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Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business

Sebastian Castelier is a journalist who focuses on the Gulf. He contributes to several Middle Eastern and international media outlets. On Twitter: @SCastelier

The sun sets behind overhead power lines in Kuwait City as the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity requested that citizens ration their electricity usage at peak times due to outages, on June 19, 2024.

Analysis

Kuwait's heatwaves, high demand strain fragile power grid: What to know

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business

Saudis celebrate World Cup announcement

Saudi Arabia bets 2034 World Cup will bring foreign investment, reduce reliance on debt

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business

A man watches stock movements on a display at the Dubai Financial Market stock exchange in the Gulf emirate on April 12, 2022.

China embraces debt listings to tap into Gulf’s pool of wealth

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business

Qatari candidates register to run in the country's upcoming election as members of its top advisory panel, known as the Shura Council, in the capital, Doha, on Aug. 22, 2021.

Qatar to vote on ditching legislative council elections as Gulf states balk at representative rule

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business

A photograph taken on October 28, 2019 shows Saudi and foreign journalists at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) badge collection centre in the Saudi capital Riyadh. - Top finance executives and political leaders have converged on Saudi capital Riyadh for a Davos-style investment forum, in stark contrast to last year's mass boycott following the murder of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi. US officials and the heads of giant banks, top asset management firms and major sovereign wealth funds top the g

Gulf sovereign investors unshaken by Middle East wars but opt for global markets

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business

Migrant builders take a break while working at a construction site by the Corniche, in Doha, on Nov. 24, 2022, during the Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament.

What's behind the UAE's visa amnesty scheme?

Sebastian Castelier

Sebastian Castelier

In Dubai, reporting on regional business