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The issue leads with a feature piece analysing the Gulf response to the death of the UK's Queen Elizabeth II, including the attendees and representatives at her funeral and the relationships she fostered over the years.  Political coverage also includes an article on growing uncertainty in Yemen surrounding the United Nations-sponsored truce. Defence and security coverage leads with Iran, where the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (Ofac) has sanctioned four companies for alleged involvement in manufacturing and supplying drones for Russia’s war in Ukraine. In the Energy and industry section, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc)'s bid to purchase Gunvor Group takes the fore.  Risk Management Reports are on Oman and Kuwait. The GSN View looks at Bahrain's upcoming election.

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The issue leads with an examination of the UAE's relationship with Russia – one that might rankle with Washington, but appears to be in line with local public opinion. Political coverage also includes an update on preparations for Kuwait's National Assembly elections. Finance and business coverage leads with Qatar, where preparations for the start of the Fifa World Cup include a massive public arts campaign and the authorities will be hoping sport and culture remain the focus, rather than criticism about workers’ rights or any untoward behaviour by fans. Risk Management Reports are on Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan. The GSN View focuses on Iran's protest movement.

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The issue leads with a story concerning the upcoming elections in Kuwait and the troubles leading up to it including illegal tribal primaries and the exclusion of a high-profile opponent. The next featured article analyses Gulf spending in response to the recent boom in oil prices.  The defence and security section is headed by the news that Iran's first military-grade missile has been launched.  Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund and the continuing staff exits the company has sustained take the focus of this issue's Finance and business section.  Risk Management Reports focus on Bahrain and Iran.

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The issue leads with Kuwait where Sheikh Ahmed Al-Nawaf Al-Sabah takes over as prime minister but is widely expected to relinquish the position as soon as new parliamentary elections are held. The issue also focuses on US President Joe's Biden's recent trip to the region and visits to Europe by UAE President Mohammed Bin Zayed (MBZ) and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS). Defence and security coverage leads with an examination of Iran's domestic drone capabilities, with claims that Iran has been promoting these to Russia. The Finance & business section includes a look at Afghanistan where Qatari and UAE companies are competing to win contracts in the aviation sector, including supply of an air traffic control system. Risk Management Reports focus on Yemen and regional international organisations (with a focus on the GCC and Opec).

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The issue leads with an examination of the geopolitics surrounding the construction of Egypt’s first nuclear plant and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s aim of shaping a nuclear Middle East where Arab states can confront Iran on an equal footing without having to rely on the United States. Politics coverage leads with a special report from Yemen focused on the impact of the continued blockade of roads into and out of Taiz, which is besieged despite a United Nations-backed truce that included provisions for the seven-year blockade to be lifted. Energy sector coverage leads with an examination of the oil market ahead of a crucial early-August meeting of Opec+ ministers. Risk Management Reports focus on the UAE's federation and emirates. The GSN View examines the prospects for a region-wide defence pact to counter Iran.

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The issue leads with an examination of a surge in diplomatic activity ahead of the planned arrival of US President Joe Biden in mid-July – with leaders from across the Arab Gulf states and Egypt travelling around the region to heal fractures and head off the perceived threat from Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Politic coverage includes an analysis of the aftermath of government reshuffles in Bahrain and Oman and a look at Kuwait, which may be heading for its fifth general election in ten years. Defence and security coverage includes news that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corp (IRGC) has appointed a new head of intelligence and a look at the first UAE-Australia Defence Industries Forum, which was recently held in Abu Dhabi. Finance and business leads with an examination of the UAE stepping up its engagement with Sudan, with national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al- Nahyan thought to be playing a leading role. Risk management reports are on Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The GSN View focuses on UAE citizenship rules.

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The issue leads with a focus on Yemen where a 60-day truce extension offers some hope for resolution of the conflict, but kidnappings and attacks by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) point to another threat to stability, which could yet drag the United States and others back into the crisis. Politics coverage includes a look at Bahrain's major cabinet reshuffle and Oman's restoration of citizenship to 115 dissidents and exiles. The defence and security section looks at reports that the US is drawing up plans for a regional defence co-operation agreement to counter perceived threats from Iran. There is also an examination of recent Red Sea naval exercises that involved forces from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Djibouti, Jordan, Sudan and Yemen. Finance and business coverage focuses on a filing by the Kuwaiti government in a Los Angeles court that lays out allegations of widespread fraud involving secret bank accounts, unauthorised transfers of funds and the purchase of properties in Beverly Hills. Energy and industry coverage leads with Qatar, where TotalEnergies has been selected as QatarEnergy's first partner on the expansion of the North Field, and also focuses on UAE and Saudi upstream investment plans. The GSN View focuses on Iraq, where after months of failed efforts to form a new government, Shia leader Moqtada Al-Sadr’s call for his Council of Representatives (parliament) members to resign has thrown the Iraqi political scene into fresh turmoil.

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With concern rising that Iran is getting ever closer to developing nuclear weapons, the issue leads with a look at the nuclear ambitions and likely response of Arab Gulf states, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE. GSN also looks at Israel's response. Finance and business coverage leads with an examination of Oman's move to roll out a package of benefits to its citizens, the first indication that Gulf governments are starting to loosen their fiscal policies in response to the oil windfall. The issue also looks at the Sultanate's relations with Iran as long-discussed plans are revived to build a gas pipeline between them and to jointly develop the Hengam oil and gas field. GSN also looks at US-Saudi relations with a first meeting between President Biden and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) on the cards and a recent flurry of visits by senior officials to Riyadh and Washington suggesting the ground is being laid for a diplomatic gesture. Risk Management Reports focus on Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan.

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The issue leads with a focus on succession in the UAE, following the death of President Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. De facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed's succession raises questions about how a military-minded leader, who is already one of the region’s most powerful figures, may use his power in the federation and abroad, and who he will appoint as crown prince. GSN analyses the potential changes and profiles some of the potentially key rising players, including MBZ's children and UAE National security advisor Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan. A perspective article dives into the GSN archives to look back at the life of Khalifa Bin Zayed, who lived through a period of extraordinary change for his country. Other coverage examines new governorship appointments in Saudi Arabia, Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim's extensive tour of foreign capitals, and the start of a Saudi Arabian National Guard corruption case in the UK. Risk Management Reports focus on Bahrain and Iran. The GSN View examines the results of Lebanon's parliamentary elections, where the allies of Iran-backed Hizbollah under-performed much to the pleasure of Saudi Arabia.

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The issue leads with Iraq, where the outlook for a political settlement in a dysfunctional system looks bleak, meaning a government is likely to take many more months to emerge. There is also a focus on Sharjah, where Ruler Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al- Qasimi has embarked on a series of institutional reforms, shaking up key councils and setting up new bodies which could help to take the emirate’s economy in new directions. Defence and security coverage includes a look at the UAE's presence on Yemen's Perim island. Risk Management Reports focus on Yemen and international politics and economics (including regional and internal organisations and Opec and energy markets)     The GSN View examines how the market turmoil caused by Russia's war in Ukraine potentially offers Gulf energy producers rich pickings, despite reputational risks from being seen in the West as giving too much support to Putin’s Russia or profiting from a crisis.

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The issue leads with a focus on Oman where reforms are bedding in after two difficult years during which Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq has had to establish his legitimacy and cope with fiscal pressures and the challenge of Covid-19 –  GSN analyses the trends and profiles some of the key players, including an Al-Said family tree. Politics coverage includes a look at relations between Bahrain and Qatar and a focus on the new Yemen Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) - GSN provides profiles of the council members. Finance and business coverage leads with Saudi Arabia where Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) is increasingly active in the private sector, from electric vehicles to construction. Two Risk Management Reports cover the UAE (Federation and emirates) The GSN View focuses on Kuwait's perpetual political standoffs and the impacts these intra-family and societal squabbles for power have on slowing the pace of economic reform and efforts to overcome troublesome social divisions.

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The issue leads with a focus on UAE and Saudi foreign policy choices, which are coming under renewed scrutiny as Washington pushes to encourage the Gulf heavyweights to rethink their links to Russia, particularly over energy policy, and their alignments with other autocrats. GSN examines reports of talks between UAE officials and a key Russian figure in the Ukraine war, Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov, which could raise further important questions about the nature of Abu Dhabi’s involvement. Politics coverage includes an in-depth look at Bahrain's ruling Al-Khalifa family. GSN analyses the current balance of power in the ruling family and its relationship to other key GCC leaders and profiles senior members of the family, focusing on King Hamad Bin Isa, Crown Prince Salman and national security advisor Sheikh Nasser Bin Hamad. Defence and security coverage includes articles on drones in Iran and Ukraine and an examination of the UAE's position on Yemen’s Socotra. Energy and industry coverage looks at the uncertainty surrounding Germany's gas deal with Qatar and Iranian protests over a Kuwait/Saudi Arabia agreement to develop the offshore Dorra gas field. The Risk Management Reports are on Qatar and Saudi Arabia. The GSN View focuses on Yemen peace talks in Riyadh.  

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The issue leads with an examination of the reluctance of Saudi Arabia and the UAE to join western efforts to build an anti-Russia coalition and stabilise volatile energy markets. Politics coverage includes diplomatic manoeuvres with Iran, which has seen two British-Iranian prisoners allowed to leave the Islamic Republic. Defence and security coverage includes a look at weaknesses in Iranian security, arms deliveries to Ethiopia and the contracts awarded at the recent World Defence Show in Riyadh. Finance and business coverage includes a closer look at a Saudi company reportedly bidding for Chelsea Football Club and the inclusion of the UAE on the FATF's money laundering grey list. Energy and industry coverage leads with a focus on western pressure on Opec to raise oil output. Risk Management Reports focus on Kuwait and Oman. The GSN view examines Gulf states' relations with Syria.

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The issue leads with an examination of the Gulf's reaction to Russia's war in Ukraine. Defence and security coverage leads with a series of articles analysing the region's balance of forces and how Iran, Saudi Arabia, other GCC states and Israel are likely to further arm themselves with missile technology. Finance and business leads with the potential impact of the war in Ukraine. Oil and gas producers are among the likely big winners, with Gulf governments offered a new path to balance their budgets and build up their financial reserves, but other commercial relations could come under much closer scrutiny. The issue includes Risk Management Reports on Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan. The GSN View focuses on Saudi Arabia, where a new Founding Day national holiday marks an implicit, but significant break from Wahhabi influence on the Saudi state.

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This issue of GSN leads with Saudi Arabia, where the authorities are trying to counter growing criticism over a programme led by Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s Public Investment Fund to redevelop large swathes of Jeddah. The issue also includes a focus on Kuwait which is facing yet more political turmoil as two ministers resign and poor relations between the legislature and executive have the potential to cause wider political problems. Defence and Security leads with an article on the future of the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG), as Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman reshapes the kingdom in his image. Energy and industry coverage includes a look at the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court's decision to rule as unconstitutional a 2007 law regulating the oil sector in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). The GSN view examines an apparent new 'Golden age' for Qatar.