Index/Locations/Gulf States

Gulf States

Arab countries of the Persian Gulf, excluding Iraq

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Dec 17, 2025
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Which countries allow unrestricted production and distribution of adult pornography for consenting adults?

There is no single list in the provided reporting that names every country that “allows unrestricted production and distribution” of consensual adult pornography; available sources instead map a spect...

Dec 2, 2025
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What routes do Somalis use to reach the US in 2025 (refugee program, asylum, or parole)?

Somalis reach the U.S. in 2025 mainly through established legal tracks—refugee resettlement and asylum—and through humanitarian statuses such as Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and various parole pro...

Oct 30, 2025
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what are the human right violations in UK

The assembled reporting and NGO analyses identify multiple, contemporaneous human-rights concerns in the UK centered on policing of protests, legislative rollbacks affecting civil liberties, treatment...

Dec 2, 2025

Which countries explicitly ban use of VPNs and what are the legal penalties?

A clear minority of states explicitly ban or tightly restrict VPNs; commonly cited countries with full bans or severe controls include North Korea, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Belarus and some Gulf states, wh...

Nov 23, 2025

What ties has Jared Kushner had to real estate projects in Crimea?

Available reporting in the provided sources does not link Jared Kushner or his firms to any real estate projects in Crimea; instead the coverage documents Kushner-linked projects in the Balkans (Serbi...

Jan 25, 2026

What risks and transit routes do Somali migrants commonly face en route to the US in 2025?

seeking routes that might eventually lead to routinely travel along multiple, overlapping corridors through , and or via the “Eastern Route” toward and the Gulf, and they face a pattern of extreme dan...

Jan 20, 2026

What role did other international actors (EU, Qatar, UN) play in the agreements Trump claimed credit for?

President Trump publicly claimed credit for a string of Middle East and global agreements, but those outcomes involved active roles from other international actors: Gulf states and Qatar as on-the-gro...

Jan 4, 2026

What evidence has been publicly disclosed about financial links between foreign regimes and U.S. elected officials?

Publicly disclosed evidence of financial links between foreign regimes and U.S. elected officials comes in several strands: documented spending by foreign governments at properties owned by officials ...

Dec 12, 2025

How did US military aid under Trump affect regional balances in the Middle East and Asia?

The Trump administration’s early suspension and broad cuts to foreign assistance—while exempting Israel’s $3.3 billion and Egypt’s $1.3 billion in annual Foreign Military Financing (FMF)—shifted U.S. ...

Dec 12, 2025

How did Afghan government and regional actors respond to the US-Taliban deal and its impact on intra-Afghan peace talks?

The US-Taliban Doha agreement of 29 February 2020 promised a US troop drawdown and Taliban counter‑terrorism assurances and called for intra‑Afghan talks — but the Afghan government rejected being byp...

Dec 2, 2025

Were U.S. bases or joint exercises used to institutionalize security mechanisms between Israel and Gulf states?

U.S. military infrastructure and exercises have been central to building operational links between Israel and some Gulf states: CENTCOM-facilitated meetings and joint trainings brought Israeli and Ara...

Nov 21, 2025

What were the key differences in Trump and Obama's approaches to Middle East policy?

Donald Trump’s recent Middle East approach emphasizes transactional partnerships, high-profile deals with Gulf states, and kinetic actions (including strikes on Iran and active mediation in Gaza), whi...

Nov 5, 2025

Tony Blair

Tony Blair served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and is widely recognised as the longest-serving Labour prime minister, presiding over major domestic reforms and pivotal int...

Oct 17, 2025

How does Joe Biden's Israel policy differ from that of his predecessors?

Biden has re-emphasized traditional U.S. diplomacy and multilateral engagement while maintaining robust security support for Israel; rivals and critics emphasize his administration’s limited willingne...

Oct 10, 2025

What were Barack Obama's key foreign policy initiatives in 2009?

Barack Obama’s 2009 foreign policy emphasized a change in tone toward *multilateral engagement, soft power projection, and diplomatic outreach*, while simultaneously confronting hard security challeng...