Qatar

  • 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 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 9, 2020
  • 11 min read

Middle Eastern airlines face massive potential losses

Disruptions to regional aviation from COVID-19 are rising, on top of existing conflict-related constraints

Middle East
  • Feb 27, 2020
  • 2 min read

Algerian leader warily pursues balanced regional ties

Tebboune met the Saudi crown prince in Riyadh, just a day after hosting the latter's regional rival -- the Qatari emir

Algeria
  • Feb 12, 2020
  • 7 min read

The Gulf will lag on climate action, despite exposure

All six GCC countries are asserting their determination to develop renewable energy

Gulf states
  • Feb 10, 2020
  • 2 min read

Abu Dhabi may incrementally erode its boycott of Doha

Postal services have been restored between the bitterest enemies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)

Qatar