Omanis are suffering from a rise in the unemployment rate, which has become a prominent feature of the Omani economy. Although the government has taken measures to address this problem, these measures remain insufficient. The labor force…

In May 2024, Kuwait witnessed a decisive turning point when the Emir of the country, Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, issued an Amiri order suspending certain articles of the constitution and dissolving the newly elected National Assembly…

By Ghazal Aryahi On the night of June 13, Tehran narrowly escaped a sweeping assault that, according to some estimates, aimed to topple its political system and recreate the scene of April 9, 2003—when Baghdad fell to its adversaries…

In May 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump conducted an official visit to the Gulf, during which several large-scale economic and investment agreements were announced, exceeding trillions of dollars. Within weeks, a direct military…

Associated Professor at Grand Valley State University and Non-Resident Fellow at the Middle East Institute, Washington D.C. The defining turning point in U.S.-Saudi relations can be traced back to February 14, 1945, when King Abdulaziz…

While it is premature to declare Syria—under transitional president Ahmad al-Shar’ and his domestic and international backers—a genuine ally of the Gulf states, it is equally difficult to overlook the strategic openings that have emerged…

On the 7th of October, Hamas launched a large-scale attack on the Gaza perimeter fence area, where its militants succeeded in breaking through the border fence in a scene that caught the world’s attention. The militants of the…

It is hard to recall that until January of this year the GCC remained divided with Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, joined by Egypt, tilted against Qatar. The Saudis, encouraged by Washington had already been making welcome back noises but…