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Economics , Technology
GULF STATES FOCUS ON THE POTENTIAL OF HYDROGEN POWER
As the world’s leading nations continue to grapple with the challenges posed by climate change there are signs that the Gulf states are becoming increasingly...Read more
May 26, 2021
Economics
EU AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR GULF STATES
The European Union marked Europe Day on 9 May, 71 years from the day that the Schumann Declaration was agreed between Germany and France, laying the foundation...Read more
May 10, 2021
Economics
OPEC+ DEVELOPMENTS: PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS EASING AS ENERGY DEMAND RECOVERS
The energy ministers of OPEC and Russia, so-called OPEC+, met on 27 April to review continuing constraints on oil output against a backdrop of more optimistic...Read more
May 4, 2021
Economics , Technology
CLIMATE CHANGE: AGRICULTURE INNOVATION MISSION (AIM)
Last week, the US Special Envoy for Climate John Kerry was again flying around the world in support of President Biden’s determination to restore America’s...Read more
May 3, 2021
Economics
THE GULF ALONG CHINA’S BELT AND ROAD
China’s global ambitions continue to be amply demonstrated through Beijing’s determined pursuit of its ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI) which, since 2013, has...Read more
April 28, 2021
Economics
SAUDI RED SEA PROJECT GETS GREEN FUNDING
Over the past three years, international capital markets have agreed to a framework for ‘green financing’ that seeks to encourage new projects that recognise...Read more
April 26, 2021Cultural & Social
Cultural, Social
BUILDING BRIDGES
On February 3, 2019, Pope Francis began his three-day visit to the United Arab Emirates, the first of a Pontiff to the Arabian Peninsula and the wider Gulf...Read more
February 4, 2019
Cultural, Social
AN HISTORIC CHARTER
The visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was not just a visit, it was history in the making. As the first visit of any Pope to...Read more
February 4, 2019
Politics & Security
GULF CHOICES BETWEEN US-CHINA RELATIONS
The Wall Street Journal has reported there are mounting concerns within the US security establishment over the UAE’s relations with China and how these may...Read more
May 27, 2021TURKEY INVESTMENT IN OMAN
This week Oman signed an agreement with a senior trade delegation from Turkey aimed at increasing Turkish investment in Oman’s Duqm economic zone. The...Read more
May 26, 2021GULF WATER PRESSURES
According to a 2017 World Bank Report, all six members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are amongst the 17 most ‘water-stressed’ countries in the...Read more
May 20, 2021ABRAHAM ACCORDS UNDER PRESSURE OVER JERUSALEM VIOLENCE
The leaders of the Gulf states that signed the Abraham Accords with Israel last September have united in their criticism of the mounting levels of violence in...Read more
May 14, 2021WILL NEW TALKS WITH IRAN SALVAGE THE NUCLEAR ACCORD?
The latest round of international nuclear talks with Iran got underway in Vienna today. These latest JCPOA negotiations come against the backdrop of recent...Read more
May 11, 2021SAUDI-IRAN RAPPROCHEMENT: RUMOURS AROUND THE GULF
Against the backdrop of continuing efforts to achieve a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, on 2 May it was announced that King Salman of Saudi Arabia...Read more
May 5, 2021