Author Archives: GCC

Britain Trained a Bahraini Police Chief Who Presided Over Abuse of Political Dissidents

The day after this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, a less glamorous event will take place [...]

Royal Windsor Horse Show: Britain Cannot Welcome Human Rights Abusers

Summary The United Kingdom prides itself on upholding human rights, and respecting every individual’s right [...]

UAE telecoms regulator in talks over lifting ban on Skype and FaceTime

The UAE’s telecoms regulator is in talks with Microsoft and Apple that focus on the [...]

Trump is offering Saudi Arabia a ‘bad deal’ on Syria

Why the proposal for a Saudi-led deployment of Arab forces to Syria would not work. [...]

Germany set to ban arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Turkey amid fear of human rights abuses

All previously agreed weapons deals would be retroactively cancelled if legislation passed Germany is set to ban [...]

Saudi Aramco appoints first woman to board

World’s most profitable company recruits US oil executive Lynn Laverty Elsenhans in milestone move for [...]