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Ex-wife of Saudi King: Why is the King Abdullah Holding His Daughters Hostage?
The Washington Post and the New York Times declined to publish this important article as so not to offend the Saudi Monarchy
April 1, 2014
By AlAnood AlFayez
Last week, President Barack Obama met with my ex-husband and the father…
IGA Analyst Kelly LeBenger on UK Channel 4
April 2, 2014
Washington DC - Kelly LeBenger is a Political Analyst for the Institute for Gulf Affairs was interviewed by the British Channel 4 regarding the plight of the Saudi King daughters who have been captive by their father since…
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…
New Map Depicts Human Trafficking Cases By the Saudi Ruling Family
12 September, 2013
By Anabelle Suitor
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- the Gulf Institute has created a map of Saudi human trafficking cases and violations. The map is available at https://crowdmap.com/map/saudihumantrafficking/ depicting recent…
The Israeli Mistress and the Saudis
4 November 2013
By Daniel Morillo
Washington DC- A quiet partnership is emerging in the Middle East that has the potential to alter the future of the region if their mistress-like relationship goes public. Israel and Saudi Arabia who…
Strategic Tantrum: Saudi Arabia’s Shifting Foreign Policy
November 4, 2013
By Burgan Hobbs
Washington DC -- When Saudi Arabia refused to take a seat on the UN Security Council we reported that it little to do with actual Saudi grievances vis-à-vis the UN and more likely indicated a shift in…
Saudi Arabia In An Iran-Friendly World
30 October 2013
By Daniel Morillo
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Saudi Arabia has once again stolen the international stage for its crackdown on women driving and their refusal of the UN Security Council seat. However, another issue…
Save the Date: Threats to the Saudi Oil Infrastructure Conference
Saudi Arabia: Threats to the Kingdom’s Oil Infrastructure
featuring
Andrew Bond,
Assistant Director at the Institute for Gulf Affairs
Dr. David Weinberg,
Senior Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies
Daniel Morillo,…
Close Relative of Senior Saudi Counterterrorism Official Killed Alongside AlQaeda in Syria
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.…
UAE: Saud Bin Saqr – A Sheikh like no other?
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…