Qatar calls into question its sincerity in pushing World Cup-driven reform
For much of the last six years since winning the hosting rights…
Pushing the envelope: the World Cup and Arab revolts drive change
Pressured by human rights and trade union activists leveraging Qatar's exposure as…
A study in soft power strategy: Iceland 1, Qatar -1
The soccer soft power contrast between Qatar and Iceland speaks volumes. A…
Sideways trend dominates Gulf markets in past week’s trading
The Arab Gulf stock markets experienced a sideways trend over the past…
Egypt pays $2.25bn of external debt in July: CBE
Foreign exchange reserves dropped $2bn in July, reaching lowest point since January…
Kuwait tops Gulf stock markets amid varying performance
Performance of Gulf stock markets varied over the past week. The Kuwait…
Egypt receives 16.65% of Brazilian exports, ranks third in Arab world
Brazilian exports to the Arab world amounted to $5.24bn in the first…
Profits take over Gulf markets during last week’s trading
Qatar’s stock exchange topped the Gulf markets last week with an increase…