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
  • Oct 14, 2013
  • 2 min read

Gulf oil exporters face production cutbacks in 2014

OPEC output is at a "suitable level" for the market and the body will not discuss changing it...

Gulf states
  • Oct 10, 2013
  • 2 min read

Gulf states are poised to fill US aid gap in Egypt

Egypt today condemned Washington's suspension of some military aid to Cairo in response to the...

Egypt
  • 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 16, 2013
  • 12 min read

Prospects for the Middle East in the fourth quarter

The impact of Syria's violent break-up on regional security and global geopolitics will increase...

Middle East
  • 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
  • Sep 6, 2013
  • 2 min read

Middle East economies weigh impact of US strike

Stock exchanges in the Gulf Cooperation Council states yesterday ended the week with further...

Middle East
  • Aug 27, 2013
  • 11 min read

Shifting energy markets spur Gulf tilt towards Asia

Over the last decade, relations between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), East Asia and India...

Gulf states