Author Archives: GCC

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 [...]

US issues Saudi Arabia travel warning ahead of Barack Obama visit

Possible targets for terror attacks include housing compounds, hotels, restaurants, shopping areas and international schools The [...]

28 Pages That Could Implicate Saudi Arabia In 9/11

As President Obama prepares for a trip to Saudi Arabia later this month, a CBS [...]