United Arab Emirates
Riyadh will liquidate assets faster than Gulf peers
Gulf Arab sovereign wealth funds face an extended period of retrenchment and institutionalisation
Saudi ArabiaEfforts to standardise Islamic finance will struggle
The Dana Gas case shows the danger of a lack of centralised governance for the 2-trillion-dollar Islamic finance sector
InternationalAbu Dhabi will introduce more indirect taxes
Gulf Arab countries are compensating for low oil prices with ‘sin taxes’ and VAT plans
United Arab EmiratesGulf partners will seek compromise in southern Yemen
Rising tensions in Aden could divide the interests of military partners Riyadh and Abu Dhabi
YemenMuslim Brotherhood demands deter Middle East democracy
The targeting of the Muslim Brotherhood by Arab countries boycotting Qatar belies the movement’s parliamentary role
Middle EastAbu Dhabi’s new tourism court may set a precedent
A court established at the airport to deal with minor 'cultural' offences aims to quash negative headlines abroad
United Arab EmiratesGulf citizens will demand stronger nationality rights
The Qatar crisis has drawn attention to Gulf rulers’ tight control of citizenship
Gulf statesMuslim Brotherhood will survive the Middle East crisis
Emirati demands for Qatar to cease financing the Muslim Brotherhood are in tension with the movement’s diversity
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