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New Saudi leaders may seek to rein in national guard

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SAUDI ARABIA

National guard role in Saudi politics and security.

Succession change could spark Saudi policy volatility

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SAUDI ARABIA

King Salman on June 21 named his 31-year-old son to succeed him, dismissing Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef from all positions, including that of interior minister. Mohammed bin…

Saudi stability will enable economic progress

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SAUDI ARABIA

The move follows its second initial public offering in June, when it raised more than USD12bn, which helps boost the government's accounts and the country's sovereign wealth fund…

Prospects for the Middle East in the third quarter

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PROSPECTS 2015 Q3

Prospects for the Middle East in the third quarter.

Skewed aid will deepen Yemeni divisions

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YEMEN

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have long been the main providers of aid in Yemen. They have, however, increasingly shifted focus towards direct engagement with…

Prospects for the Middle East to end-2016

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PROSPECTS H2 2016

Prospects for the Middle East and North Africa to end-2016

Yemen’s humanitarian crisis will worsen

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YEMEN

The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening the existing humanitarian crisis. Already 17 million of Yemen's 30 million people are living at an emergency level of food…

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2018

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PROSPECTS 2018

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2018.

Saudi Arabia will use security risks to manage dissent

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SAUDI ARABIA

Although Riyadh’s control of internal security is strong, it is facing a time of change, with an untried interior minister, bureaucratic reorganisation in the counter-terrorism…

Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for the Gulf states to end-2018.