By Zakiya Afzani Abu Dhabi Crown Prince hosts Iraqi Shia cleric Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr visited Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince, Emir Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan on Sunday, and called for better relations between Iraq and the UAE. Sadr, who leads the political party the Sadrist Movement,…
By Zakiya Afzani Brexit UK was hoping for a swift Middle East deal The UK was over confident in believing that Brexit Britain would be a trade priority for the wealthy GCC nations of the Muddle East. However severe delays to the London summit now threaten the UK plans entirely…
By Jamal Joudi Oman | GCC countries introduce Sin Tax of up to 110% First published 20 June 2017, news of the new GCC sin tax reaching up t0 110% soon went viral on social media with the story being read up to 7.15 million times per day. Oman, UAE,…
By Sophia Olama Qatar Crisis | Qatar delivers formal response in hand written note Kuwait, which is brokering peace talks in the Qatar Crisis, received an unexpected formal response from Qatar. Qatar’s foreign minister arrived in Kuwait with a handwritten response to demands by four Arab nations. Kuwait is acting…
By Zakiya Afzani Qatar Crisis |Blockade deepens Restrictions on Qatar will continue after the nation rejected the ultimatum made by the international community, Saudi Arabia told Al-Sahawat Times in Cairo, Egypt. The foreign ministers of four Arab countries, meeting in Cairo, said they regretted Qatar’s “negative” response to their list…
By Jamal Joudi Oman | GCC countries introduce Sin Tax Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait. Residents may have to pay double the price for unhealthy products after a ‘sin tax’ kicks in, experts say, but the boost to health and the economy will be worth it many economists and…
By Zakiya Afzani Qatar Crisis | After the deadline The latest deadline set by Gulf Arab states for Qatar to abide by a list of 13 demands is due to expire at midnight on Tonight. Qatar has already submitted its response to Kuwaiti mediators and its foreign minister has…
By Zakiya Afzani Al Jazeera ordered to shut down Qatar is past it’s deadlines and into their emergency 48 hour extension period to respond to international demands over the 2017 Qatar Crisis. Demands include the total shut down of Qatari news channel and website Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera and…
By Zakiya Afzani Gulf News |Qatar Crisis spreads On May 23, Qatar woke up to news of a hack attributing false statements to the emir of Qatar. The fake news was aired on several UAE and Saudi-owned networks in the Gulf. This sparked a series of diplomatic breakdowns between the GCC countries….
By Zakiya Afzani Qatar Crisis | Emergency hotline set up to help mixed families avoid humanitarian crisis President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Sunday instructed the authorities concerned to take into consideration the humanitarian circumstances of Emirati-Qatari joint families an official source announced. Saudi Arabia and Bahrain also…
