate

The government yesterday suspended the National Dialogue after year-long reconciliation talks...

Bahrain
  • Dec 11, 2013
  • 2 min read

Gulf union will not progress beyond security

GCC leaders agreed to establish a joint military command at the bloc's annual summit in Kuwait...

Gulf states