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Caught in geopolitical crossfire: Al-Azhar struggles to balance politics and tradition
When Pope Francis I visited
Egypt in 2017 to stimulate inter-faith dialogue he walked into a
religious and geopolitical minefield at the heart of which was...
Soccer emerges as the Gulf crisis’s potential icebreaker
It was on the soccer pitch that 2022 World Cup host Qatar definitively
shrugged off the UAE-Saudi-led economic and diplomatic boycott of the Gulf
state as...
Eyeing UK soccer clubs: Gulf buyers come with baggage
The bitter Gulf rift
between Qatar and its Saudi and United Arab Emirates-led detractors could spill
on to the pitches of English soccer.
A flurry of reports
suggest...
The Safest Hotel in The World’s Safest City
Safety and security is vitally important when choosing a city to visit,
or live and work in. The UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi has been repeatedly...
Investing in Human Capital is Key to Sustainable Growth in GCC
Economic growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is expected to
increase from 2.0% last year to 2.1% in 2019, before accelerating to 3.2%...
Arab power struggles: “The King is dead, long live the King”
Political transition in the Middle East and North Africa operates so far
on the principle of ‘The King is dead, long live the King.’
Libya’s battle...
Live the Four Seasons Dream in the UAE’s Capital
Experience life in Abu Dhabi’s most sought-after
location. Four Seasons
Private Residences Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island brings tenants unparalleled access to a completely
personalized lifestyle...
Sudan puts Saudi-UAE religious and cheque book diplomacy to the test
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ chequebook
diplomacy driven-soft power strategy is being put to the test in Sudan where a
stand-off between protesters and...
Economic reform in the Gulf: Who benefits, really?
For Gulf leaders, long-overdue economic reforms were never going to be
easy.
Leaders like the crown princes of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab
Emirates, Mohammed bin...
Khalifa Haftar’s military advance
Khalifa
Haftar's military advance-started in Jufra on April 4 last - passed from the South, namely Fezzan, and
partly from Central Libya, starting from
the Westernmost point...