Country Risk Rating

Iranian police have launched a more extensive crackdown on 'social corruption' according to the Farhang-e Ashti newspaper, confronting individuals who appear in public dressed in... 2008-06-20

In mid-June, the Omani authorities announced that they would deport almost 3,500 Indian workers who had overstayed their visas. The Ministry of Manpower published a list of names... 2008-06-12

Only a few weeks after brokering a critical deal between opposing Lebanese factions to end the six-month presidential crisis, Qatar is now working with the Arab League in leading... 2008-06-10

The UAE's Federal National Council (FNC) has recommended that a GCC-wide residency cap on expatriate workers, first proposed by Bahrain, be approved. The FNC's Interior and Defence... 2008-05-30

A violent murder in Bahrain has spawned a backlash against Bangladeshi immigrants that could have serious political and economic implications for the Gulf Kingdom. Interior Minister... 2008-05-30

Iran and Venezuela have said that they will launch a joint bank to fund development projects in both countries, in a move that highlights the growing economic and political ties between... 2008-05-29

Saudi Arabia recently raised oil output to its highest level in more than two years after US President George W Bush appealed to King Abdullah II to hike output to curb rising oil... 2008-05-29

As we went to print, Kuwait's prime minister Nasser Muhammad al-Ahmad al-Sabah was on the verge of announcing his new cabinet, which looks set to be more representative than the last,... 2008-05-28

A recent report by campaign group Human Rights Watch has severely criticised the treatment of women in Saudi society. In particular, the report criticised the system of male guardianship,... 2008-05-02

The UAE's short-term political risk rating has fallen slightly from 78.1 to 77.5 this month, on the back of a slight downgrade to its score in the social stability category. This... 2008-04-29