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The Legacy of Expo 2020 Dubai

If Dubai can accomplish an efficient post-expo transition into a sustainable and profitable city, then the first world exposition held in the Middle East could become the new international standard in legacy planning.

The UAE Looks to the Stars

The United Arab Emirates is turning to its space program to position itself as a hub for advanced technology, diversify the economy away from oil, and rekindle space culture among young Emiratis.

A Race to the Future: The UAE in the Metaverse

The metaverse is the next promising frontier of technology, and the UAE wants to take the lead.

Book Launch: Kinship, State Formation and Governance in the Arab Gulf States

On Thursday July 7, AGSIW hosted a discussion on Scott Weiner's new publication examining tribe-state relations in the Gulf.

Members attend the session of the advisory Shura Council, Doha, Qatar, October 26, 2021. (REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari)

After Sistani: Is There a Successor to Continue His Legacy?

Since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraq’s Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani has played a key role in Iraq’s religious and political spheres, particularly as a staunch opponent of vilayet e-faqih.

A poster of Iraqi Shia cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, is seen as Iraqi demonstrators stand on a high-rise building during ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq, January 26, 2020. (REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani)

Saudi Arabia’s Abaya Signals a New Era of Fashion, Empowerment, and Cultural Pride

The contemporary Saudi abaya and its alternatives have come to represent high fashion and individual style.

Saudi fashion designer Hania al-Braikan presents an abaya selling for about $1500 at a bridal exhibition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Padel Picks Up: The World’s Fastest Growing Sport Finds a Home in the Gulf

Mohammed Saadon Al Kuwari explains how a simple racket sport became a local favorite across Gulf countries.

Bread Riots in Iran, Intransigence in Vienna

Are domestic protests over economic conditions likely to increase Iran’s willingness to come to a final agreement with the United States to restore the JCPOA?

A man shops at a grocery store in Tehran, Iran, May 11. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)