Gulf states

  • Jun 6, 2017
  • 2 min read

Kuwait’s efforts to mediate on Qatar have risks

Much of the Arab world is pinning its hopes on the emir of Kuwait to resolve a crisis spiralling out of control

Kuwait
  • Jun 5, 2017
  • 8 min read

Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2017

Gulf states will struggle to find a common anti-Iran stance

Gulf states
  • Jun 5, 2017
  • 2 min read

Qatar is likely to fold against massive Gulf pressure

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi have launched an unprecedented boycott against Doha

Qatar
  • Jun 2, 2017
  • 7 min read

Yemen’s southern spat may strain intra-Gulf relations

Salafi militias trained by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are fighting the Saudi-backed government

Yemen
  • May 30, 2017
  • 2 min read

Gulf states will seek major concessions from Doha

The row between Qatar and Saudi Arabia is worsening, as other Arab countries join the bandwagon

Gulf states
  • May 24, 2017
  • 2 min read

Qatari fears of Gulf exclusion will force conformity

Alleged hackers highlight Doha's differences with its Gulf Arab peers

Qatar
  • May 22, 2017
  • 2 min read

Israeli-Saudi tensions will persist despite Trump

Following his speech to a summit of Muslim nations, the US president is set to visit Jerusalem

Israel
  • May 19, 2017
  • 7 min read

Gulf states may co-opt US policy agenda

The new US president’s first foreign trip, to Riyadh, will see him deliver an address on Islam

Gulf states