Once completed, the 2,177-kilometer GCC Railway will connect six Gulf kingdoms and provide alternative routes to Europe and Asia.
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A MIddle East expert addresses some of the key questions about the renewed conflict.
The Iran war has hurt Gulf economies, but the effects have differed across the region.
The Gulf Cooperation Council was formed after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Since then, GCC members have tried different strategies to contend with Tehran.
While the UAE and Saudi Arabia can at least partly circumvent the Strait of Hormuz, other Gulf states are less fortunate.
The UAE and Saudi Arabia have long been at odds over oil policy. The latest move is also likely to further their broader regional rivalry.
Both countries seem tired of the costs of war and ongoing risks, but successful negotiations will have to overcome deep distrust by both sides.
Helium, a critical material, could be in short-supply due to Qatar’s suspension of gas production.
As the Middle East and Gulf lose their image of stability, other destinations are becoming more attractive.
Countries don’t just switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. Each takes its own path, depending on its economy, international trade relations and government stability.
The plant is the largest of its kind in the world – and it suffered extensive damage.
Iran has responded in kind to attacks on its energy infrastructure. With the energy assets of Gulf states now in play for Tehran, regional chaos grows by the hour.
The US will no doubt remain a strategic partner, but Gulf nations have greater agency – and may not be afraid to use it.
The Iran war is affecting the whole Middle East. An expert on the region looks at four key issues that shed light on the war’s likely end and political consequences.
Gulf states have been opportunistic players in the Horn of Africa.
Missiles and drones have rained down on cities across the Gulf since the start of the conflict in the Middle East.
Key sources of drinking water have been targets in past conflicts. And Iranian strikes have already hit close to some.
Geologically, North Field–South Pars is a single structure. Politically, it is divided by a maritime boundary
Qatar, the UAE and other Gulf nations have spent years cultivating an image of being an oasis of stability in the Mideast. The current war risks undoing all that work.
As US bombing operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya have shown, destruction is not the same as political success.
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