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Prospects for the Gulf states in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2016

Saudi and wider Gulf renewables push will face hurdles

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SAUDI ARABIA/ GULF STATES

Energy subsidies are a major blockage to wider adoption of renewable energy in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), where pricing bids have recently broken world records. The low…

Maghreb-Gulf ties will outlast tensions

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NORTH AFRICA

Intra-regional tensions

US-Middle East alignment unlikely

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UNITED STATES/MIDDLE EAST

He will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders and top officials from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates…

Geopolitics will dampen Gulf-Iran trade potential

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GULF STATES

The primary economic impact on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states of the lifting of the international sanctions on Iran on January 16 has been further weakness in oil…

Cutbacks increase risk of elite infighting in Qatar

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QATAR

Qatar domestic politics.

The next Omani sultan will face an economic crisis

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OMAN

The ratings agency said the change reflected the erosion of Oman’s foreign reserves in a context of low oil prices. Fears are rising over the country's longer-term economic…

Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2018.

Saudi Arabia's foreign policy will avoid controversy

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia will use the summit to underline its regional leadership, with a foreign policy posture that has been increasingly less confrontational since 2020. This reflects the…

UAE will pursue foreign activism despite rising risks

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

UAE forces were vital to the coalition's taking of Aden and southern Yemen from Huthi control in July. The UAE's strong military commitment to the Saudi-led drive to roll back the…