To empty the Gulf states of their expatriate populations would be to change them fundamentally and detrimentally. For a century, since the dawn of…
Grace Russell
When the United States and Israel attacked Iran on 28 February, the fragile calm that prevailed in the Gulf was shattered, with predictable impacts…
The joint US-Israeli attack on Iran has triggered retaliatory strikes, with Tehran hitting back at Israeli and American assets throughout the region…
The United Nations Development Programme is supporting the Kuwaiti government in deploying debt instruments to help finance development in education,…
The global economy is undergoing profound and consequential transformations, driven by international policy choices, technological change, and…
The Gulf states navigated a challenging economic landscape in 2025 while pressing ahead with diversification efforts. Although they continued to rely…
After more than 70 years of earning almost all their money from oil, recent data on exports from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries show a…
Just a few years ago, the entertainment industry in Saudi Arabia was little more than a footnote. Most cities lacked cinemas and recreational centres…
Kuwait’s Ministry of Finance has published the final accounts for 2024/2025, showing a smaller budget deficit. It came in at 1.056bn dinars, or $3…
Over four days in October, Riyadh will host an international business-to-business exhibition focused on agriculture that will focus on one of the…
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Trump's war of distraction backfires
