Author Archives: GCC
Qatar’s emir hopes 2022 World Cup can heal Arab world divisions
For the first time, the tournament is set to take place in the Middle East, [...]
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‘Billion dollar ransom’: Did Qatar pay record sum?
On the morning of 16 December 2015 Qatar’s ruling family got bad news: 28 members [...]
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Saudi woman could face two years in jail for running on stage and hugging male singer
Conservative kingdom is undergoing rapid social reform, but mixing of unrelated men and women is [...]
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The Middle East petro state with the most riding on rising oil prices isn’t Saudi Arabia — it is Kuwait
Plans from major index providers to upgrade Kuwait to emerging markets status is helping to [...]
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Bahraini court gives prison sentences to five anti-regime activists
A court in Bahrain has handed down prison sentences to five anti-regime protesters as the [...]
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Bahrain’s Ayatollah Qassim treated in London
Ayatollah Qassim’s health had deteriorated ever since the government have stripped his citizenship and stormed [...]
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