Qatar

  • Sep 18, 2018
  • 8 min read

Blowback may eventually restrain Gulf interventionism

Regional involvement by Gulf states is shifting from collaborative to competitive

Gulf states
  • Sep 17, 2018
  • 2 min read

New residency rules will boost Dubai real estate

Abu Dhabi has followed Doha in increasing the rights of select groups of ‘desirable’ foreigners

United Arab Emirates
  • Sep 10, 2018
  • 2 min read

Washington will promote lower-level Gulf rapprochement

With Gulf leaders unwilling to compromise, the Iran imperative is forcing alternative strategies

Gulf states
  • Sep 5, 2018
  • 2 min read

Qatari labour reforms may face implementation hurdles

A legal end to the exit visa system that can be abused by employers wins campaigners’ approval, but is only a first step

Qatar
  • Aug 16, 2018
  • 7 min read

Maghreb-Gulf ties will outlast tensions

The Qatar feud exposed major policy differences between Maghreb states and the Saudi-Emirati bloc

North Africa
  • Aug 15, 2018
  • 2 min read

Paying back past Turkish help may cost Qatar

Ankara provided swift aid when Doha came under siege in 2017; now it faces its own problems

Qatar
  • Jul 24, 2018
  • 2 min read

Abu Dhabi may seek revenge for Doha's court victory

The UN's highest court has agreed to consider a human rights case brought by Qatar against its hostile neighbour

Qatar
  • Jul 2, 2018
  • 7 min read

Polarised Gulf media will obscure facts

The adjustment of local media to a lasting intra-Gulf rift is reducing the availability of unbiased information

Gulf states