The US President Donald Trump announced Thursday 13th of August a "peace deal” between the United Arab Emirates and Israel that paves the way and allows the two countries to normalize relations, proceed with the exchange of ambassadors,…

the idea of "fleeing" from their homeland comes to mind for many girls in the Gulf, but that does not mean that they have a serious intention to leave. They talk to themselves about it and contemplate the desire of "salvation" at…

The rout of the Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar continues apace with forces of the Government of National Accord (GNA) lifting the siege of Tripoli on 4 June. The following day the city of Tarhuna, a key staging ground for Haftar’s attack on…

There is little love lost between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Abu Dhabi crown prince and de facto ruler of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed Bin Zayed. In the Middle East and North Africa the two are increasingly at odds…

Empowering women in the Arabian Gulf states is nothing more than a deal or an attempt to alter the mental image that the Gulf authorities are trying to export to the world as “advanced” and “civilized” countries. It is not an exaggeration…

Of all the decisions that Mohammed Bin Salman, the crown prince and de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia has made over the past five years, the one that may come back to bite him hardest was that which saw him launch an oil price war with…

As the coronavirus, Covid-19, continues to impact markets and national and global economies, it is worthwhile noting that Gulf economies were already slowing before the virus hit the region. A comprehensive assessment by London-based…

In the days since the 3 January assassination of Iranian General Qassem Suleimeni on the orders of US President Donald Trump, the world has anxiously waited to see whether, where and how Tehran would fulfil its pledge to wreak vengeance on…