Saudi Arabia

  • Apr 6, 2020
  • 7 min read

Riyadh can manage oil output but not prices

A million-barrels-per-day capacity increase is achievable but would take at least three years

Saudi Arabia
  • Apr 1, 2020
  • 2 min read

Hajj cancellation will worsen Saudi economic woes

The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening to stop the pilgrimage for the first time since Napoleon’s invasion of Egypt

Saudi Arabia
  • Mar 31, 2020
  • 6 min read

Mauritania’s Gulf ties will survive local rebalancing

The new president has departed radically from his predecessor's domestic policies, endorsed by Riyadh and Abu Dhabi

Mauritania
  • Mar 30, 2020
  • 2 min read

Huthi moves may cut off Saudi Yemen endgame hopes

Huthi missiles have targeted the Saudi capital for the first time since June 2018

Saudi Arabia
  • Mar 27, 2020
  • 7 min read

Yemeni fighting could spike ahead of Gulf drawdown

Ceasefire calls come amid fears of a devastating COVID-19 impact, and expectations of a Saudi exit rise

Yemen
  • Mar 26, 2020
  • 2 min read

Riyadh’s G20 lead will struggle over oil and COVID-19

As world leaders hold a virtual meeting to address the pandemic, the Saudi decision to step up oil output faces scrutiny

Saudi Arabia
  • Mar 23, 2020
  • 2 min read

Yemeni Huthis may take Marib’s oil as Riyadh wavers

The Saudi-backed government is under pressure on the northern front, as well as in its southern capital

Yemen
  • Mar 18, 2020
  • 12 min read

COVID-19 and oil shocks raise Gulf recession risks

The global pandemic and plummeting oil prices challenge Gulf countries’ economic models

Gulf states