Country Risk Rating

Qatar was ranked the 15th most peaceful state in the world, in the 2010 Global Peace Index released by Institute for Economics and Peace, produced in collaboration with an international... 2010-06-28

Kuwait is one of the most stable countries in the Middle East on a day-to-day basis, with little to disturb a generally high quality of life for most of the locals. However, it does... 2010-05-28

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Saudi Arabia on May 25, holding talks with Saudi King Abdullah on regional and bilateral issues. After taking a tour of the country's new educational... 2010-05-27

In late May, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticised Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for the latter's apparent support of a new round of US-backed sanctions against Iran.... 2010-05-27

The crown Prince of Abu Dhabi met Korean President Lee Myung-bak at the presidential palace in the Korean capital Seoul on May 25, holding talks about the strong strategic relations... 2010-05-27

At the time of writing, two and a half months on from Iraq's national elections, the country still lacks a new government, and it looks like it could be several weeks or months before... 2010-05-27

The UAE government continues to work towards improving transparency, particularly in the wake of heavy criticism following the uncertainty surrounding the Dubai World standstill.... 2010-05-05

The Saudi Ministry of the Interior announced on March 24 that it had arrested more than 110 suspected militants over the past five months, many of whom had links to al-Qaeda in the... 2010-05-05

In mid-April the government put on hold plans to introduce stricter visa rules for entry into Qatar. The government had intended to introduce a system whereby citizens from 33 countries,... 2010-05-04

Although we do not rule out the possibility of a US military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, we do not believe that such a scenario is likely to play out over the short to medium... 2010-05-04