Qatar

  • Aug 30, 2013
  • 6 min read

Qatar's petrochemical sector set for rapid expansion

In 2012, Oil Minister Mohammed al-Sada, announced an ambitious strategy to increase Qatar's...

Qatar
  • 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
  • Aug 15, 2013
  • 1 min read

Political Islam's battle for the Middle East

The fall of long-seated dictators has empowered the region's Islamists and drawn them into new battles

Middle East
  • Aug 12, 2013
  • 7 min read

Al-Jazeera role highlights Egypt's media polarisation

Egyptian security forces today delayed a planned operation to disperse two major protest sites...

Egypt
  • Aug 5, 2013
  • 7 min read

Qatar-Sudan ties are laced with Doha pragmatism

With Egypt pre-occupied with its domestic crisis and investment from most Gulf states stagnating,...

Qatar
  • Jul 23, 2013
  • 7 min read

Gulf states risk overcapacity with port expansion

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are on an aggressive ports expansion drive. The region...

Gulf states
  • Jul 19, 2013
  • 7 min read

Poor FDI flows hamper MENA region's economic outlook

All Middle East and North Africa (MENA) governments recognise that foreign direct investment...

Middle East
  • Jul 18, 2013
  • 7 min read

Political Islam will bounce back after Morsi's fall

The coup against Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi on July 3 was a striking warning for Islamist...

Middle East