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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…

April 17, 2014 Washington DC – Multiple sources in Washington and Riyadh confirmed to the Institute for Gulf Affairs that the king of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, 83*, is suffering from terminal lung cancer. The king has been told…

April 10, 2014 By Rachel Hertzman Washington DC -- After concluding a major trip to Europe where discussions focused on the Ukrainian Crisis, President Obama arrived in Riyadh late last month for a summit with Saudi King Abdullah.…

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…

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…

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…

By Ali AlAhmed The Execution of the Saudi Seven Saudi Arabia's farcical justice system condemned seven young men to death this week, and the world remained silent. Washington DC -- As I wrote this article on the night of March 12 in…

In the midst of the ongoing political·volatility·in the Middle East, one country has been particularly successful in thwarting domestic protest: Saudi Arabia. Clouded in mystery, the Saudi Kingdom has not been as affected by…

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…