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Cheney’s surprise visit; Marriages; Meetings; No new Mecca airport

MPs under pressure from constituents to secure loan bailouts are susceptible to government lobbying on economic development and reform measures. Debate over a bailout for indebted Kuwaitis has given Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah’s government unexpected leverage over

Iran appears to be ramping up its campaign to convince western observers of its new level of air defence amid growing fears that a military strike – most likely from Israel – is not far off

A senior delegation from the Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP) visited US agricultural research institutes in January, and Britain’s Royal Agricultural College (RAC) was recently in the country for meetings

The little-known Al-Mal Bank, based in Doha, has had its licence revoked by the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) for breach of regulations.

Controversy has erupted in Saudi Arabia over the position of Ahmed Al-Ghamdi, head of the Mecca branch of the Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice. He first hit the headlines late last year after an interview in Okaz newspaper in which he spoke openly about ikhtilat, the mixing of unrelated men and women,

RAK-P has announced a Dh29.5m ($8m) profit for 2009 and Dh30.5m for Q1 10. The company made a loss of Dh210.7m in 2008.

With the cost of the GCC’s food imports expected to double by 2020, Gulf governments know they need to outsource agricultural production to more fertile countries. But this throws up some potentially explosive issues as richer countries are accused of imperialistic land-grabbing

Oil output continues to rise after the slump of the last decade, but acreage left open for several years has failed to attract the international interest expected. Meanwhile, IOCs are leaving as the government looks to expensive enhanced oil recovery projects

India’s Financial Express newspaper reported that Oman has become the first country in West Asia to place an order for guns with an Indian supplier.

Volcanic ash affects itinerary; Iraqis descend on Riyadh; Washington nuclear summit, Clinton; Funeral; Death of mother; Equestrian exploits; New Adia head; Funeral; Comings and goings

The civil nuclear plans of GCC and neighbouring states point to a new assertiveness among Gulf economies, whose need to diversify energy sources is greater than the temptation to keep up with regional nuclear leaders Iran and Israel

Qatar is lining up a potential bid for a stake in French nuclear world-beater Areva – which will have to confront French resistance to an Arab government buying into a ‘national champion’ but seems to have the support of President Nicolas Sarkozy and French lobbies that have long cultivated relations with Doha and Abu Dhabi

Iraqis descend on Riyadh, Washington nuclear summit: Funeral; Death of mother; Equestrian exploits; New Adia head; Funeral; Comings and goings

Outgoing Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki is doing whatever he can to retain power after his State of Law coalition was narrowly defeated in the 7 March elections.