Gulf States
Kuwait opposition presses for reform, party system
World
July 17, 2012
Kuwait opposition presses for reform, party system
The Kuwaiti opposition pressed for a multi-party system as part of a host of political and constitutional reforms to…
Morsy says Gulf security inviolable
Egypt
July 10, 2012
Morsy says Gulf security inviolable
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy told a Saudi newspaper that the security of the Gulf states is inviolable, reiterating earlier assurances…
Oman sentences writer, poet, for defaming sultan
World
July 9, 2012
Oman sentences writer, poet, for defaming sultan
An Omani writer and a poet were among four people convicted of defamation over comments against the country's sultan…
Witnesses: Omani police detain activists at protest
World
June 11, 2012
Witnesses: Omani police detain activists at protest
MUSCAT, OMAN — Omani riot police on Monday detained some 30 activists during a peaceful protest near police headquarters in…
The Brotherhood and Gulf security
Opinion
February 23, 2012
The Brotherhood and Gulf security
“Push your flight back tomorrow,” Khaled al-Qazzaz, the foreign relations coordinator at the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party (FJP)…
Will Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood mend ties with Gulf States?
Opinion
February 7, 2012
Will Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood mend ties with Gulf States?
As the Muslim Brotherhood ascends to power, a question remains on how the once “banned” group will handle the issue…
Syria: Gulf-backed activists stormed Cairo embassy
Egypt
January 28, 2012
Syria: Gulf-backed activists stormed Cairo embassy
Syria's ambassador to Egypt has accused opposition activists backed by oil-rich Gulf Arab nations of storming the country's embassy in…
Egypt faces hurdles in securing IMF aid
Business
January 25, 2012
Egypt faces hurdles in securing IMF aid
Egypt faces a struggle to secure a US$3.2 billion International Monetary Fund aid package that economists say is crucial to…
Initiative seeks to raise money from engineers to support Egyptian economy
Business
January 19, 2012
Initiative seeks to raise money from engineers to support Egyptian economy
Engineers Syndicate members launched a new initiative to raise LE12 billion from engineers working in Gulf countries in order to…