Author Archives: GCC

‘Free and fair elections don’t exist in monarchical Bahrain’

No one should expect free and fair elections in Bahrain, where the ruling regime is [...]

Saudi Arabia’s MBS arrives in Bahrain on latest leg of Arab tour

The Saudi crown prince is on his first trip abroad since the killing of dissident [...]

Israel seeks to establish diplomatic ties with Bahrain

Government sources confirm Israel and Bahrain are in talks to establish official relations, as Netanyahu [...]

The UAE is trampling human rights. Man City must finally speak out

The jailing of British academic Matthew Hedges is an abuse the club can’t ignore. It’s [...]

Authors boycott UAE book festival over Matthew Hedges jailing

Historian Antony Beevor and journalist Frank Gardner among several authors to announce they will not [...]

Qatar 2022: £40 a week to build the World Cup stadiums

Workers from some of the world’s poorest countries are being paid a pittance to deliver [...]