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		<title>The Gulf Union that Never Was</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 14:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following article appeared on RUSI.org on 17 May 2012. ___ The leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council met on 14 May in Riyadh to discuss the formation of a new Gulf Union. This Union was to entail even closer relations between the states. In particular there were high expectations that Saudi Arabia and Bahrain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegulfblog.com&#038;blog=2536663&#038;post=6076&#038;subd=thesinosaudiblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Oman arrests Emirati spy ring</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Omani authorities have announced that they have &#8216;dismantled&#8217; an Emirati spy ring that was targeting the regime in Oman and the mechanism of governmental and military work there&#8230;The accused will be presented for trial This is a most curious development. There have not been any overtly strange or interesting incidents involving the UAE and Oman [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegulfblog.com&#038;blog=2536663&#038;post=5122&#038;subd=thesinosaudiblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Subway and international rail on the way for Qatar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A $25 billion deal has been announced between the Qatari Government and German rail company Deutsche Bahn to build Doha a subway system and subsequently to construct a high-speed train link to Manama, Bahrain. The subway is expected to have four lines, 98 stations and over 300km of track. The high-speed train to Bahrain is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegulfblog.com&#038;blog=2536663&#038;post=1661&#038;subd=thesinosaudiblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kuwait most corrupt GCC state: 2009 Corruption Index</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Saudi: Red. Kuwait: Purple. Bahrain: Green. Oman: Orange. UAE: White. Qatar: Blue) 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Qatar 38 32 32 32 28 22 KAS 71 70 70 79 80 63 Bahrain 34 36 36 46 43 46 Kuwait 44 45 46 60 65 66 UAE 29 30 31 34 35 30 Oman 29 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegulfblog.com&#038;blog=2536663&#038;post=1617&#038;subd=thesinosaudiblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>India and Oman in joint military exercises</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Oman engaged in joint exercises towards the end of October. Omani Jaguars and F-16s along with Indian Darin-I Jaguars and IL-78 MKI air-to-air tankers took part in the joint manoeuvres to “enhance understanding of operational, maintenance and administrative procedures between RAFO and the IAF.” The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegulfblog.com&#038;blog=2536663&#038;post=1593&#038;subd=thesinosaudiblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Relative competitiveness in the GCC</title>
		<link>http://thegulfblog.com/2009/11/07/relative-competitiveness-in-the-gcc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a slide taken from a survey of business attitudes in the Middle East. As you can see, it shows what business men and women think about which country in the GCC is leading the way, in their opinion, in terms of 1) making government more business friendly, 2) strides being made in legal reform, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegulfblog.com&#038;blog=2536663&#038;post=1503&#038;subd=thesinosaudiblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi snub Qatar and Oman</title>
		<link>http://thegulfblog.com/2009/11/05/saudi-snub-qatar-and-oman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Al Sharq Al Awsat reports that Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Crown Prince summoned the Foreign Ministers of the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan to his residence for a discussion. Plainly and pointedly missing from this meeting are the Foreign Ministers of Qatar and Oman. Whether this is a deliberate snub is difficult to say. Veteran &#8211; if [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thegulfblog.com&#038;blog=2536663&#038;post=1481&#038;subd=thesinosaudiblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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