Arab soft power has shifted to Gulf nation states , writes Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi . The United States is no longer the world's sole superpower. For decades , media output in the Arab world was produced , recorded , filmed and performed in the traditional leading Arab states of Iraq , Syria and Egypt as well as Lebanon . They are also home to the Arab world 's most influential news stations , writes Al Qassemi . Gulf tourism is thriving , he says , and the Gulf states ' influence is growing .
Arab soft power has shifted to Gulf nation states , writes Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi . The United States is no longer the world's sole superpower. They are also home to the Arab world 's most influential news stations , writes Al Qassemi . Gulf tourism is thriving , he says , and the Gulf states ' influence is growing .