Gulf states

  • Apr 22, 2020
  • 2 min read

COVID-19 fallout will strain India’s Gulf ties

Delhi is coming under criticism from Gulf countries over anti-Muslim sentiment relating to COVID-19

India
  • Apr 16, 2020
  • 2 min read

COVID-19 could undermine the Gulf foreign labour model

Mass deportation efforts are provoking international criticism

Gulf states
  • Apr 8, 2020
  • 7 min read

COVID-19 could deepen social cleavages in the Gulf

All GCC states have introduced restrictive measures, which range from the disruptive to the draconian

Gulf states
  • Mar 30, 2020
  • 2 min read

Qatar may further alienate Bahrain and its Gulf allies

A spat has broken out over repatriation flights for Bahrainis stranded in Iran and now Qatar by COVID-19

Bahrain
  • Mar 27, 2020
  • 7 min read

Yemeni fighting could spike ahead of Gulf drawdown

Ceasefire calls come amid fears of a devastating COVID-19 impact, and expectations of a Saudi exit rise

Yemen
  • Mar 19, 2020
  • 2 min read

Gulf travel bans will hit Dubai especially hard

Across the Gulf, citizens are being kept at home and foreigners -- who often drive economies -- kept out

United Arab Emirates
  • Mar 18, 2020
  • 12 min read

COVID-19 and oil shocks raise Gulf recession risks

The global pandemic and plummeting oil prices challenge Gulf countries’ economic models

Gulf states
  • Mar 13, 2020
  • 2 min read

COVID-19 may deepen Middle East Sunni-Shia divisions

The trajectory of dissemination through an Iranian pilgrimage city reinforces existing sectarian discrimination

Middle East