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Qatar's support for the Muslim Brotherhood across the Middle East-North Africa region, Hamas and radical Islamists in Libya, has led to increasing tensions with other Arab states of the Persian Gulf. [ 90 ] [ 91 ] [ 92 ] These tensions came to a head during a March 2014 meeting of the GCC, after which the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain recalled ...
The demographics of the Middle East and North Africa region show a highly populated, culturally diverse region spanning three continents. As of 2023, the population was around 501 million. [ 51 ] The class, cultural, ethnic, governmental, linguistic and religious make-up of the region is highly variable.
As of 2013, it was estimated that approximately 18 million legal migrants resided in the GCC region. Over the last few years the number of migrants residing in the GCC has increased considerably. [8] The Gulf Research Center defines non-nationals as individuals having citizenship of a country outside the GCC region. People who are lacking any ...
At the Middle East Rail 2017 conference and exhibition in Dubai on 7 March 2017, GCC Secretary General Abdullatif Al-Zayani stated that the Gulf Railway was necessary to ensure sustained development in the region. He also noted that consensus to complete the project had been established at previous GCC meetings. [18]
The persistent instability in the Middle East, particularly the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel, poses a considerable threat to the Gulf Cooperation Council states' economic ambitions. Regional stability is paramount for these nations to achieve their goals, as it directly impacts the investment climate and their capacity to engage in ...
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a forum for 21 Pacific Rim member economies that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region; APJ: Asia Pacific and Japan [3] APMA: Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa; APSG: Asia Pacific and Singapore; Arab League: a regional organization of Arab countries
It is one of the largest retail chains in Asia and is the biggest in the Middle East with 259 outlets in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and elsewhere. In addition to Lulu Hypermarket, the group operates 13 malls in the GCC, and 5 malls in India. [citation needed] The group is among the world's 50 fastest growing retailers.
Middle East economic integration refers to the process of improving economic cooperation, coordination, and connectivity among countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This process aims to create a unified economic space that allows for the free movement of goods, services, capital, and labor across national borders within ...