Gulf Briefing

The Saudi Pro League (SPL) has completed one of football's most dramatic transformations. From a domestic competition watched primarily within the kingdom, the SPL,...

Egypt is one of the Middle East's most consequential economies, the Arab world's most populous country, a strategic geography controlling the Suez Canal, and...

Cricket is the most widely followed sport across the Gulf's South Asian expatriate community, and as that community has grown to tens of millions...

Boursa Kuwait is Kuwait's primary stock exchange and has emerged as a significant investment destination in the MENA region following its inclusion in major...

In 2026, two visions are competing to define the future of the Gulf, and by extension, the broader trajectory of the Arab world. The...

The Gulf Cooperation Council countries collectively hold approximately 30 percent of the world's proven crude oil reserves, making decisions made in Riyadh, Abu Dhabi,...

Kuwait is one of the world's smallest countries by land area but one of its most significant by financial wealth. With the world's sixth-largest...

The UAE operates two main stock exchanges, the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), and both have undergone significant...

The GCC tourism industry has undergone a transformation so rapid and comprehensive that analysts who wrote off the Gulf as a transit destination barely...

The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the UAE and India, signed in February 2022 and implemented from May 2022, has fundamentally reshaped bilateral...

Formula 1 has found in the Gulf one of its most enthusiastic and generous hosts, and the relationship has transformed both the sport's financial...

Dubai in 2026 remains the Gulf's premier travel destination, a city that has mastered the art of being simultaneously a global business hub, a...