Despite counting as its members powerful
sheikdoms awash in petrodollars, as well as those boasting militaries of considerable might, the OIC has mostly remained a spectator in the global arena, issuing meek statements and powerless resolutions in the face of brutal human rights abuses targeting Muslims.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, and ruler of Dubai, said that federal government will leave it up to individual
sheikdoms to decide the ownership percentage in each activity according to their circumstances, adding that the UAE seeks to open new economic sectors and attract new foreign investors.
The question arises what the status of such gifts which have, in the recent past, been given to numerous other Pakistani dignitaries, both civil and military, who have visited Saudi Arabia and other Gulf
sheikdoms who are known for giving expensive gifts costing hundreds of thousands of dollars is.
The belief bankrolled by oil rich Saudi Arabia and other Gulf
sheikdoms.
Wahhabism, the austere, rigid version of Islam bankrolled by Saudi Arabia and other Gulf
sheikdoms, remains the driving force behind Islamist terrorism today.
The UAE was formed in 1971/72 from seven
sheikdoms, or regions - Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Sharjah, Umm al-Quaiwan, Fujairah and Ras al-Khaimah.
While the two
sheikdoms have cooperated in the past on consolidating businesses, any deal would require delicate compromises.
Eco highway, coastal highway and other mega projects in road sector will connect Gwadar port with Central Asian states, Gulf
sheikdoms and rest of the country.
Once just sleepy desert
sheikdoms, the Arab Gulf states of Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait now exert unprecedented influence on international affairs-the result of their almost unimaginable riches in oil and gas.
To sell them to emerging superpowers and oil-rich
sheikdoms offends not only our sense of ownership--it offends our sensibilities, just as a favorite coffee shop becoming a chain or a beloved "heritage" brand being sported by hipster hordes does.
With the help and support of the Uighur traders and merchants residing in Saudi Arabia, the organization also purchased a large amount of weapons and military equipment from Saudi Arabia and Arab
sheikdoms of the Persian Gulf littoral states
The oil
Sheikdoms and monarchies of the Gulf could not make any political moves without taking into consideration Iranian power and its ability to subvert Shiite Arab minorities as it was the case in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and farther on in Yemen.
sheikh - the leader of an Arab village or family