Qatar

  • Jan 30, 2012
  • 1 min read

Russia will hinder Arab League's Syria plan at UN

Syrian government troops battled militants near the capital today as Arab League...

Syria
  • 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
  • Jan 18, 2012
  • 7 min read

Pragmatism central to new-era Libyan foreign policy

A high-level UAE government and business delegation visited Tripoli yesterday. Libya offers some...

Libya
  • Jan 10, 2012
  • 7 min read

US arms sales secure GCC military parity with Tehran

Tehran warned the United States a few days ago that it should not redeploy an aircraft carrier to...

Iran
  • Dec 21, 2011
  • 2 min read

Regional threats will prompt closer Gulf union

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries agreed to work towards a closer union at the conclusion...

Gulf states
  • Dec 19, 2011
  • 10 min read

Gulf monarchies entrench rule against uprisings

Uprisings against long-standing rulers in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria and Libya this year have...

Gulf states
  • Nov 23, 2011
  • 10 min read

Prospects for Arab economies in 2012

Arab economies have followed widely different trajectories in 2011. Oil producing countries, with...

Middle East
  • Nov 18, 2011
  • 7 min read

Uprisings empower the Arab League

The Arab League has suspended Syria's membership and is threatening to impose sanctions due to...

Middle East