Author Archives: GCC

Muscat Festival Unprecedented Success

Oman Times: The Muscat Festival 2007, a month-long cultural extravaganza which kicked off on January [...]

Bahrain Telecommunications Sued

ATCO Clearwire Telecom, a US-Saudi joint venture, said in January that it was suing Bahrains [...]

Released Bahraini Oppopsition Figues Deny Charges

DPA: ­ Two Bahraini opposition lawmakers, whose arrest earlier in the week sparked riots in [...]

Democracy In The Gulf Cannot Take Place Overnight

The question of implanting Western-style democracies in the Gulf region gained momentum with the overthrow [...]

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Girls in Saudi Arabia demand the right to have PE lessons

Girls at private schools have been allowed to take part in classes since 2013 – but [...]

Saudi Arabia labels reports of divestment from US assets ‘ridiculous’

But foreign minister warns proposed law that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue [...]