By Islam Farag, Cairo / Egypt Despite his departure from the White House in 2021, Gulf states’ ties to US President Donald Trump have not been severed. The Trump Organization has struck business deals with a number of his allies in the region, notably the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman. His son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has maintained close ties to Gulf ...
By Masoud Sadrmohammadi As Israel escalates its attacks on Lebanon and conducts limited ground operations along the border, extending the flames of war from Gaza to the wider Middle East, Iran’s Foreign Minister has undertaken a series of diplomatic trips across the region over the past week, which can all be seen as part of a “war management” diplomacy. Abbas ...
Over the past few weeks, the Arabian Gulf has been at the center of global attention with more than one event and more than one issue. Regardless of the nature of the event or the issue that brought it under the spotlight, this intense media interest in it only says that the Gulf countries have become an important cog in ...