September 20, 2019
The six countries within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are all currently working towards the fulfilment of largely similar economic “visions”. These economic plans promise decreased […]
August 30, 2019
The story of the United Arab Emirates is one imbued with wealth, status, and pomp. Its world-record holding buildings, architecture, infrastructure, museums, and art account for […]
December 28, 2018
More than two months since the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul and the international pressure on the Saudi crown […]
October 3, 2018
Saudi Arabia’s integration into the world economic system arose with its discovery of its massive oil reserves and the volume of its oil production. It sits […]
August 15, 2018
The name of the next Sultan is written on a piece of paper in the royal palace in Muscat. There is a second envelope in the […]
August 2, 2018
On December 2, 2010, the global community was shocked at the announcement of the host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. With very little […]
July 12, 2018
By Gaelle Tawk & Ramy Jabbour No one would expect a country with a size of just 11,586 sq km and 186 times smaller than its […]
May 9, 2018
Yemen is facing a unique confluence of crises. A continuous civil war and a set conflicts in the North, a secessionist movement in the South, a […]
April 5, 2018
Oman maintains a peaceful internal society, strikingly different from the rest of the countries in the Middle East. Although Oman is not a stranger to intergroup […]
March 12, 2018
Al-Mahra province, in the eastern part of Yemen, has become a regional battleground for influence between the different actors in Yemen. Saudi Arabia has stepped up […]