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August 21, 2012 The Institute for Gulf Affairs has learned that Saudi foreign Minister Saud AlFaisal has postponed his plans to travel to the United States for treatment due to serious illness.  His health condition appears to be…

Gulf Weekly Review, August 4-11 Persian Gulf, Oil After producing record oil outputs at close to 10 million barrels a day, Saudi Arabia, along with OPEC announced plans to decrease the amount of oil they’re outputting. However, it…

The Gulf, Weekly Analysis July 14-20 Saudi Arabia Former Ambassador to the United States, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, has replaced intelligence chief Prince Murqrin bin Abdulaziz who possibly has cancer. According to the royal…

The Gulf, Weekly Analysis July 7-13 Oman Oman has continued its crackdown on activists by sentencing four pro-reform activists to jail for defaming Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said. The sentencing is the latest following a…

SYRIAAn al-Qaeda styled militia fraction, al-Nusra, claimed responsibility for the attack and murders at a pro-regime television station last week. The presence of this and possibly other al-Qaeda-esq groups in Syria could harpoon the…

Joe Lauria Jun 15, 2012 UNITED NATIONS // Fears of militant Islamists taking over in Syria are fuelling Moscow's unyielding support for Damascus, which has earned it strong condemnation from the US and the West, analysts and observers…

For questions please contact Jared at (202)-466-9500 or jared@gulfinstitute.org. Washington DC - The Institute for Gulf Affairs issued a report today analyzing the myriad of problems plaguing Yemen and its government. The report…

By Ali AlAhmed New York Times, May 30, 2012 The Saudi-proposed Gulf union will not come to fruition because it might mean breaking apart the Gulf Cooperation Council. Most council members already fear Saudi domination over their…

By Joshua Jacobs April 12, 2012 Washington DC .. Even as a tentative ceasefire brings an uneasy calm to Syria, opposition leaders and US officials express skepticism that it will hold, particularly in the face of the Assad regime’s…

BY ANDREW BOND APRIL 12, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC--On Thursday March 29, Iraq hosted its first Arab League summit since 1990 which became famous for the plate-throwing incident between the Iraqis and Kuwaitis. Held in a former…