Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds Eye Israel, but Need Time to Make Their First Moves
Energy, manufacturing, water, space, health care, agri-tech likely to be prime targets
Sebastian Castelier
Sebastian Castelier is a journalist who covers Gulf Arab states and labour migration. His work has appeared in several Middle Eastern and international media outlets. Twitter: @SCastelier
Opinion Vaccine Nationalism in the Gulf: Kuwait's Cruel COVID Caste System
In Gulf states, the COVID pandemic has accelerated the discrepancy in rights between citizens and second-class migrant workers. Kuwait is now paying the price of its xenophobic vaccine policy as infection rates spike to record highs
Opinion Despite Detente, Ties Between Qatar and the Gulf Are Still a Ticking Bomb
'The wound is very deep': Gulf leaders put on a good show of newfound brotherly love at the GCC summit, but their formal end of conflict can’t paper over deeper social and political fractures
Opinion Saudi Arabia, UAE and Qatar's More Tolerant, Liberal Islam: Not What It Seems
The end of oil, the Abraham Accords and Turkey are forcing Gulf states to renegotiate the role of religion in their societies. Talking up openness and moderation, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Doha have different playbooks – but share a common aim
Opinion Gulf States Have Sacrificed Uighur Muslims for Cash From China
How Saudi Arabia and the UAE, among other Arab Gulf states, have sold out a million 'brother Muslims' in detention camps for multi-billion dollar investments from China
Opinion Coronavirus Exposes the Epic Moral Failure of Gulf States
COVID-19 was a chance for wealthy Gulf states to show the compassion to already-exploited migrant workers they can afford, and the gratitude that they owe. Instead, millions have been left hungry, sick and abused
Analysis Double Whammy Could Cost Israel and Iran Their Key Gulf State Contact
The coronavirus crisis and oil price warfare have given Saudi Arabia and UAE critical leverage on a struggling Oman. It could be the end of Muscat’s maverick independent foreign policy, with repercussions across the Mideast