Business

For too long, the global narrative about the Gulf has been written by outsiders. Foreign correspondents descending for the World Cup, the Expo, or...

The GCC property market spans six distinct jurisdictions with very different legal frameworks, yield profiles, and regulatory environments. In 2026, investors are weighing opportunities...

The Gulf's oil and gas industry extends far beyond extraction, a sophisticated downstream petrochemicals sector converts hydrocarbons into plastics, fertilisers, industrial chemicals, and specialty...

The Gulf Cooperation Council's relationship with the Olympic movement has evolved dramatically over the past three decades. From minimal participation at the earliest Games...

Gold has been a store of value and cultural symbol of wealth across the Arab world for millennia, and the GCC's position as a...

Cyber threats targeting GCC businesses reached a record high in 2025, with the region now firmly established as one of the world's most targeted...

Across the GCC, clean energy investment is accelerating at a pace that would have been unimaginable five years ago, driven by falling solar costs,...

Tadawul, the Saudi Exchange, is the largest stock exchange in the Arab world and among the top 10 globally by market capitalisation, dominated by...

e& (formerly Etisalat) is one of the largest telecommunications groups in the world by market capitalisation and the GCC's most internationally ambitious telecom company....

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The United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the world's most sophisticated cybersecurity jurisdictions in 2026. Facing a threat landscape that is both...

China has emerged as the most consequential new power in the Gulf over the past decade, and by 2026 the China-GCC economic relationship is...