IGA Editor

May 30, 2017 Washington DC – The Institute for Gulf Affairs is issuing an exclusive investigative report tomorrow on one of the biggest terrorist threats against the United States homeland. The report (From American College Campuses to…

Washington DC - The nephew of the director of Saudi terrorist rehabilitation program was killed fighting against the Syrian Army with an AlQaeda group Friday, his mother confirmed multiple reports of his death. AlHadlaq’s mother, Dr.…

Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi was born in 1956 as the fourth son of Sheikh Saqr Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah. Back then, Britain still controlled the Arab sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf, and oil had not yet made Abu Dhabi rich. Saud…

Over the past three years, the Arab uprisings have sown a land of feast and famine in the Middle East.· Across the region, the downfall of old regimes and power structures has unhinged traditional geopolitical relationships and has allowed…

Saudi Arabia: Energy Security and Regional Uncertainty Conference featuring Matar Matar Bahraini Member of Parliament and Dr. W’Sam AlShammari Representative of the Constitutional Movement in Saudi Arabia and Harun Ahmed Defected…

By Ali AlAhmed The Execution of the Saudi Seven Saudi Arabia's farcical justice system condemned seven young men to death this week, and the world remained silent. Washington DC -- As I wrote this article on the night of March 12 in…

Washington DC -- Ahmed Matar must be rolling in his grave. The 17 year-old high school student was killed December 27th by Saudi Special Forces while attending a pro-democracy rally in the Eastern Province city of Qatif to demand freedom…

November 13, 2012 By Benjamin Wurtzel Try to imagine an Italy where the Pope and his Vatican state are not merely tenants of Rome, but are the spiritual guidance of the entire Italian nation. The pope issues decrees and makes…

Washington, DC- The Institute for Gulf Affairs released a special report on Sunday, October 28. On Being Shiite in Saudi Arabia will offer a rare glimpse into the lives of Shia Muslims living in Saudi Arabia. This special report, the…

In the midst of the ongoing political·volatility·in the Middle East, one country has been particularly successful in thwarting domestic protest: Saudi Arabia. Clouded in mystery, the Saudi Kingdom has not been as affected by…