National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has been forced to deny claims that Tehran has abandoned plans for its much-delayed and much-vaunted Iran Petroleum Contract (IPC). The local Tasnim News Agency reported on 14 February that MP, and member of...
King Salman’s daughter-in-law Princess Nouf Bint Khalid Bin Abdullah Al-Saud featured in a London court hearing over property deals. Princess Nouf is the widow of Prince Fahd Bin Salman (1955-21 July 2001), who was Eastern Province deputy...
Security forces operating in and around Aden under the control of minister of state Hani Bin Breik (aka Hizam Al-Amny or ‘Security Zone’) have borne the brunt of casualties fighting Ansar Al-Sharia (AAS), particularly in Abyan and Lahj provinces...
Qatari forays into Gaza have provided essential funding, important support and channels of communication for Hamas, a party rooted in the Muslim Brotherhood’s tradition that a majority of Gulf Co-operation Council members now shun. But that does...
Forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, supported by the Saudi-led coalition, have seen their progress stall to the east of Sanaa. In mid-summer, these forces claimed they were about 30km from Sanaa. However, the bulk of fighting has...
Following months of negotiations, the government of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland has approved plans for a UAE military base near the port of Berbera (GSN 1024/5). The decision was reached after a parliamentary vote on 12 February in...
Since coming to power in June 2013, Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani has seemed determined to lead a traditional rentier state into the 21st century amid a complex regional security environment and declining hydrocarbons revenue. He has done...
The handover of apartments at Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani City, at Khan Younis in southern Gaza, is the latest high-profile invocation of Qatar’s readiness to splash cash on reconstruction efforts in the besieged Palestinian territory. A...
Houthi rebels fired a missile at Abha airport in the Saudi province of Asir on 15 February, in revenge for a Saudi airstrike on a funeral house in Arhab, Sanaa province earlier that day. The Saudi airstrike killed eight women and children and...
Dubai royals have been doing their best to bolster the emirate’s tech credentials with a series of meetings with senior industry figures. Vice President and prime minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MBR) held talks...
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