Kuwait

  • Jul 10, 2012
  • 10 min read

State dominance may lead to Gulf economic crisis

Gulf economies have weathered both the global economic crisis and the Arab uprisings remarkably...

Gulf states
  • May 22, 2012
  • 10 min read

Gulf energy export dominance at risk over long term

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have the most prodigious energy reserves in the world....

Gulf states
  • Apr 30, 2012
  • 6 min read

Gulf infrastructure spending drives economic expansion

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) governments have boosted spending in the wake of both the global...

Gulf states
  • Apr 2, 2012
  • 7 min read

Sectarian tensions disrupt Iraq's regional ambitions

Fugitive Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi yesterday left the Kurdish region of northern Iraq on a...

Iraq
  • Feb 10, 2012
  • 6 min read

Kuwait election sets stage for constitution battle

Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah asked outgoing Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak...

Kuwait
  • Feb 2, 2012
  • 2 min read

Reform demands could intensify after Kuwait poll

Kuwaitis are voting today in a snap parliamentary election.

Kuwait
  • Jan 25, 2012
  • 7 min read

Reform pressures set to rise in Kuwait after polls

Kuwaitis vote in early parliamentary elections on February 2. Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Sabah...

Kuwait
  • Jan 20, 2012
  • 6 min read

Policy incoherence will stall Gulf labour reforms

Workforce nationalisation is set to rise up the agenda of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states...

Gulf states