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
'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
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
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
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
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