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Kuwait: Small Nation, Big Threat?
By Akhil Shah
Washington DC -The terrorist bombing of the Imam Al-Sadiq Mosque in Kuwait City took the lives of at least twenty-six Kuwaiti worshipers. The Arabian Peninsula branch of ISIS has claimed responsibility, and has promised that…
Why Obama Should end the Carter Doctrine in the Gulf
May 20, 2015
By Ali AlAhmed
President Obama hosted a historical summit, the first of its kind between a US president and all six Gulf monarchs. The question to ask is: to what end? Will it be limited to the three stated issues of…
IGA Investigation: White House to Host Known Anti-Semites
Monday, May, 11, 2015
Washington, DC – The Institute for Gulf Affairs is releasing an exclusive investigation showing the White House is set to host several egregiously anti-Semitic newspaper editors from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf…
CNN: What Saudi Arabia wants in Yemen by Ali AlAhmed
Washington DC - CNN published an article by the director of the Institute for Gulf Affairs Ali AlAhmed regarding the Saudi-led war against Yemen.
What Saudi Arabia wants in Yemen
(CNN)Supported by American intelligence and supplied…
King Salman’s government: A Two-Headed Camel
February 3, 2015
By Ali AlAhmed and Sayan Das Gupta
Washington D.C. - Days after the passing of his brother King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, the new King Salman engineered the largest cabinet shake-up in recent Saudi history. The move…
Report: Killing Them Softly- Saudi Ban on Women Sports is Harming Their Health
December 11, 2014
Washington DC – – The Institute for Gulf Affairs has released an in-depth report on the various health effects on the Saudi women population stemming from official restrictions on women’s participation in sports and…
13 Years A Hostage: Saudi Princesses Release Video Asking for International Help
June 10, 2014
Contact: Nicky Vogt,
Human Rights Campaign Coordinator
202-466-9500
nowomennoplay@gulfinstitute.org
Washington DC – For more than a decade, King Abdullah has held his four daughters Sahar, Jawaher, Maha, and Hala in…
Las Doha: Qatar’s Gamble in Syria
Daniel Morillo
Washington D.C.
18 December 2013
While it is widely accepted that “private donors”, aka Qatari officials, are funding the Syrian Al Qaeda affiliate Jabhat al Nusra, Qatar has recently begun hedging its bets in the…
Report: ‘Behind the Veil: The State of Women in Saudi Arabia’ Released
Contact: Ali Al Ahmed
202-466-9500
Monday 16 December 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- The Institute for Gulf Affairs in-depth analytical report "Behind the Veil: The State of Women in Saudi Arabia" is released today. The report examines the…
IGA report reviewed in AhramOnline
The Gulf Institute report: Security Threats to Saudi Arabia's Oil Infrastructure appeared in an analysis on Ahram Online news Wednesday 27 Nov 2013.
The report is an in-depth analysis on the security risks and potential threats facing…