Turkiye’s trio of preelection foreign policy challenges
SINEM CENGIZ January 31, 2023 In the past few months, much of the focus in terms of Turkish foreign policy was on the Middle East, as Ankara engaged in normalization […]
Making Pakistan relevant amidst changing dynamics in the Gulf
December 8, 2022 at 9:00 pm | Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, GCC, India, International Organisations, Opinion, Pakistan Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud (R) and Secretray General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Nayef bin […]
Saudi, UAE donations ‘continue to save people from hunger,’ says World Food Programme GCC representative
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Pope’s Bahrain visit furthers outreach to Muslim world, bishop says
By Elise Ann Allen Oct 4, 2022 |Senior Correspondent Listen to this story: ROME – When Pope Francis becomes the first pontiff to visit the Muslim-majority Gulf nation of Bahrain next […]
Trouble at home will hinder Iran’s export of its revolution
ZAID M. BELBAGI October 02, 2022 Short Url Despite the customary anti-Western rhetoric and character of Iran’s foreign policy, the chief calculation of its government since 1979 has been the export of its revolution. Specifically, this has meant the exportation of Velayat-e faqih — or guardianship of the jurist — […]
Turkey and the Gulf grow closer
SINEM CENGIZ September 16, 2022 Short Url In international relations there is a well-known argument connecting defense and security needs with economic interests. Historically, under certain circumstances, states deepen their […]
UN Security Council welcomes transfer of power in Yemen, praises GCC contribution
Nayef Al-Hajraf, Secretary-General of the GCC, speaks during the last day of the conference on the conflict in Yemen, hosted by the GCC in Riyadh. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/6tke7 Updated […]
A changed Turkey can be a benefit to all
RABBI MARC SCHNEIER March 23, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/65cm8 Change is happening fast in Turkey, and countries from Europe to the Middle East and the US are taking note.On the […]
GCC-hosted Yemeni talks could be a game changer
DR. ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEG March 23, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/rhz6f The Yemeni-Yemeni talks hosted by the Gulf Cooperation Council next week could be a game changer for the country. Over […]
How Ukraine conflict might affect the Middle East
DR. DIANA GALEEVA February 27, 202221:27 988 Follow @arabnews Short Url https://arab.news/z8w73 John Mearsheimer, the founder of offensive realism — a subdivision of the neorealism/structural realism school of thought within […]
GCC holds first meeting with Afghanistan’s de facto rulers
DR. ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEG February 16, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/4tx58 A Gulf Cooperation Council delegation on Monday met for the first time with representatives from the de facto authorities in […]
Bonds between Turkey and Gulf states strengthen
SINEM CENGIZ February 05, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/vbdur Turkey and the Gulf states once again find themselves sharing similar concerns as Europe deals with one of its worst security crises […]
Gulf’s Jewish communities are building for future generations
EBRAHIM D. NONOO January 01, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/9edeb Jews have been living in Gulf Cooperation Council countries for more than a century. My own family moved to Bahrain from […]
What a difference a year has made in Turkish-Gulf relations
SINEM CENGIZ December 10, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/6u2xg As we approach the end of 2021, which is defined as a year of de-escalation and reconciliation, a review of Turkish-Gulf relations […]
US-China rivalry forcing Arab Gulf states to make impossible choices, UAE’s Anwar Gargash tells World Policy Conference
Anwar Gargash, the UAE’s presidential diplomatic adviser and former minister of state for foreign affairs, was speaking at the World Policy Conference in Abu Dhabi. (Screenshot) Short Url https://arab.news/ynpfr China […]
The female candidates making history at the Qatari Shura elections
Sami Rahman 01 October, 2021 Qatari women are set to make history by taking part in the first-ever elections for the country’s Shura Council. Qatar is just moments away from […]
It is time for a Gulf rapprochement with Iraq
MOHAMMED ABU DALHOUM September 23, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/vgsky Mazhar Mohammed Saleh, the finance consultant to the Iraqi prime minister, this month announced that Iraq is close to finishing its […]
How to contain the crisis in Afghanistan
DR. ABDEL AZIZ ALUWAISHEGAugust 16, 2021 23:08573 Short Url https://arab.news/63yec As events unfold rapidly in Afghanistan, it is important to keep in mind what still can and should be done to […]
Why the Gulf states need to forge their own Iran policy
Author DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB February 14, 2021 A general view of a session of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit held in Riyadh. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/rsy2c Mohammad Jawad […]
Thaw in Gulf rift could bridge gap between Ankara, Arab states, reshape regional balances
BY DILARA ASLAN ANKARA NEWS ANALYSIS JAN 10, 2021 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf (L) and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud hold a […]