Inzamam Rashid
The view from the Strait of Hormuz: Ground zero for Iran’s war on global commerce
Monocle’s Gulf correspondent stands in Oman overlooking the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers sit still as the battle swells. The conflict’s economic consequences will affect markets well beyond the Middle East.
Iran wants a war of attrition. Can the Gulf keep up?
The war in the Middle East is a numbers game and Gulf states are frantically doing the maths. How long can defensive ammunition last? And at what cost?
Military retaliation ‘definitely’ on the table: Diplomatic adviser to the UAE president Anwar Gargash on the Middle East conflict
Four days into a confrontation between Iran, Israel and the US, the Gulf has been caught up in a conflict that it sought to avoid. Civilian infrastructure across the region has been damaged, including…
Following the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, the Gulf’s promise of stability faces its starkest test
Missiles over Dubai have shattered the Gulf’s illusion of insulation. After Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing, cities built on stability and commerce find themselves exposed – caught between neutrality and retaliation.
The largest US military build-up in the Middle East in decades fuels uncertainty in Tehran
Representatives from Washington and Tehran are meeting in Geneva today for nuclear talks as the US military buildup in the Middle East continues. Are the tables tilting? And what will happen next?
Meet four of Dubai’s elite property brokers, navigating its luxury market with strategy and style
In a highly competitive real-estate landscape, Dubai’s most successful agents share their approach to uniting clients with their next investment.
The quiet lens: How an Indian immigrant captured the UAE’s visual history
Ramesh Shukla, the noted photographer who documented the UAE’s rise from obscurity, has died at the age of 87.
Back to reality: Why Saudi Arabia is downsizing its Vision 2030 plans
There’s something refreshing about a country admitting that it has overdone it. Of course, Saudi Arabia has not phrased it in so many words but the scaling back of its Giga-Projects – most conspicuously…
Missing in action: A rift emerges as the UAE skips Riyadh’s World Defense Show
The World Defense Show in Riyadh is doing exactly what it was designed to do: project confidence, capability and ambition. Fighter jets roar overhead and precision hardware gleams under the lights. The choreography is…
Georgia’s controversial prime minister Irakli Kobakhidze on EU integration, corruption and democracy
At the World Governments Summit, the country’s leader spoke to us about navigating the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, protests at home and a stalled European future.
