UAE | Hurst Publishers

2018 World Cup potentially set to become latest Middle Eastern battlefield

At least three of the five Middle Eastern teams competing in this year’s World Cup in Russia promise to bring the region’s convoluted and messy politics with them.

Disunity in the Gulf

David Roberts traces the fraught relationship between Qatar and its neighbours over recent decades, and the long-standing disputes between Doha and Riyadh that precipitated the current conflict.

Christopher Davidson - After the Sheikhs

Spring Breeze for Emirati Women

Will changes in citizenship status for the children of Emirati women who marry non-citizens balance the gender scales in the United Arab Emirates?