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SITUATION REPORTS
MENA: Arab League Summit To Formalize Conditions for Gaza Reconstruction
May 16, 2024 | 16:34 GMT
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia: Consensus on Investment Terms Bodes Well for Possible FTA
Dec 4, 2023 | 21:55 GMT
Bahrain, Israel: Bahrain and Israel's Ambassadors Return to Their Respective Countries
Nov 3, 2023 | 15:45 GMT
Bahrain: Bahrain Grants Inaugural Golden Licenses
Jun 16, 2023 | 15:57 GMT
Qatar, Bahrain: Countries to Resume Diplomatic Ties, but Relationship Remains Fragile
Apr 13, 2023 | 16:00 GMT
MENA: Negev Summit Steering Committee Meets in Manama, Bahrain
Jun 27, 2022 | 15:10 GMT
Bahrain: Golden Residency Visa's Low Requirements Highlight Demographic, Economic Strategy
Feb 8, 2022 | 16:22 GMT
Israel, Bahrain: New Defense Agreement Strengthens Bilateral Relations
Feb 4, 2022 | 17:38 GMT
![Israeli soldiers guard a barrier, silhouetted against afternoon sun. Israeli soldiers guard a barrier, silhouetted against afternoon sun.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Israel%20Soldier%20Silhouette%20displayGettyImages-98164604.jpg?itok=cEOqkXOX)
AssessmentsJul 17, 2024
For Israel, the Challenge of Gaza's Future Governance Deepens
![Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attends a signing ceremony following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, on May 23, 2024. Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa attends a signing ceremony following talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, on May 23, 2024.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-2153665422.jpg?itok=hRMIwfCC)
SnapshotsJun 25, 2024
Normalization With Iran Would Reduce -- but Not Eliminate -- Security Risks for Bahrain
![Students from the American University of Beirut (AUB) rally in support of Palestinians outside the main gate of the university in the Lebanese capital on Oct. 9, 2023. Students from the American University of Beirut (AUB) rally in support of Palestinians outside the main gate of the university in the Lebanese capital on Oct. 9, 2023.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-1715554377.jpg?itok=GiooVIHC)
AssessmentsOct 11, 2023
Gauging the Regional Response to the Gaza Conflict
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GuidanceMar 26, 2022
The Weekly Rundown: EU and Chinese Officials Talk Trade, Israel Hosts an Abraham Accords Summit
![A portrait of Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi is seen on a billboard in Sanaa, Yemen, on Oct. 31, 2021. A portrait of Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi is seen on a billboard in Sanaa, Yemen, on Oct. 31, 2021.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/GettyImages-1350427308.jpg?itok=K3HEnQjU)
SnapshotsNov 2, 2021
A Row Over Yemen Sends Lebanon-Gulf Ties Spiraling
![Zhang Xiaoming (C), Executive Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, at the end of a State Council press conference on Hong Kong electoral reform March 12, 2021, in Beijing. Zhang Xiaoming (C), Executive Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, at the end of a State Council press conference on Hong Kong electoral reform March 12, 2021, in Beijing.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Hong%20Kong%20Reform%20rundown%20display%20GettyImages-1231658092.jpg?itok=mgwGV3US)
GuidanceMar 27, 2021
The Weekly Rundown: The Mainland Finalizes Hong Kong Reforms, Biden Reviews North Korea Policy
![Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson Talaat Fahmy speaks during an interview in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan. 19, 2021. Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood spokesperson Talaat Fahmy speaks during an interview in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan. 19, 2021.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/muslim-brotherhood-1230676432.jpg?itok=POg0JBL3)
AssessmentsJan 27, 2021
What Does the End of the Qatar Blockade Mean for the Muslim Brotherhood?
![Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf holds a press conference at the end of the GCC's 41st summit in the city of al-Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia on Jan. 5, 2021. Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf holds a press conference at the end of the GCC's 41st summit in the city of al-Ula in northwestern Saudi Arabia on Jan. 5, 2021.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/gcc-1230435705.jpg?itok=VK-Jc2h-)
SnapshotsJan 8, 2021
What’s Driving Saudi Arabia to Ease Its 3-Year Qatar Blockade
![A South Korean-flagged tanker is escorted in the Persian Gulf after being seized by the Iranian navy on Jan. 4, 2021. A South Korean-flagged tanker is escorted in the Persian Gulf after being seized by the Iranian navy on Jan. 4, 2021.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/south-korea-persian-gulf-1230420374.jpg?itok=up5B4r-z)
SnapshotsJan 4, 2021
What to Make of the Latest Uptick in Iranian Aggression
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Alternate Prime Minister and Defence Minister Benny Gantz (left) attend a cabinet meeting in the Knesset on May 24, 2020. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and Alternate Prime Minister and Defence Minister Benny Gantz (left) attend a cabinet meeting in the Knesset on May 24, 2020.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/israel-1214820945.jpg?itok=rDzHuBWL)
SnapshotsDec 29, 2020
What Another Israeli Election Means for Netanyahu and Normalization
![Qatar’s defense minister (center) waits for the arrival of his Turkish counterpart to meet with the prime minister of Libya’s U.N.-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli on Aug. 17, 2020. Qatar’s defense minister (center) waits for the arrival of his Turkish counterpart to meet with the prime minister of Libya’s U.N.-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli on Aug. 17, 2020.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/qatar-blockade-1228078842.jpg?itok=98-zFFET)
SnapshotsDec 18, 2020
A Potential Breakthrough in Qatar Paves the Way for GCC Reconciliation
![Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend the funeral of Rabbi Aharon David Hadash, the spiritual leader of the Mir Yeshiva, in Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Beit Yisrael on Dec. 3, 2020. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men attend the funeral of Rabbi Aharon David Hadash, the spiritual leader of the Mir Yeshiva, in Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Beit Yisrael on Dec. 3, 2020.](https://worldview.stratfor.com/sites/default/files/styles/square_full/public/Israel%20Ultra%20Orthodox%20GettyImages-1229923584.jpg?itok=gjBua0cm)
On GeopoliticsDec 4, 2020
Where Will Israel’s Increasingly Right-Wing Youth Take Its Foreign Policy?