Qatar Ministries to hire Qataris as Taxi Drivers
DAVID ROBERTS: The Qatari Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Art, Culture and Heritage will soon be hiring Qatari nationals as drivers. This really is news for Qatar.…
Qatar to Sell Gas to Israel ‘Below Cost Price’?
DAVID ROBERTS: Why does Qatar seemingly so often seek Israeli support, particularly when it, at the very least, causes friction within the GCC and with Qatar and Iran?…
High Oil Price Comes Back to Haunt Saudi
CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Saudi government is under pressure to help herders who have seen the price of imported fodder rocket. …
Oh No… Doha enters Tallest Building Competition
DAVID ROBERTS: We've managed to avoid the worst of Dubai's excesses - until now. Yes, Doha is set to enter the region's competition to build the world's tallest tower.…
GCC Thought Leaders: Step Up and Connect
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: In the GCC what we need is an intellectual evolution of enlightenment not a political revolution against government.…
Entrepreneurs & Privatisation: The Future for GCC Growth
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: The GCC is at a crossroads - its growth requirements are in direct conflict with the needs of the world's net consumers of oil. …
Surely Some Mistake? Dubai Runs Out Of Petrol
ALEXANDER MCNABB: You couldn't make it up, could you? Dubai, part of major oil producing nation the United Arab Emirates, has run out of fuel. Seriously.…
Opportunity Knocks in the Saudi Oil Conundrum
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: Unlike an Emirati or Qatari, a Saudi doesn't have delusional expectations of financial entitlement and pre-deserved stature at the marketplace. A Saudi is glad to find a job at all.…
Strange Timing: Saudi Announces Nuclear Deal
CROSSROADS ARABIA: With demand for energy soaring in the Kingdom it's no surprise that the authorities are looking at nuclear energy. In the wake of the Fukushima catastrophe they will, though, face questions from an uneasy public. …
Saudi Oil: It’s a World, not just an American, Concern
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Whenever the words 'United States' and 'Saudi Arabia' occur in the same sentence it seems inevitable that the phrase 'dependence on oil' will appear too.…
