Author Archives: GCC
Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace has not let prison silence him
Blogger and human rights activist Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace has been in prison in Bahrain since [...]
Oman: Iran’s best friend in the Gulf
The sultanate of Oman appears set to play a key role in Iran’s efforts to [...]
American woman charged with ‘insulting’ UAE could sit in jail for weeks
A 25-year old American woman accused of insulting the United Arab Emirates in public could be [...]
UPDATE 1-Kuwait oil and gas workers to go on strike from Sunday -union
Thousands of workers at state-owned oil, gas and petrochemical companies in Kuwait will stage a [...]
Is Qatar’s economy feeling the pinch?
The energy-rich Arab emirate of Qatar is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, [...]
Saudi Arabia’s top cleric defends ban on women driving as it would ‘expose them to evil’
Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin-Abdullah al-Sheikh supports ban He said ‘obsessed’ men with [...]