Gulf AI partnerships risk leaving the region a buyer unless ownership, export rights, and local teams are negotiated before scaling.
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Gulf investors still fund projects abroad, but resilience, supply-chain redundancy, and corridor security now shape where capital goes.
Syria seeks Pakistani weapons via Saudi and Turkish channels to bypass Moscow, Western sanctions, and Iranian paramilitary dependence.
Survey evidence from five countries reveals rising liberal values as Islamist rule and religious coercion lose legitimacy across the region.
Saudi strikes and Houthi airport attacks accompany a Yemen ground war where Iran-aligned forces coordinate while Riyadh’s partners remain divided.
Saudi-led airstrikes intensify, but the Houthi movement remains cohesive and militarily stronger, forcing government forces to stretch multiple fronts.
Saudi Arabia faces an attrition war against a Houthi Movement that treats peace as an existential threat to its rule.
Houthi strikes on Riyadh and Red Sea blockades push Saudi Arabia toward a wider war that could draw Washington in.
Gulf states must decide whether to keep importing US monetary conditions or build a new anchor before crisis.
Pakistan’s support for Saudi security is deepening as regional tensions test its balance between Riyadh and Tehran.