Our Top 50 Most Influential Arabs 2018
It is true to say that 2018 has been a memorable year in the Middle East region but, sadly, not always for the best of reasons. Of course, as in…
WARNING: oil price lows here to stay?
Gulf states that depend heavily on energy exports for most of their revenues should brace for a long period of low oil prices and subdued economic growth, experts have warned.…
Tunis
Tunisia: New vote of confidence in economic future
EBRD President Suma Chakrabarti has commended Tunisia for its successful political transition and the resilience of its democracy in the face of the many challenges imposed by instability in the…
Prince Alwaleed (R) with former French president Francoise Hollande
Prince Alwaleed: Two former Presidents voice concern
Prince Alwaleed of Saudi Arabia
The international community holds Alwaleed in high regard not only for his success in business but also for his c
$6 billon ransom to release Alwaleed
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal of Saudi Arabia has been ransomed for $6 billion
Could women drivers herald a new dawn for Saudi Arabia?
The world’s media is buzzing with excitement following the news that women in Saudi Arabia have been granted the right to drive; a move likely to have also been warmly…
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz
Our 50 Most Influential Arabs 2017
The events of 2011 and the so-called Arab Spring shook the Middle East to its core. Six years on, we have many changes to contemplate. While some of them altered…
The new Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud
Smoke & Mirrors in the Gulf
The discord in the GCC region continues. Thirteen demands have recently been issued by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, including taking the Qatari television network off air,…