United Arab Emirates

  • Jul 27, 2018
  • 2 min read

Yemen’s Huthis will internationalise their battle

An alleged drone attack on an airport in the United Arab Emirates is part of a wider strategy

Yemen
  • Jul 24, 2018
  • 2 min read

Abu Dhabi may seek revenge for Doha's court victory

The UN's highest court has agreed to consider a human rights case brought by Qatar against its hostile neighbour

Qatar
  • Jul 10, 2018
  • 7 min read

Deepening Saudi-Emirati cooperation may be divisive

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi are leaving the other Gulf states behind as they seek new areas for collaboration

Saudi Arabia
  • Jul 4, 2018
  • 2 min read

Abu Dhabi may push aviation partnership with Dubai

The richest emirate is reducing financial support for its flagship airline, as long demanded by competitors

United Arab Emirates
  • Jul 2, 2018
  • 7 min read

Polarised Gulf media will obscure facts

The adjustment of local media to a lasting intra-Gulf rift is reducing the availability of unbiased information

Gulf states
  • Jun 28, 2018
  • 2 min read

Downfall of the UAE’s Abraaj could rebound on Riyadh

The scandal over alleged mismanagement at a ‘socially responsible’ private equity fund has further to run

United Arab Emirates
  • Jun 27, 2018
  • 2 min read

Qatari-Emirati legal forum-shopping will be costly

Opponents in the Gulf split have called up their teams of international lawyers

Qatar
  • Jun 21, 2018
  • 7 min read

Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2018

Tensions over Iran and Qatar will persist, as economic pressures ease

Gulf states