Newsletter: City Pulse Doha A school reborn: Inside Doha’s new exhibition space Also this week: Thai flavors across Doha and Mozart at Katara By Reve Chaaban In Doha reporting on culture
Analysis Gulf energy deals face Iran war stress test as global expansion meets oil shock ADNOC, Aramco and QatarEnergy have aggressively expanded their international portfolios in recent years, a strategy facing new constraints as the US-Israel-Iran war impacts Gulf production and exposes structural risks. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Newsletter: City Pulse Doha Rethinking fashion in Doha Also this week: waterfront coffee at Jasper's and live experimental art performances at GubGub Studios By Reve Chaaban In Doha reporting on culture
Saudi stocks hit 2026 high, bucking global war-driven volatility The kingdom's stock market climbed to its highest level of the year on Wednesday, with the kingdom’s equities now far outperforming the S&P 500 and other global and regional indices. Saudi Arabia
Newsletter: City Pulse Doha The school that shaped a nation By Reve Chaaban In Doha reporting on culture
Analysis How fast can Gulf energy production rebound after US-Iran ceasefire? By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Gulf Cities Emerge As New Centers of Arab World While historic Arab capitals such as Cairo, Baghdad and Damascus are embroiled in civil strife, Gulf cities are powering ahead as new centers for Arab culture, education and business. United Arab Emirates
Hamas Activists Accuse Meshaal Of Preferring Life in Exile Rumors about Hamas Chief of Political Bureau Khaled Meshaal leaving Qatar for Beirut have sparked criticism within the movement toward those exiled leaders who refuse to return to Gaza. Qatar
Hamas Says Meshaal Not Leaving Qatar Hamas senior officials have flatly rejected media reports that leader Khaled Meshaal is severing ties with Qatar. Qatar
Debate on Gulf Migrant Workers Misses the Point Media reports on the Arab Gulf states concerning migrant workers often fail to frame the bigger picture. Qatar
How Lucky Is Syria’s President? Bashar al-Assad knows that despite a brutal war, his allies have his back and his opposition is fractured — and also that the end of his regime does not mean the end of the war in Syria. Qatar
Qatar Encroaches on Saudi Influence In Yemen As elsewhere in the Middle East post-Arab Spring, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are vying for influence in an unstable and economically weak Yemen. Saudi Arabia
Is the Middle East Rejecting Radicalism? The world should not miss the opportunity for stablility and progress offered by the Middle East's rejection of radicalism. Qatar
Emir Signals Change by Replacing Head of Qatar Investment Authority In the second article of a two-part series, the new Qatari emir seeks to separate politics and business. Qatar
Four Reasons Why Iran Wins From Morsi’s Fall Iran stands to gain regionally from the coup in Egypt. Qatar
Will Sheikh Tamim Rebalance Qatar’s Foreign Policy? In the first article of a two-part series, Qatar’s new emir will likely follow his father's course, but Qatar’s may be forced to adjust its approach to international affairs. Qatar
Israel, Hamas Watching Change of Leaders in Qatar Israel closely follows the change of leadership in Qatar, and the impact of the change on the Arab Peace Initiative. Qatar
Qatar, Middle East 'Market Maker' Qatar is modeling its foreign policy on a dream to become the Belgium of a Muslim Brotherhood league of states. Qatar
