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The recent death in London of disgraced former Kuwait pensions boss Fahad Al-Rajaan – convicted in 2019 for embezzling funds from the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) – has meant efforts to recover the missing assets are now likely to shift to other family members and accomplices.

Kuwait
Issue 1157 - 28 September 2022

Who is Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan?

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Along with the Abu Dhabi leadership’s other ‘Sheikha Fatima brothers’ (President Mohammed Bin Zayed and sheikhs Hamdan, Hazza, Tahnoun and Abdullah), Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan has been groomed for power as a son of UAE founding president Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan and Sheikha Fatima Bin Mubarak Al-Ketbi.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Yemen’s internationally-recognised Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) government marked its first 150 days in office in early September, but fractures within the coalition have started to become more visible.

Yemen
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The death of Queen Elizabeth II and the succession of King Charles III was met with expressions of sympathy and respect from political leaders across the Gulf. Queen Elizabeth was a globally-recognised figure and some in the region knew her well, including UAE Federal Vice President and Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, with whom she shared a deep interest in horse racing.

Issue 1155 - 23 September 2022

Who attended Queen Elizabeth’s funeral?

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The turnout of global leaders in London bore witness to Queen Elizabeth II’s global standing. Solidarity between monarchies was apparent from the Middle East and North African attendance.

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Cristian Tudor has taken up the post of head of the newly-opened European Union delegation to Qatar, as of 1 September. Tudor was previously head of the EU delegation to Kuwait and has also served as Romania’s ambassador to Qatar.

Qatar
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The death of the longest-serving UK monarch brought hundreds of dignitaries to London, including a raft of senior Gulf royals and officials. However, the apparent absence of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman and, to a lesser extent, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, was also a point of intrigue. In the days since the funeral events GSN has investigated speculation over whether the Saudi heir did indeed make a private visit to express his condolences to royal family members.

Issue 1155 - 23 September 2022

Shell: Beirut-born head for supermajor

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Lebanese-Canadian national Wael Sawan has been named the next chief executive of Shell, replacing Ben van Beurden from 1 January 2023. Sawan is currently director of integrated gas, renewables and energy solutions.

Issue 1154 - 11 September 2022

Chinese President Xi expected in Gulf

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There has been widespread speculation that President Xi Jinping is preparing for a trip to Saudi Arabia, where he is likely to receive a more effusive welcome than United States President Joe Biden received in Jeddah in July.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue 1154 - 09 September 2022

UK: Cleverly promoted to foreign minister

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The UK’s newly-installed Prime Minister Liz Truss named James Cleverly as foreign, commonwealth and development affairs minister, as part of her first cabinet after taking office on 6 September.

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Disgraced former Kuwait Public Institution for Social Security director Fahad Al-Rajaan died in London on 6 February, according to a report by the Kuwait Times. Al-Rajaan had fled to the UK amid accusations of embezzling public funds.

Kuwait
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Seven UAE cadets, and a number of instructors, have reportedly been expelled from the UK’s Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. It is not clear which course the cadets were taking at the academy.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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An Abu Dhabi court revoked a three-year prison sentence for US citizen Asim Abdul Rahman Ghafoor for money laundering, following an international outcry.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Abdelaziz Bin Mohammed Al-Wasel presented his credentials as Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the United Nations in New York to UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres. Al-Wasel had been serving as ambassador to the UN in Geneva since 2016.

Saudi Arabia
Issue 1152 - 28 July 2022

Iran names new UN envoy

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Saeed Iravani has been named as Iran’s next permanent representative to the United Nations, taking over from Majid Takht Ravanchi.