Added on 06/10/2012
Francis Matthew
Abu Dhabi , Bahrain , Dubai , Dubai Political System , Education , GCC , Minister of Education , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United Nations
FRANCIS MATTHEW: The Gulf states need a population which is educated to take its proper place in the global economy, and to take part in multinational endeavours to help run the world.
Added on 24/09/2012
Steve Royston
Education , GCC , Middle East
STEVE ROYSTON: Among the many issues facing education ministers in the Middle East, ‘acoustics in classrooms’ is well down the list. But it shouldn’t be.
Added on 20/05/2012
Sultan Al Qassemi
GCC , Islamists
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: Islamists ally with liberals to demand reform; once met they use their newly won influence without regard for former allies…
Added on 19/05/2012
Francis Matthew
Bahrain , Europe , European Union , GCC , GCC Union , Gulf Cooperation Council , Gulf News , Iran , Kuwait , Kuwait’s Parliament , Political systems , Saud al-Faisal , Saudi Arabia , UAE University , United Arab Emirates
FRANCIS MATTHEW: It’s likely to succeed if it focuses on ways to make the existing GCC work better, rather than offer any new political structure.
Added on 03/05/2012
David Roberts
Abdullah , Abu Dhabi , America , Arab Gulf , Bahrain , Doha , Dubai , Emir , European Union , Formula 1 , GCC , GCC Union , Gulf Cooperation Council , Gulf Union , Hamad al-Thani , Iran , Iraq , Kuwait , Kuwait’s Parliament , Levant , Manama , Middle East , oil fields , Oman , Qatar , Riyadh , Saud al-Faisal , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Arabian National Guard , Tehran , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United States
DAVID ROBERTS: There will be fine talk and likely a positive joint statement will be issued but no firm action will be agreed.
Added on 29/04/2012
Francis Matthew
bankruptcy law , Booz and Co , Dubai , Dubai Political System , East Africa , Egypt , Entrepreneur , GCC , Middle East , Morocco , North Africa , Saudi Arabia , UAE , United Arab Emirates , World Economic Forum
FRANCIS MATTHEW: In all Gulf states government dominates the economy. That dependence fosters a lack of entrepreneurial motivation.
Added on 31/03/2012
Christina Hebert
Bahrain , Bangladesh , Egypt , GCC , India , Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , Oil , Oman , Pakistan , Palestinian Territories , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Sri Lanka , Syria , The Huffington Post , The National , Twitter , UAE , United Arab Emirates
CHRISTINA HEBERT: It’s an issue that generates heated debate but what are the benefits of Gulf countries offering citizenship to foreigners?
Added on 26/01/2012
Rob L. Wagner
Ali Akbar Salehi , Ali Al-Naimi , Arabian Gulf , Bahrain , Barack Obama , Captain , China , Ehsan Ahrari , European Union , GCC , Gulf Cooperation Council , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Islamists , Israel , Israeli government , Japan , Jeddah , Korea , Kuwait , London , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Middle East , Middle East Analyst , Military hardware , Norfolk , Oil , oil customer , Oil producer , Oil production , Oman , OPEC , Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries , Pentagon , President , Qatar , Red Sea , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , South Korea , Strait of Hormuz , Sunni , Turki al-Faisal , United Arab Emirates , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , Virginia , Wen Jiabao , Yanbu
ROB L. WAGNER: As tensions increase all parties are beginning to make calculations regarding the effect of a possible conflict in the Arabian Gulf.
Added on 03/12/2011
Steve Royston
Arabian Peninsula , Bahrain , Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry , East Africa , GCC , Gulf Daily News , Iran , Israel , Middle East , Mossad , North Africa , Northern Ireland , Rome , Saddam Hussain , Tony Blair
STEVE ROYSTON: Should the Iranian threat – whether in terms of moral support or actual intervention – be one of Bahrain’s principal concerns?
Added on 01/11/2011
David Roberts
Bahrain , Darfur , Doha , Emir , GCC , Iran , Israel , Khalifah Al Thani , Kuwait , Libya , Prime Minister , Qatar , Riyadh , Saudi Arabia , Shura Council
DAVID ROBERTS: Another fascinating move from a fascinating country. Qatar has again seized the mantle of leadership in the Arab world…
Added on 23/10/2011
David Westley
Egypt , GCC , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Middle East , mp3 , Oman , Qatar , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , World Bank
NEWS ANALYSIS: The World Bank report ignores uniqueness. Could you honestly say that Saudi Arabia is a more hospitable place than the UAE?
Added on 30/09/2011
James M. Dorsey
Abdullah , Abu Dhabi , Arab Spring , Bahrain , Banking , Dubai , East Africa , Egypt , fencing , GCC , Gulf Cooperation Council , handball , Jordan , Kuwait , Libya , Manama , Middle East , Morocco , North Africa , Oil , oil prices , Oil wealth , Oman , Pandora's box , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Sultan Qaboos bin Said , Syria , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
JAMES M. DORSEY: Their reluctance to be proactive rather than reactive has so far shielded the GCC from the revolt. The question is for how long, and what’s the price?
Added on 10/05/2011
Sultan Al Qassemi
AED , Arab Gulf , Arabian Peninsula , Asharq Al-Awsat , Civil society , Dubai , Dubai School , Egypt , Facebook , Finance , Freedom and Justice Party , Gaza Strip , GCC , Gulf News , Hosni Mubarak , Human Rights Watch , Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , London , Media law , Middle East , Mohamed elBaradei , Muslim Brotherhood , Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt , President , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Syria , Tahrir Square , Turkey , UAE , UAE government , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: UAE national observers commented in private that many names on the UAE petition calling for an elected parliament were UAE members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Added on 24/04/2011
Mishaal Al Gergawi
anthropologist , Bahrain , Dubai , European Union , Facebook , GCC , Government , Gulf News , Iran , Jeddah , United Arab Emirates
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: In the GCC what we need is an intellectual evolution of enlightenment not a political
revolution against government.
Added on 24/04/2011
Mishaal Al Gergawi
Algeria , Bahrain , Dubai , Entrepreneurship , GCC , health care services , higher oil prices , Iran , Oil , Oman , Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries , Public Relations , Venezuela
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.
Added on 16/04/2011
Steve Royston
Arabian Peninsula , Bahrain , Bin Laden , David Cameron , European Union , G20 , GCC , Immigration , Jeddah , Madinah , Makkah , Middle East , Oil , Prime Minister , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Saudi government , Syria , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , Yemen
STEVE ROYSTON: Add to the mix pressure on borders from poorer neighbouring countries, and you can predict immigration will be on the agenda for years.
Added on 03/04/2011
Mishaal Al Gergawi
airline , Al Qaeda , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Bahrain , GCC , Gulf News , Gulf of Aden , health care services , Iran , Iraq , Kuwait , Middle East , oil reserves , Oman , President , Qatar , Sultan Al Nahyan , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: Yemen’s problems could be solved, in part, by the GCC coming together with member countries taking what they are best at, and imparting know-how to the Gulf’s poorest country.
Added on 14/03/2011
Mishaal Al Gergawi
AED , Bahrain , Brazil , China , Employment , Europe , GCC , Gulf News , India , Iran , Kuwait , Mishaal Al Gergawi , Oil , Oman , regional player , Russia , SABIC , Unemployment , United Arab Emirates
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: That the GCC is able to cooperate and function so well is both comforting and alarming. Comforting because it confirms the council still functions, alarming because it only does so in self-preservation mode.
Added on 06/03/2011
Andrew Mackay
Algeria , Alternative Energy , Bahrain , BP , Christmas , East Africa , Egypt , European Union , GCC , Libya , Mediterranean , Middle East , Morocco , North Africa , PR , Qatar , Red Sea , Saudi , Social Media , Syria , Tunisia , UAE , United Arab Emirates
ANDREW MACKAY: Countries across the Middle East and Africa need to examine the damage done to their reputations, and rebuild vital revenue streams from inward investment and tourism.
Added on 23/02/2011
Steve Royston
Abdulaziz , Abdullah , Arabian Peninsula , Bahrain , Baluchistan , British Embassy , Democracy , East Africa , elected president , Facebook , Faisal , Fifa World Cup , France , GCC , George W. Bush , Hosni Mubarak , India , Iran , Iraq , Istanbul , Lebanon , Libya , Middle East , Muammar Gaddafi , North Africa , Oil , Oil and gas , Oil Embargo , oil prices , oil revenue , Oil revenues , Oil wealth , Palestinian Territories , Pearl Roundabout , Saddam Hussein , Saudi Arabia , Scotland , Social Media , Tahrir Square , Tripoli , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Winston Churchill , Yemen
STEVE ROYSTON: This post is more than a five-minute read. I apologise, but I don’t apologise: Sometimes you need more than a few hundred words.
