Risk Watch
Company results by Dubai’s largest developers, Emaar, Nakheel and Union Properties indicate a modest return to growth....
The Emir of Kuwait has re-appointed Sheikh Jabel Al Mubarak Al Sabah as prime-minister. ...
The Yemeni capital Sana’a has witnessed unprecedented clashes as tribal fighters loyal to ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh took over the Interior Ministry building....
Bahrain’s Alba, one of the country’s biggest economic contributors, suffered a loss of revenue, which are blamed on a lowering of global aluminium prices as well as higher energy costs....
Saudi Arabia has arrested leading hardline Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, triggering protests in the Eastern Province.The protesters have expressed solidarity with Bahrain....
The first overseas trip by Egyptian president Mohammed Morsy to Saudi Arabia and the new alliance being formed carries with it significant implications for both countries....
Russia and Saudi Arabia have exchanged strong criticisms of each other, with the Russians accusing the Saudis of human rights abuses in the Eastern Province....
The Bahraini government has started paying compensation to the families of the 17 protestors killed during the unrest in the country last year....
The US Navy has fired at an Indian fishing boat off the coast of Dubai killing one Indian fisherman....
Saudi Arabia has increased its oil production to a 30-year high in an apparent attempt to cover the drop of Iran oil exports due to the EU embargo....
Kuwait’s constitutional court has reinstated the previous parliament, causing heavy criticism and mass protest from the opposition....
Al Qaeda militants from Yemen have infiltrated into Oman....
Saudi Arabian King Abdullah has appointed Prince Salman as Crown Prince and Prince Ahmad as Interior Minister, following the death of Prince Nayef....
Dubai government-owned entity JAFZA has repaid a US$ 2 billion Islamic bond, five months ahead of schedule....
The UAE has started the operation of the so-called Hormuz bypass that allows the export of oil via a pipeline that bypasses the Straits of Hormuz....
Omani authorities have cracked down on bloggers with several arrests. There is increasing tension amongst the local population demanding jobs and better standards of living....
The UAE have proposed laws to regulate buying controlling stakes in the stock markets. This will create greater transparency....
UAE legislators are proposing introducing a federal dress code. The proposal risks politicizing an issue that has galvanized conservative elements within society....
Bahrain’s Appeals Court has convicted nine medics for their alleged role in the local unrest. All the medics are Shiite....
A second Kuwaiti minister has resigned in less than a month as Islamist led opposition are actively demanding half of the cabinet posts....