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Ripples of 1MDB scandal likely to complicate Malaysian ties to key Gulf states
Disclosures of taped phone calls
between embattled former prime minister Najib Razak and a person believed to be
United Arab Emirate crown prince Mohammed bin Zayed...
Soleimani’s death opens a door to alternative security arrangements in the Gulf
The US killing of Iranian general Qassim
Soleimani has further opened the door to a potential restructuring of the
Gulf’s security architecture.
In line with an Iranian...
Gulf security: China envisions continued US military lead
A first-ever
joint Chinese-Russian-Iranian naval exercise signals
that closer Chinese military ties with a host of Middle Eastern nations does
not translate into Chinese aspirations for a...
Mandarin Oriental to Manage Luxury Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced today that it has signed a management contract to manage,
and ultimately brand, the iconic Emirates Palace in Abu...
Ending the Gulf crisis: Natural gas frames future Gulf relations
Natural gas could well emerge as the litmus test of how relations among
the Gulf’s energy-rich monarchies evolve if and when a Saudi-United Arab
Emirates-led alliance...
An Islamic perspective of Qatar diplomatic crisis
Authors: Ahmad Turmudzi and Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
On June 5, 2017, the Middle East region
was shocked by Saudi Arabia's
decision to cut diplomatic relations with...
Five Reasons Why Countries in the Arabian Gulf are Turning to Renewables
As global leaders look to renewables as a way address the growing and
multi-dimensional threat of climate change, traditional energy countries in the
Gulf Cooperation Council...
Hints of Gulf rapprochement: Iranian tactics may be paying off
Fears of a potential military conflict with
Iran may have opened the door to a Saudi-Iranian dialogue against the backdrop
of a rethink of US military...
Big power rivalry in the Gulf requires a US strategy rethink
As French, Pakistani and other leaders seek to engineer a meeting
between the US and Iranian presidents on the sidelines of the United Nations
General Assembly,...