By James M. Dorsey Rare polling of public opinion in Saudi Arabia suggests that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman may be more sensitive to...

By James M. Dorsey A podcast version of this story is available on Soundcloud, Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Spreaker, Pocket Casts,...

By James M. Dorsey Gulf states are lining up as targets for criticism by international trade unions and human rights groups for their...

February 07, 2011 Spanish club Real Madrid has become the latest top European team to capitalize on mounting criticism that Middle...

February 03, 2011 Abu Dhabi-based Aabar Investments PJSC has dropped plans at the last minute to bid for the acquisition of Italian...

February 01, 2011 Abu Dhabi-based Aabar Investments PJSC, the highest bidder for three-time Italian soccer champion AS Roma, hopes to...

February 01, 2011 Arab investors in European soccer are in future likely to focus on club acquisition and sponsoring rather than on big...