Saudi Arabia

  • Oct 18, 2021
  • 7 min read

Gulf-Iran diplomatic breakthroughs will be piecemeal

After a five-year chill, leading Gulf states are taking dialogue with Tehran much more seriously

Gulf states
  • Oct 7, 2021
  • 2 min read

Key Gulf states will advance public rapprochement

High-level visits and resolutions of old disputes are coming thick and fast, with former media wars a distant memory

Gulf states
  • Oct 1, 2021
  • 7 min read

Investors will greet Saudi IPOs -- and look to Aramco

Intense stock market activity reflects the return of economic confidence and measured state strategy

Saudi Arabia
  • Sep 29, 2021
  • 2 min read

Saudi diversification plans may face social blockages

Ambitious plans and reform promises coexist with small signs of conservative backlash

Saudi Arabia
  • Sep 23, 2021
  • 2 min read

Saudi-Iranian dialogue efforts are set to revive

The regional foes have confirmed at the UN General Assembly that their direct talks have made progress

Saudi Arabia
  • Sep 9, 2021
  • 7 min read

Saudi ejection of Yemeni workers may have dire results

Despite long-term bilateral cultural and political connections, Riyadh is showing scant solidarity with war-hit Yemenis

Yemen
  • Aug 25, 2021
  • 7 min read

COVID-19 controls across the Gulf tighten regime grip

The Gulf states have taken several steps to prevent misinformation from undermining the public health response

Gulf states
  • Aug 13, 2021
  • 2 min read

Rising Saudi impatience with Yemen hikes economic risk

There are reports of systematic job losses among Yemenis working in the neighbouring kingdom

Yemen