United Arab Emirates

  • Nov 26, 2021
  • 2 min read

Wide regional outreach will boost Emirati global plans

Abu Dhabi’s crown prince is engaged in a Middle East diplomatic blitz

United Arab Emirates
  • Nov 25, 2021
  • 2 min read

Hopes of Turkey-UAE rapprochement seem premature

Agreement in Ankara on UAE's strategic investment in Turkey may have helped volatile lira to rally

Turkey
  • Nov 23, 2021
  • 7 min read

Gulf boycott raises Lebanon economic risks

Potential consequences for trade, tourism, investment, debt and remittances link to wider political dynamics

Gulf states
  • Nov 23, 2021
  • 2 min read

Turkish Islamism may limit Emirati and Israeli thaws

President Erdogan is engaging in high-level contacts with old enemies

United Arab Emirates
  • Nov 18, 2021
  • 2 min read

Israel-Jordan deal may promote wider climate ties

The sometimes-uneasy neighbours have agreed to swap solar energy for clean water

Israel
  • Nov 18, 2021
  • 2 min read

Emirati climate language cloaks a major oil push

Abu Dhabi's national oil company is borrowing heavily for ambitious investment plans

United Arab Emirates
  • Nov 17, 2021
  • 2 min read

Israeli-Emirati free trade talks face Gulf obstacles

After accelerating bilateral ties, the two countries have agreed to launch negotiations on a free trade agreement

United Arab Emirates
  • Nov 15, 2021
  • 2 min read

Yemen factions will reposition, expecting Saudi shifts

A surprise withdrawal by an ally of the Hadi government has given the Huthis an advantage near a key port

Yemen