Turkey and the Palestinian entity), and the Persian Gulf. The industrialized world’s oil supply came from the Gulf in 1994.4 The five countries with the greatest proven reserves are all in the Middle East. If Caspian oil and gas are included—and they should.
Contents. Politics Some states are with elected parliaments. ( ) and ( ) have legislatures with members elected by the population.
The Sultanate of Oman also has an advisory council ( Majlis ash-Shura) that is popularly elected. In the UAE, a federation of seven monarchical emirates, the functions only as an advisory body, but some of its members are now chosen via a limited nominated by the seven rulers. Saudi Arabia remains a with limited political representation. In Qatar, an elected national parliament has been mooted and is written into the new constitution, but elections are yet to be held. Main articles: and Soap operas are important national pastimes in the Persian Gulf Arab region.
They are most popular during the time of, when families gather to break their fast. Most of these soap operas are based in.
Kuwaiti soap operas are the most-watched soap operas in the Persian Gulf region. Although usually performed in the Kuwaiti dialect, they have been shown with success as far away as. Kuwaiti, in the form of theatre, radio and television soap opera, flourishes and is exported to neighbouring Arab states of the Persian Gulf. Darb El Zalag, Khalti Gmasha, and Ruqayya wa Sabika are among the most important television productions in the Gulf region.
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Kuwait is widely considered the cultural capital of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf region, frequently dubbed the ' of the Gulf' due to the popularity of its Arabic television soap operas and theatre. The inhabitants of share similar cultures and music styles such as,. The most noticeable cultural trait of Eastern Arabia's Arabs is their.focused life in the small Arab states has resulted in a where livelihoods have traditionally been earned in marine industries. Before the, the term 'Khaleeji' was solely used to refer to the.
Historically, 'Khaleeji' meant descendants of, the 'fish eaters'. Geographically, the Arabic-speaking is solely. Freedom of press Press in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf have varying degrees of freedom with Kuwait topping the league with a lively press that enjoys considerably more freedom than its Persian Gulf counterparts according to. Both organizations rank Kuwait's press as the most free of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf and, in fact, rank amongst the top three most free press in the Arab world. Qatar and Oman come in second and third respectively within the regional ranks. Peace The six Arab states of the Persian Gulf lie in a volatile region and their six governments, with varying degrees of success and effort, try and advance peace in their own countries and other countries. However, Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region - specifically Saudi Arabia and Qatar - stand accused of funding Islamist militants such as and the.
According to the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP)'s Global Peace Index of 2016, the six governments had varying degrees of success in maintaining peace amongst their respective borders with Qatar ranked number 1 amongst its regional peers as the most peaceful regional and Middle Eastern nation (and ranked 34 worldwide) while Kuwait ranks second in both the regional and the Middle East region (and 51 worldwide) followed by the UAE in the third spot (61 worldwide). Map of the 's members (Iraq is not a member). All of these Arab states have significant revenues from petroleum.
The has been successfully. 79% of UAE's comes from non-oil sectors. Oil accounts for only 2% of Dubai's GDP. Bahrain has the Persian Gulf's first 'post-oil' economy because the Bahraini economy does not rely on oil. Since the late 20th century, Bahrain has heavily invested in the and sectors.
The country's capital, is home to many large financial structures. Bahrain and Kuwait have a high (worldwide rank of 45 and 48 respectively) and was recognised by the as. In addition, the small coastal states (especially Bahrain and Kuwait) were successful centers of trade and commerce prior to oil. Eastern Arabia also had significant pearl banks, but the pearling industry collapsed in the 1930s after the development of methods by Japanese scientists.
According to the, most of these Arab states have been the world's most generous donors of aid as a share of GDP. See also.
The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf is a collection of the notes of S.B. Miles, longtime British official in the Persian Gulf generally and Oman in particular.
They were compiled and published posthumously, first in 1919, and reprinted several times later. This account of Oman’s political history is still widely consulted and quoted. Miles covers pre-Islamic history, pointing out that from the very earliest times the inhabitants were masters of maritime commerce. Trade included slaves, spices, gold, precious stones, and textiles from Asia and Africa. Miles consults as well as critiques al-Izkiwi’s Kashf al-ghummah (Removing consternation) for the post-Biblical, pre-Islamic story of Oman.
The second chapter deals with Islamic Oman and the eastern Arabian Peninsula. He departs from strict narrative based on Kashf al-ghummah and other Arab sources to note that the Prophet Muhammad “is entitled to applause, veneration and gratitude of the world” as a great lawgiver. In the author’s view the task of converting Oman’s Christian inhabitants to Islam was simplified because Christianity was “weighed down and encumbered by the character and example of some of its churchmen.” Miles then covers Persian Gulf trade and politics from the 16th century, as European powers Portugal, Holland, and Britain entered the region, and there is a chapter on the history of Oman’s place in the East‒West trading patterns from earliest times. He then turns to the Yaruba dynasty, which ruled Oman for about 125 years from 1624.
He devotes the second volume to the Bu Saʻid family, which took control of Oman in the 1740s and remains in power. There are also notes on the geologic regions and natural history of Oman. The work ends with descriptions of the Dhofar and Beraimi (present-day Buraimi) areas of the southeastern Arabian Peninsula. Miles was first appointed political agent in Oman by the government of India in the early 1870s and remained in Musqat (also seen as Masqat and Muscat) and other posts in the region until his retirement 20 years later. Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf is the fruit of his many travels and observations in the Gulf and his interest in its history and ethnology.