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Archives: GCC
How Long can Qatar defy its powerful neighbors? It depends on Trump
By Nader Habibi | (Conversation) | - - The recent decision by half the nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and a few other countries to isolate fellow member Qatar came…
Why Saudi Extremism, Instability is an Argument for EVs, Wind and Solar Energy
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Saudi Arabia has gotten too big for its britches, and the oil-producing Middle East is turning even more unstable. Not to mention that…
Top Reasons Why Qatar Will Survive the Saudi-led Diplomatic Offensive
By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | - - The Saudi – Qatar diplomatic rift is intensifying, showing no sign of immediate solution. Since June 5, the day Saudi Arabia, the UAE,…
Saudi v. Qatar: Will Turkish intervention cause Escalation?
By James M. Dorsey | (Inter Press Service) | - - SINGAPORE (IPS) - Turkey’s parliament is this week fast tracking the dispatch of up to 3,000 troops to Qatar, home to…
Turkey OKs draft Bill to send Troops to bolster Qatar re: Saudis
TeleSur | - - Turkey and Qatar also both supported Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated projects throughout the Arab Spring, drawing strong Saudi ire. Turkey has waded into the geopolitical storm engulfing Gulf Arab states…
Qatar in the Cross-Hairs – How Bad can it Get?
By Brian Whitaker | ( Al-Bab.com ) | - - The extraordinary propaganda offensive against Qatar which has been raging in sections of the Arab media for the last couple of weeks shifted…
Oil-Rich Arab States Quietly Join Israel in Cheering for Trump
TeleSur | - - Saudi Arabia and its Persian Gulf Arab allies are happy to see Obama leave office as President Donald Trump would be “very, very tough” on Iran. While the…
With Fall of Aleppo, will a Russo-Iranian Middle East challenge Trump?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - On Thursday, the Syrian government announced that the last of those who wanted to be evacuated from the East Aleppo pocket had been…
The Collapse of the Old Oil Order
By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Sunday, April 17th was the designated moment. The world’s leading oil producers were expected to bring fresh discipline to the chaotic petroleum…
Yemen: Coalition Drops Cluster Bombs in Capital: Indiscriminate Weapon Used in Residential Areas
Human Rights Watch | - - (Beirut) – Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces airdropped cluster bombs on residential neighborhoods in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, early on January 6, 2016. It is not yet clear…
Kurdish Fighters cut Road between ISIL centers of Raqqa and Mosul
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Al-Arabiya reports that the Security Council in Iraqi Kurdistan has announced that their paramilitary, the Peshmerga have taken 150 square kilometers of the…
Why Don’t Rich Arab Gulf States Welcome Syrian Refugees?
By Charles Recknagel | (RFE/ RL ) | - - It's hard not to notice how almost all Syrian refugees flee westward rather than seek a safe haven in the rich Arab…
Yemen: Saudi & Coalition guilty of War Crimes for Bombing Civilians: HRW
Human Rights Watch | - - (Sanaa) – Saudi-led coalition airstrikes that killed at least 65 civilians, including 10 children, and wounded dozens in the Yemeni port city of Mokha on July…
After Vienna, Arabs, Israel seek massive conventional Arms Deals: US ready to Sell
By Thalif Deen | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The nuclear agreement concluded last week between Iran and six big powers, the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China and Germany, is…
Why the Arab Gulf Oil Monarchies should Welcome Iran Deal
By Miriam R Lowi | (Via al-Araby al-Jadeed ) | - - Gulf states, long-time rivals of Tehran, should seize the opportunities for regional peace and security offered by the historic deal,…
Are Arab Oil Monarchies divided over Iran Deal?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) comprises Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. In recent years it has faced…
Yemen: Saudi Airstrikes kill 58, including dozens of Women and Children
RT | (Video report) -- "Saudi-led coalition warplanes are continuing to pound Houthi targets in Yemen despite the rebels agreeing to UN-backed peace talks. The strikes have killed 58 people across the…
Yemen conflict fans food insecurity
By Peter Salisbury and Louise Redvers | (IRIN) - AMMAN / DUBAI (IRIN) - The conflict in Yemen is worsening the country's food insecurity, according to a new report, which predicts that…