Gulf Tensions

GCC

Saudi Arabia tightens rules on financial transfers to UAE

Move appears to be latest sign of rising tensions between two Gulf nations
Diplomacy
Why Egypt held back from joining Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan's defence pact
Gulf Tensions
Business executives making 'contingency plans' for UAE-Saudi Arabia feud
Gulf Tensions
Businesses report blocked payments from Saudi Arabia to the UAE, raising fears of worsening ties
War on Iran
Trump's war on Iran is a Suez moment - but not in the way you might think
Dan Glazebrook
Israel normalisation deals
Why Netanyahu leaked his secret wartime visit to the UAE
Ali Bakir
War on Iran
Trump went to Beijing to talk Iran. He came back empty-handed
Marco Carnelos
International law
The UAE cannot invoke international law while violating it
Ziyad Motala
Arms Trade
Gulf turns to Turkey for air defence systems amid Iran threats
Gulf Tensions
UAE's Opec exit seeks to hit Saudi Arabia where it hurts
Mohamad Elmasry
War on Iran
Iran ready to seize Bahrain and UAE coastlines if US 'makes a mistake', Iranian expert warns
Gulf Tensions
Asia's quiet superpower: Pakistan army’s teetering balance between Saudi Arabia and Iran
Kamal Alam
Gulf Tensions
Qatar and Chad restore diplomatic relations
Gulf Tensions
Pakistan Army to the GCC: No longer your gun for hire
Kamal Alam
Gulf Tensions
Pro-Saudi Tory MP accepted $20,000 to speak at Qatari opposition event
Gulf Tensions
Saudi Arabia is the light and Iran is darkness, says foreign minister
Gulf Tensions
Exiled Kuwaiti blogger defiant after conviction for opposing Qatar siege
Gulf Tensions
UK must release report on Saudi, Qatar terror links, says Ashdown
Gulf Tensions
US upholds alliance with Qatar, calls for stabilisation within GCC
Gulf Tensions
'Salalah forever': Oman's security wall can't dent deep Yemeni ties
Gulf Tensions
Isolated Qatar signs trade agreements with Oman
Gulf Tensions
Qatar in talks to buy Russian air defence system
Gulf Tensions
From Doha to Erbil: Why blockades do not work
Ranj Alaaldin