Saudi Arabia
Kuwait faces more uncertain succession than Riyadh
The aging rulers of two key Gulf states have made unannounced hospital visits
Saudi ArabiaSaudi sports offensive will push forward
The contentious bid to acquire Newcastle United football club is only part of a much larger strategy
Saudi ArabiaInitial UK 'Magnitsky' sanctions avoid state leaders
Russian and Saudi officials are named in a new UK legal instrument creating penalties for human rights abuses
United KingdomYemen’s humanitarian crisis will get deeper still
With external actors frustrated and international attention distracted by COVID-19, aid commitments have been slashed
YemenThe Saudi-Turkish split will become increasingly toxic
Ankara’s public trial over the Khashoggi murder embarrasses Riyadh, underlining a deepening regional cleavage
Saudi ArabiaWomen judges may be limited in Kuwait and wider Gulf
Kuwait has followed neighbours in appointing its first female judges, while Saudi Arabia has again rejected the concept
KuwaitBahrain will balance Saudi and popular fiscal demands
The government promises to cover bills and salaries, as COVID-19 cases increase
BahrainCOVID-19 will call into question the Gulf labour model
Returning foreign workers face strict rules and potential hostility
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