Bahrain

  • Nov 6, 2013
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2014

Developments in Iran and Syria will preoccupy Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in 2014....

Gulf states
  • Oct 21, 2013
  • 7 min read

Gulf aid does not buy influence in wider Middle East

Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said yesterday that Kuwait has extended the repayment...

Gulf states
  • Oct 15, 2013
  • 7 min read

Street protests exert new power over Arab politics

Tunisia's main opposition coalition yesterday called for mass demonstrations next week. The...

Middle East
  • Sep 20, 2013
  • 11 min read

State enterprise reform holds key to Arab growth

The state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector in the Arab world is a critical legacy of the statist...

Middle East
  • Sep 18, 2013
  • 2 min read

Crackdown likely to stoke Shia militancy in Bahrain

The deputy leader of main Shia opposition party al-Wefaq was arrested yesterday on charges of...

Bahrain
  • Sep 12, 2013
  • 7 min read

Gulf successions face legitimacy challenge

Qatar's voluntary handover of power last month has thrown the spotlight on succession processes...

Gulf states
  • Jul 23, 2013
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Gulf states risk overcapacity with port expansion

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are on an aggressive ports expansion drive. The region...

Gulf states
  • Apr 5, 2013
  • 7 min read

Saudi pressure keeps dialogue alive in Bahrain

The United States yesterday called on Bahrain's government to promote dialogue with the...

Bahrain