Presently, there are 43 monarchies in the world ranging across Europe, the Caribbean, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Here is a list of some of the oldest monarchies in the world. The Swedish ...

The earliest form of governance system is the monarchy. Even the Holy Books confirm this. That’s why in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and many countries in the Middle East are still ruled by kings.

The situation has created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises ... who has studied the influence of these Gulf monarchies in Sudan, unpacks the implications of their intervention.

And monarchies also rank pretty well in terms of their economic framework. In the World Bank's ease of doing business index, five of the top ten countries have a monarch. New Zealand, Denmark ...

Sudan’s conflict didn’t break out because of the UAE and Saudi Arabia – but local actors felt able to go to war because of external support.