Author Archives: GCC

Exclusive: UAE company ‘hacked US-Iranian magnate’s email’

Court documents claim RAKIA breached Farhad Azima’s laptops and tried to slander his character after [...]

Kuwait ‘blackface’ comedy show causes outcry

A Kuwaiti TV show, Block Ghashmarah, has used “blacked-up” actors and stereotypes to portray Sudanese [...]

Qatar Airways CEO apologises for suggesting a woman could not do his job

Akbar Al Baker offers ‘heartfelt apologies’ after saying firm has to be led by a [...]

Why Saudi Arabia and Russia consider boosting oil production

Economist Cornelia Meyer discusses why Saudi Arabia and Russia consider reversing a 2017 deal to [...]

UN accuses Saudi Arabia of using anti-terror laws to justify torture

Saudi Arabia is systematically using anti-terror laws to justify torture, suppress all dissent and imprison human [...]

Bahrain’s King Hamad, backed by Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, seeking to unseat Prime Minister: Report

Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, supported by the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi [...]