Alice Gower

The Houthis have taken control of Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast, according to reports. The Yemeni rebel group took over the remaining towns on the…

Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry is among the sectors to feel the effects of regional conflict and low oil prices, as short-term expectations are…

Last month's UK-GCC free trade agreement has been presented as one of Britain’s most significant post-Brexit trade achievements. Politically, the…

In the decades since the Iran-Iraq War ended in 1988, Gulf energy strategy has been shaped by a simple premise: any closure of the Strait of Hormuz…

When Egypt raised domestic fuel prices by up to 17% in early March, officials blamed it on global energy markets that were destabilised by the war…

Egypt has joined a growing number of MENA countries exploring stricter regulation of children’s access to social media, announcing plans for…

When OPEC+ met on 2 November, the alliance’s decision to raise output by a modest 137,000 barrels per day signalled a careful balancing act. For…

When King Abdullah II told the BBC in mid-October that the Middle East is “doomed” without a credible peace process and a Palestinian state, it was…

On 1 July 2025, an Iran-linked hacking group threatened to release 100 gigabytes of emails allegedly stolen from associates of US President Donald…

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and European Union (EU) met in Brussels on 16 October in the first-ever summit conducted at the leadership level…