Egyptian cenbank pays back $1 billion debt owed to Qatar
Egypt has returned to Qatar $1 billion deposited by the Gulf state to help prop up the Egyptian central bank’s hard currency reserves after the…
Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum – Dubai′s fairytale prince
Dubai’s Crown Prince is a star on Instagram. With some 3.5 million subscribers, he has long since overtaken royals such as Prince William and Kate….
Turkey in the shadow of terror
When the media rushed to the scene of the attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, photographer Furkan Temir took a moment to mentally prepare before going…
America’s Core Middle East Interests Are Already Secure
RECENT PRESIDENTS of both parties have agreed that the United States has vital interests in the Middle East. But the region has become extraordinarily turbulent….
Why don’t we stand with Turkey, like we did with Paris and Orlando?
Night was coming on as I arrived in Heathrow airport on Tuesday. In a waiting lounge at the airport’s central bus station, the urgent and meretricious…
Oman’s Shura Council recommends downsizing government
A special committee of the Shura Council for studying the effects of lower oil prices has recommended the merger a number of ministries and government…
Egypt’s Fattah el-Sisi celebrates toppling of Morsi
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has celebrated the 2013 overthrow of the country’s first democratically-elected president by ordering a lavish military display in the capital…
The Slow-Motion Crisis in Saudi Arabia
Long-stewing problems in one region don’t go away just because another region is at center stage. While Brexit has raged, 3,000 miles away in Riyadh…
Dubai gets higher resolution update on Google Earth
Aerial views of the famous Palm and World islands,as well as the rest of Dubai, are now sharper than ever, thanks to the latest satellite…
Saudi Arabia, France share common vision
The message of Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to France about the Kingdom’s economic restructuring under Saudi Vision 2030 has been welcomed by French…