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
Qatar says Saudi-led demands not 'reasonable' and is preparing response
Gulf Tensions
Twitter users mock list of demands issued to Qatar
Gulf Tensions
Gulf crisis: UAE accuses Qatar of 'leaking' list of 13 demands
Gulf Tensions
'An attack on free thought': Middle East Eye responds to Saudi demands
Gulf Tensions
Democracy and the Arab axis of tyranny
Soumaya Ghannoushi
Gulf Tensions
Qatar crisis: Saudi-led states list 13 demands to end blockade
Gulf Tensions
Qatar government cancels exit visas as blockade bites
Gulf Tensions
ANALYSIS: Bin Salman's rise strains Turkey-Qatar alliance
Gulf Tensions
Qatar crisis: Coup attempts, the politics of revenge and the dream of becoming king
Jamal Elshayyal
Gulf Tensions
Gulf crisis: US 'mystified' by lack of Saudi evidence on Qatar
Gulf Tensions
Nomads no more: Camels break Saudi-led blockade of Qatar
Gulf Tensions
Qatar says no negotiations until Saudi-led blockade lifted