I don’t think that a lot of people in the Gulf actually realised that their leaders were in Riyadh since yesterday for their annual summit. The 27th one that is, and maybe the first time in many years where ALL leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation Council of the Arabian Gulf were actually present. I …
This is not a picture that would tug at the heart strings of people like Jassim Al-Saidi and Mohammed Khalid, both sworn to disrupt any move by the Al-Wefaq Islamic Society to discuss or propose any law. Mohammed Khalid is on record by swearing that he will “not let Al-Wefaq touch the Defence budget even …
They say that more business is done on golf courses than in boardrooms. I suspect that there is quite a measure of truth in that statement as the setting itself is very conducive to enable the initiation and conclusion of business deals: plenty of space, a lot of walking, concentration on hitting the ball, quietness, …
It looks like I WILL blog this conference, thanks very much to the foresight on the organisers. They will now send out transcripts and audio files of the keynotes and plenary sessions to a select group of bloggers to use and comment on. What an excellent idea! While this is obviously not as good as …
updated 1431 with speaker agenda below the fold A major event is starting in Bahrain today and continues to Sunday. This event brings together several countries’ foreign ministers, national security personnel, analysts, academics and others who are interested in the security and stability of this region. It is the annual International Institute for Strategic Studies’ …