Erdogan’s Failure on the Nile

How Turkeys president went from being a regional Islamist leader in the Arab Spring to sharing Qatars role as the Middle Easts odd man out.

Russian romancing, Saudi intrigue precede OPEC meeting

Saudi Arabia wants to dump nuclear waste on the Qatari border to make its archenemy an island

The two nations have been locked in a crisis since the imposition of a Saudi led diplomatic blockade on Qatar

Qatar 'maybe' supported al-Qaeda in Syria, says former PM

Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber al-Thani said that if there had been a relationship with Al-Nusra Front, the support eventually came to an end

Activists and Gulf crisis turn Qatar into potential model of social change

Qatar became the first autocratic Gulf state to engage with its critics rather than refusing to talk to them and barring them entry to the country

Gulf crisis broadens definitions of food security

Qatar accuses Saudi Arabia of 'politicizing' Hajj over pilgrim restrictions

National Human Rights of Qatar Council says it has filed a complaint with the UN over the restrictions placed on Qataris

Iran: Why has Qatar Approached Us?

fear of Saudi Arabia drove recent Qatari policy and emphasizes the importance of the Qatari-Saudi border dispute

Qatar Crisis: Worst Case Scenarios

The origins of the tensions stretch back decades probably generations in the minds of the main characters

Extremism report puts Saudi Arabia and British PM May on the spot, strengthens Qatar in Gulf Crisis

Qatar rejects deadline demands, saying it does not fear military action

Foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani rejects demands from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates

The siege of Qatar isn’t working

The tiny emirate is well placed to hold out for a good while yet

Gulf crisis ties global soccer governance into knots

the essential role of FIFA is to deal with football and not to interfere in geopolitics

The Gulf Crisis: Grappling for a face saving solution

Qatar Doesn’t Need a Blockade. It Needs an Audit

This is Dohas chance to curtail its financial support for Al Qaeda as long as it keeps the receipts

Gulf crisis: A battle for the future of the Middle East and the Muslim world

It’s a battle that has pockmarked the Middle East and North Africa since World War Two

Qatar - GCC Split, What are the Options?

Although the reason behind the crisis haven’t been revealed, some have insisted that it is economic and is a result of Qatar’s massive natural gas reserves

Qatar’s Wait-And-See Strategy

Tainting Qatar as a regional pariah is unlikely to change its calculus

Saudi Arabia cuts off Qatar

The kingdom is raising tensions with its immediate neighbours as well as with Iran and Yemen

Saudi Arabia and Gulf States 'support Islamic extremism in Germany,' intelligence report says

Saudi’s ambassador to Germany denies his government funds extremist groups

Hundreds of migrant workers in Qatar 'unpaid for months'

About 400 workers in Qatar have been without pay for up to four months, according the Indian Community Benevolent Forum charity

Arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Qatar almost triple in four years

Stockholm Peace Institute study shows Gulf states amassing huge military stockpiles, as US remains biggest exporter