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Kuwait businessman Abdullah Al-Humaidi plan to develop a ‘Disneyland-style’ resort was launched in 2011, but collapsed over environmental concerns and a failure to secure sufficient investment.

Kuwait
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Zain has been chasing a debt now standing at $877m against Prince Hussam Bin Saud Bin Abdelaziz since 2015, but the Kuwaiti telecoms company’s bankruptcy petition against the Al-Baha governor has been ruled out by London’s Chief Insolvency and Companies Court, which said it had now jurisdiction over the case.

Kuwait | Saudi Arabia
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Prince Abdelaziz Bin Mishaal had a wide-ranging business career, managing family assets held in Al-Shoula Group among a portfolio of interests.

Saudi Arabia
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Eagle Hills has signed an MoU with Georgia’s government to develop mixed-use schemes in Tbilisi and the Black Sea resort of Batumi. Meanwhile, the prospects for its Grand Budapest project in Hungary have dimmed significantly.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Mishaal and Qatar Foundation chief executive Sheikha Hind met the British monarch at the headquarters of his King’s Foundation charity in January – continuing Charles’ long, but not always easy, relationship with Gulf charities.

Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Qatar
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Emir Sheikh Tamim watched Sheikha Mariam Bint Mishaal graduate from Al-Zaeem Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al-Attiyah Air College – one of four graduation ceremonies at state security and military colleges the Qatari ruler attended from 20-23 January.

Qatar
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The UAE artificial intelligence firm, which has close links to national security adviser Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, is one of four equity partners who plan to invest sums in AI infrastructure in the US.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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A government-to-government deal between Doha and Jakarta has committed Sheikh Abdelaziz Bin Abdulrahman’s Qilaa International to building up to 1m affordable housing units in Indonesia – where Abu Dhabi has also been linked to a possible investment in President Subianto’s plans to build 3m homes a year.

United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Qatar
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The Gulf’s younger rulers have become more experienced in managing their polities and more pragmatic in delivering big ambitions, as they balance domestic and international relationships and interests. To better understand their actions in 2025 and beyond, GSN takes a deeper dive into the ruling philosophies of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Qatar
Issue 1195 - 17 January 2025

Trump Mk II has an early impact on Gulf

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Incoming United States President Donald Trump has been having a profound influence on events in the Middle East, even before his inauguration on 20 January.

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The US Senate began confirmation hearings on incoming US President Donald Trump’s nominees for key roles on 15 January, five days ahead of his inauguration. Among those facing questions was attorney general nominee Pam Bondi, who has previously worked as a lobbyist for the Qatari government. Both Bondi and incoming White House chief of staff Susie Wiles have worked for Tallahassee-based lobbying firm Ballard Partners, which recently opened an office in Riyadh.

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A lower court’s verdict has been endorsed by the Court of Cassation, sentencing Sheikh Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah to death for the murder of Abdelaziz Al-Zaatari.

Kuwait
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Kuwait border: Relations also remain strained on Iraq’s southern frontier, where the joint maritime border remains only partially agreed. On 13 December, Kuwait and the US issued a fresh call on Baghdad to agree to the frontier’s demarcation beyond the currently agreed limit, set by boundary marker 162. They made the call following the sixth round of the Kuwait-US Strategic Dialogue, which was held virtually on 9-11 December. They also called on Iraq to stick to a 2012 agreement to regulate maritime navigation in the Khor Abdullah waterway, which the Iraqi Constitutional Court annulled in 2023.

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Almost 30,000 Kuwaitis have lost their citizenship over the past five months, including more than 10,000 people in the opening weeks of January. The policy is being run by interior minister Sheikh Fahad Yusuf Saud Al-Sabah, with an opaque decision-making process that appears designed to stifle critics as much as address alleged problems around fraud.

Kuwait
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Qatar and Saudi Arabia have most active in trying to develop ties with the new Syrian leadership, with a flurry of meetings, aid and technical assistance, accompanied by wariness of the potential for further instability in the brave new world after Bashar Al-Assad.

Saudi Arabia | Qatar | Syria