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GSN Risk Grade: B↓2↓ PM grilling: A grilling of Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah over alleged irregularities in running state affairs, including embezzlement of public funds, is due to take place in the National Assembly (parliament) on 29 March.

Kuwait
Issue 1143 - 17 March 2022

Saudi suitor for Chelsea FC

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A consortium called Al-Wasael Al-Saudia (Saudi Media Company or SMC) has made waves with a reported £2.7bn ($3.5bn) bid for World and European club champions Chelsea Football Club.

Saudi Arabia
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Recently appointed US ambassador Steven Bondy has been reprimanded by his hosts after meeting civil society activists. After Bondy presented his credentials to King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa on 9 February, he later met four activists at his residence, the local Delmon Post reported.

Bahrain
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France has awarded the National Order of the Legion of Honour (Officer) to UAE Naval Forces deputy commander Rear Admiral Pilot Sheikh Saeed Bin Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al-Nahyan.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Emir Tamim Bin Hamad’s uncle Sheikh Abdullah Bin Khalifa has sold the Hôtel Lambert in Paris for over $226m to French businessman Xavier Niel. GSN examines the background to the deal and provides a brief profile of Sheikh Abdullah.

Qatar
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Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum has set up a judicial committee to settle a dispute among the heirs of Majid Al-Futtaim, the retailer who died in December after building up one of the country’s largest private companies.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Issue 1141 - 22 February 2022

UK: Reshuffle of Middle East responsibility

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Minister of state for the Middle East and North Africa James Cleverly moved over to become minister for Europe in Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s 8 February ministerial reshuffle.

Issue 1141 - 22 February 2022

Qatar faces $6bn fraud claim

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A commercial dispute involving ruling family member Sheikh Fahd Bin Ahmed Bin Mohammed Al-Thani and his company Fast Trading Group is morphing into an international diplomatic concern for Doha, after the government was served notice that the claimants plan to launch a $6bn international arbitration case against the Qatari government.

Qatar
Issue 1141 - 21 February 2022

Iran: Ex-minister named Khamenei adviser

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Rahbar (Supreme Leader) Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed Brigadier General Amir Hatami as his advisor on army affairs on 9 February.

Iran
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Justice minister Jamal Al-Jalawi has come under pressure from members of parliament (MPs) over an extradition agreement signed with the UK in 2017 to bring disgraced former Public Institution for Social Security director Fahad Al-Rajaan back to Kuwait.

Kuwait
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The government is to send a delegation to Romania to follow up on the case of Kuwaiti businessman Mohammed Al-Baghli.

Kuwait
Issue 1140 - 04 February 2022

Qatar: HBJ loses London loan case

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Heritage Oil, the Jersey-based oil and gas producer owned by Qatar’s former prime minister and foreign minister Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Al-Thani (HBJ), has been ordered by the High Court in London to repay the majority of a $6.5m claim by its founder and former chief executive Anthony Buckingham.

Qatar
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Influential UAE national security advisor Sheikh Tahnoun Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (TBZ) has seen his sprawling business interests expand further, with a new multi-billion dollar investment fund raised by Chimera Capital – part of the Royal Group which he chairs.

United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Swiss banking giant Credit Suisse and its London-based subsidiary have filed a claim in the UK High Court of Justice’s Commercial Court against Tabuk governor Prince Fahd Bin Sultan Bin Abdelaziz and two related parties over what it claims is failure to repays loans used to finance a luxury property and yacht

Saudi Arabia
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Saudi ministers and private sector executives talked up plans to develop the kingdom’s mining sector and diversify the economy at the inaugural Future Minerals Summit (FMS), held in Riyadh on 11-13 January, hosted by industry and mineral resources minister Bandar Al-Khorayef

Saudi Arabia