Earlier this month several countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain, severed diplomatic and economic relations with Qatar. This is an important issue for the shipping industry to monitor. In our recent client alert we explained
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Influence-rich Saudis blow through Sunni unity
The Qatar affair combines American incompetence, Saudi bullying and Qatari game-playing with Iranian meddling and subversion. Too many outside players are getting involved muddying the waters. What began as farce may end as much worse. Read More: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/06/saudi-arabia-unity-sunni-states-trump-iran-salman.html
via www.al-monitor.comI guess…
Influence-rich Saudis blow through Sunni unity
The Qatar affair combines American incompetence, Saudi bullying and Qatari game-playing with Iranian meddling and subversion. Too many outside players are getting involved muddying the waters. What began as farce may end as much worse. Read More: http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/06/saudi-arabia-unity-sunni-states-trump-iran-salman.html
via www.al-monitor.comI guess…
Adding to Quatar’s Woes: Loss of FIFA Soccer Contract?
On Monday June 5, 2017, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya, the United Arab Emirates and the Maldives all severed diplomatic ties with Qatar. While only a small period of time has passed, the small Arab nation has been left…
Why should Qatari, Saudi and UAE organizations care about the European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation?
The compliance world will change dramatically for a number of GCC organizations on 25 May 2018. In just over one year’s time GCC organizations that:
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Qatar’s New Personal Data Privacy Law
At the end of last year, Qatar became the first Gulf state to enact a comprehensive privacy law. Until now, the many companies that market to consumers or have employees based in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have had to…
3 Key Considerations Before You Begin Outsourcing in Qatar, Saudi Arabia or the UAE
Outsourcing has historically not been a major pillar in Middle East public and private sector organisation’s strategic architecture. While the benefits of outsourcing are understood and recognised, organisations have sought to engage with major outsourced service providers through managed service…
Gagosian Gallery And Qatar Royal Family’s Agent In Dispute Over Ownership Of Prized Picasso Sculpture
As recently reported by the International New York Times, prominent art dealer Larry Gagosian of the Gagosian Gallery and the royal family of Qatar’s agent, Pelham Europe, Ltd. (run by Guy Bennett), each claim that they purchased Pablo Picasso’s…
Texas teen arrested over clock is moving to Qatar with his family – AOL
Ahmed Mohamed, 14, a bespectacled ninth-grader who became an Internet sensation for an arrest that supporters said was influenced by bias against his Muslim religion, has accepted an offer from the Qatar Foundation to study at its Young Innovators Program.via…
Part 3: An Asset Search Over Terrorism & Airbus Aircraft
By Fred Abrams
