Gulf Region

Gulf countries are planning some of the biggest solar projects in the world. Saudi Arabia’s $500 billion Neom project will have its own solar-fueled green hydrogen plant. Photo: Picture Alliance / DW
Panorama

How the Gulf region is planning for a life after oil

The Gulf countries are marching ahead with an ambitious domestic transition to renewable energy. But there is little chance they will stop exporting fossil fuels any time soon

Representational image. Photo: Reuters
Migration

Migrant workers face restrictions accessing healthcare in Gulf: Study

FILE PHOTO: Employees pack hand sanitizers at Dhaman Medical Company, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hidd, Bahrain, March 25, 2020. Picture taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
Global Economy

Manufacturing turns local in Gulf as coronavirus disrupts supply chains