Gulf leaders in New York


With events in the Middle East – especially Iran and Syria – centre stage, delegations from the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) states were very busy at the United Nations General Assembly. None more so than Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, who led the Qatari delegation for the first time as emir. Sheikh Tamim used his address to the assembly to appeal for UN reform, and – amid much speculation over whether or not he will pursue the vigorous pace of diplomacy initiated during his father’s rule – to state Qatar’s desire to remain a “hub for dialogue”.