Gulf states

  • Oct 16, 2020
  • 2 min read

Gulf real estate markets face sharp, sustained decline

Property-dependent Dubai is using innovative means to tempt back expatriates during the pandemic despite a lack of jobs

Gulf states
  • Oct 13, 2020
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Gulf-Israel thaw will entail regional adjustments

As Israeli-Emirati relations warm up, the split with Qatar is a complicating factor

Gulf states
  • Oct 13, 2020
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Oman and Gulf states will slowly step up taxation

Oman has become the fourth of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to implement longstanding sales tax plans

Oman
  • Oct 5, 2020
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Gulf hostility to Turkey may promote Syria outreach

As Oman sends the first Gulf ambassador to Damascus since 2012, its neighbours are also shifting stance

Syria
  • Sep 30, 2020
  • 7 min read

Kuwait’s next crown prince may herald policy change

The new emir has acceded smoothly after Sabah's death, pointing to short-term continuity on regional and economic issues

Kuwait
  • Sep 25, 2020
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Iranian-Saudi friction raises Gulf and regional risks

The Saudi king’s UN General Assembly speech has provoked an angry reaction from Tehran

Gulf states
  • Sep 23, 2020
  • 7 min read

China will ultimately set Gulf Arab ties above Iran

Despite an increasingly binary US regional approach, Chinese partnerships are pragmatic and inclusive

Iran
  • Sep 21, 2020
  • 2 min read

Rumours of a Gulf thaw on Qatar are likely overblown

The United States has launched a new push to bring its Middle East allies together against Iran ahead of November polls

Qatar