Author Archives: GCC

Barclays bosses pressured by Qatar to mask Gulf state PM’s holding, court told

Prosecutors for Serious Fraud Office present internal emails and phone calls to jury Barclays bosses [...]

Amnesty report demands more from Qatar over World Cup stadium workers’ rights

Qatar is still failing to protect the rights of its army of nearly two million [...]

Saudi female activists face jail conditions akin to torture, say UK MPs

Panel finds detained activists subject to sleep deprivation, assault and threats to life Saudi Arabia is [...]

Saudi Arabia transferred American-made weapons to militants in Yemen: CNN

WASHINGTON: Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners have transferred American-made weapons to Al Qaeda-linked fighters, [...]

Oman: The next blowout after Bahrain crisis?

Bond investors rattled by Bahrain’s fiscal woes last year are bracing for the next potential [...]

Australia captain demands bans for Bahrain and Thailand until refugee footballer Hakeem al-Araibi released from prison

The former captain of Australia has said that Bahrain and Thailand should be barred from [...]