After the Sheikhs: The Coming Collapse of the Gulf Monarchies (58 page)

Petrochemical Industries, of Kuwait,
45

Petrochina,
107
–
108

Petroleum Concessions Ltd.,
24

Petroleum Development Oman,
42

Philippines,
75

Pirates,
83

Planning Council, of Qatar,
57

Poetry,
69
–
70

Pope Benedict XVI,
268

Popular Bloc, of Bahrain,
38

Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian

Gulf,
3
,
193

Port Rashid,
164

Port Zayed,
164
,
166

Portugal,
22

Powell, Colin,
85

Predators,
see
Drones

Prince Sultan Airbase,
163

Princeton University,
103

Professional Golfers Association, of Europe,
93

Prostitution,
69
,
159
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162

Al-Qaeda,
80
,
83
,
172
,
185
,
194
,
196
,
252

Al-Qaeda on the Arabian Peninsula,
194
,
252

Al-Qahtani, Muhammad, 9/11 terrorist,
270

Al-Qahtani, Muhammad Fahad, Saudi human rights activist,
216
,
234

Al-Qasimi, Abul-Aziz bin Muhammad,
31
,
266

Al-Qasimi Building, Durham,
100
,
254

Al-Qasimi Building, Exeter,
100

Al-Qasimi, dynasty,
21
–
22

Al-Qasimi, Khalid bin Muhammad,
31

Al-Qasimi, Khalid bin Saqr,
31
,
266

Al-Qasimi, Saqr bin Muhammad,
31

Al-Qasimi, Saqr bin Sultan,
31

Al-Qasimi, Saud bin Saqr,
31
,
266

Al-Qasimi, Sultan bin Kayed,
271

Al-Qasimi, Sultan bin Muhammad,
31
,
100
,
124
,
236
,
259

Qatar Airways,
122

Qatar Charity,
56
–
57

Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute,
77

Qatar Financial Centre,
47

Qatar Foundation,
91
,
104
,
251

Qatar Holdings,
90
–
91

Qatar Investment Authority,
43
,
91
,
178
,
248

Qatar Mosque,
75

Qatar Petroleum Company,
41
,
108

Qatar Primary Material Company,
45

Qatar Science and Technology Park,
46

Qatar Sports Investments,
91

Qatar Steel,
45

Qatar Television,
161

Qatar Tourism Authority,
133

Qatar University,
54
,
72

Qatargas,
41
,
257

Qatari-Eritrean Hall of Friendship,
83

Qatif,
213
,
215
,
261

Qilu,
106

Qingdao province, of China,
101
–
108

Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise liner,
92

Queen’s Household Cavalry,
102

Ramadan,
57
,
148
,
157
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158
,
160

Ra’s al-Khaimah,
21
–
22
,
31
–
32
,
35
–
36
,
46
,
123
,
131
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133
,
184
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186
,
235
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236
,
247
,
271

Ras Laffan,
45

Rasgas,
41

Al-Rashid, family,
18

Reach Out to Asia,
84

Red Sea,
44

Reform and Social Guidance Association, of the UAE,
225

Refusal Front,
175

Renaissance Day, of Oman,
38

Rentierism,
6
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8
,
11
,
17
,
25
,
49
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50
,
57
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58
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60
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61
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63
,
74
,
76
,
80
,
229
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230

Research and Development Corporation,
77

Research in Motion,
150

Revolution in Qatar, forum,
237

Revolutionary Guard, of Iran,
171

Rice, Condoleezza,
90

Riffa,
20

Rio Tinto,
248

Riyadh,
18
,
28
,
130
,
180
,
188
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189
,
214
,
233
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234

Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
130

Al-Roken, Muhammad,
271

Rose of Dhofar,
211

Rotterdam,
95

Royal Air Force,
165

Royal Dutch Shell,
41
–
42
,
114

Royal Mecca Clock Tower,
162

Ruling bargains,
10
–
11
,
49
–
50
,
66
,
79
,
229
,
231
,
241

Ruling Family Council, of Oman,
39
,
186

Russia,
85
,
150
,
167
–
168
,
256

Rutgers University,
103

Ruwais,
248

Rwanda,
86

Saadiyat island,
96
–
97

Al-Sabah, Abdullah,
19

Al-Sabah, Abdullah Al-Salim,
28

Al-Sabah, Ali Al-Khalifah Al-Athbi

Al-Sabah, dynasty,
18
–
19
,
22
,
29
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30
,
40
,
260

Al-Sabah, Jabar Al-Ahmad Al-Jabar,
28
,
89

Al-Sabah, Jabar Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad,
270

Al-Sabah, Meshaal Al-Malek,
272

Al-Sabah, Mubarak (the Great),
19
,
29

Al-Sabah, Muhammad,
242

Al-Sabah, Nasser bin Muhammad,
29
,
67
,
101
,
216

Al-Sabah, Saad Al-Abdullah,
28

Al-Sabah, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jabar,
28
,
127
,
270

Al-Sabah, Salim Al-Ali,
260

Sahwa, awakening movement,
194

Bin Said, Abu Hilal Ahmed,
22

Al-Said, Azzam bin Qais,
22

Al-Said, dynasty,
22
,
26
,
38
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39

Al-Said, Qaboos bin Said,
38
–
39
,
59
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127
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128
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186
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241
,
269

Al-Said, Said bin Taimur,
38
,
239

Al-Said, Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud,
250

Al-Said, Sayyid Haitham bin Tairq,
250

Al-Said, Sultan Said bin Sultan,
22

Al-Said, Tariq bin Taimur,
38
,
266

Al-Said, Turki bin Said,
22

Al-Said, yacht,
128

Sainsburys,
90

Salalah,
24
,
128

Salalah Free Zone,
46
,
128
,
210

Salmaniya Hospital,
54

Sanctions, against Iran,
169
,
174

Sandhurst Academy,
101
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102

SAMA (Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority),
43

Samsung,
263

Sarkozy, Nicolas,
89
,
166
,
182

Bin Saud, Abdul-Aziz,
18
,
26
–
27
,
189

Al-Saud, Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz,
26
–
27
,
127
,
188
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189
,
244

Al-Saud, Ahmed bin Abdul-Aziz,
267

Al-Saud, Bandar bin Sultan,
270

Al-Saud, dynasty,
18
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19
,
22
,
26
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28
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30
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40
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41
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68
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74
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189
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242

Al-Saud, Fahd bin Abdul-Aziz,
26
–
27
,
244
,
251

Al-Saud, Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz,
26
,
103
,
244

Al-Saud, Faisal bin Musaid,
244

Al-Saud, Khalid bin Abdul-Aziz,
26

Al-Saud, Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz,
188
,
258

Al-Saud, Salman bin Abdul-Aziz,
189

Al-Saud, Saud bin Abdul-Aziz,
26

Al-Saud, Saud bin Faisal,
264

Al-Saud, Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz,
188

Al-Saud, Talal bin Abdul-Aziz,
189
,
267

Al-Saud, Al-Waleed bin Talal,
83
,
101
,
122

Saudi Arabia Airlines,
122

Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Company,
44
–
45
,
107

Saudi Arabia Royal Guard,
182

Saudi Joint Committee for the Relief of Kosovo,
85

Saudi Public Assistance for Pakistan Earthquake Victims, The,
84

Saudi Red Crescent Society,
85

Saudi Royal Air Force,
168

Sciences-Po,
102

Seeb,
128

SecDev Group, of Ottawa,
149

Seychelles,
127

Al-Shahed, newspaper,
151

Shah, of Iran,
6
,
140
,
171

Al-Shamsi base,
165

Shandong province, of China,
106

Sharia law,
27
,
39
,
213
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214

Sharjah,
21
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22
,
24
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26
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31
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32
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36
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37
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46
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66
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68
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100
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162
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185
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203
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236
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245
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247
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250
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251
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266

Sharm el-Sheikh,
89

Al-Sharqi, Muhammad bin Hamad,
244

Sharqiyin, tribe,
25

Al-Shehhi, Ahmed Mansour,
222
,
242

Al-Shehhi tribe,
223

Al-Shehhi, Salim Hamdoon,
271

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Mosque, in Palestine,
82