Gulf states

  • Mar 25, 2014
  • 7 min read

Qatar risks major economic fallout from Gulf dispute

Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed Al Sabah today called on leaders at the annual Arab League...

Gulf states
  • 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 7, 2014
  • 2 min read

Qatar's loss is Saudi Arabia's gain in Arab world

Cairo said yesterday that its ambassador to Qatar would not be returning to Doha for the time...

Gulf states
  • 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 5, 2014
  • 7 min read

Regional setbacks rein in Qatar's foreign activism

Egypt yesterday called on Qatar to extradite the Doha-based Islamist preacher Yussuf al-Qaradawi,...

Qatar
  • Feb 3, 2014
  • 6 min read

Obama trip to Riyadh will fail to mend US-Gulf ties

The 'Geneva II' conference ended on a lacklustre note on January 31 with only the Syrian National...

Gulf states