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By Ali AlAhmed The Tiger is dead. Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr ("nimr" is Arabic for "tiger") was executed by the Saudi government for speaking out against absolute monarchy and pushing for people's participation in governing themselves. The mass…

Washington DC – The Institute for Gulf Affairs released an innovative study titled “the Omani Model” by the institute’s Shohini Gupta. The report is the second of the CVE series and focuses on How Oman managed to be a model state in…

January 13, 2016 By Ali AlAhmed Washington DC – Saudi King Salman Al-Saud plans to abdicate his throne and install his son Mohammed as king, multiple highly-placed sources told the Institute for Gulf Affairs. Mohamed bin Salman is the…

December 3, 2015 By Ali AlAhmed Washington DC -The handsome Ali AlNimer, who just turned 20, may be dead in a few days if the reports that the Saudi monarchy plans to execute him along with 50 other men, including his uncle Sheikh Nimer…

By Adam Whitcomb Washington DC- The migration crisis happening in the Middle East and Europe has been catastrophic and monumental, comparable only to the mass-migrations after WWII. Leaders have been reacting with policy changes to help…

November 15, 2015 T:+202-466-9500 Washington DC - The Institute for Gulf Affairs is releasing a report on the Saudi government school in Paris and the content of its schoolbooks that promotes terrorism and hatred. Some of the violent and…

November 12, 2015 Washington DC - The Institute for Gulf Affairs is looking for a UAE human rights advocacy fellow. The job requires a bachelor relevant to the position and knowledge of UAE and GCC politics. • Strong writing and verbal…

Novmber 4, 2015 By Adam Whitcomb Washington DC -The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published a report in October 2015 about economic issues within Saudi Arabia; the big takeaway which many news conglomerates wrote about was that the…

September 8, 2015 By Akhil Shah Saudi Arabia has, at the best of times, been slow to uphold its end of the relationship it shares with the United States. The visit of the King Salman provides President Obama with a clear opportunity to…

September 8, 2015 By Travis Wolfe History has shown that the Saudi monarchy has a record of not allowing regional competition, while customarily preventing the rise of any supported government in the region that seeks the idea of…