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
Egypt's former grand mufti predicts 'extermination' of Qatar
Gulf Tensions
Saudi Arabia's deposed crown prince 'under palace arrest'
Gulf Tensions
Qatar rights group hires Swiss law firm to sue blockade countries
Gulf Tensions
Qatar crisis: What does it mean for US military in the Gulf?
Gulf Tensions
Qatar crisis: Why Egyptian workers fear Cairo more than Doha
Gulf Tensions
Saudi commentator threatens Qatar with same fate as Egypt's 'Rabaa Square'
Gulf Tensions
UAE crown prince asked US to bomb Al Jazeera, says 2003 cable
Gulf Tensions
UAE ambassador: 'We do not promote idea of press freedom'
Gulf Tensions
Gulf crisis: Qatar criticises Saudi Arabia's refusal to negotiate
Gulf Tensions
Saudi Arabia says Qatar demands are non-negotiable
Gulf Tensions
Iranian foreign minister calls out Qatar blockade
Gulf Tensions
US senator vows to block Gulf arms sales until crisis over