Middle East

By Daniel Morillo 14 October 2013 Washington DC- Al Shabaab and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) are separated by the narrow Mandeb Strait dividing Horn of Africa and Yemen. Though both are endorsed and supported by a weakened Al…

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…

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…

The Institute for Gulf Affairs has learned that Saudi King Abdulaziz is traveling to New York City for medical treatment at New York Presbyterian Hospital after a brief visit to Morocco. The 76 year old Crown Prince Salman will be the…

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…

BY ANDREW BOND March 7, 2012 WASHINGTON DC-- Last Thursday’s small fire near the Abqaiq-Ras Tanura pipeline network in Qatif, Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, showcases the vulnerabilities of the world oil system.  This incident is…

By Joshua Jacobs Washington DC. March 6, 2012 Royal Pains The riskiness of having an aging pool of candidates, long a concern about Saudi Arabia, finally appears to be catching up to the al-Saud. More and more, it appears as though the…