As Turkey, Russia and the US weigh up their options, a shaky ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib province may be about to end.
Author: William Law
Normalisation with Israel: mixed motives and different interpretations
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA transcript, edited for length and clarity, taken from the 18 September Arab Digest podcast with Sami Hamdi, editor in chief of The International Interest.
Challenges and opportunities in the Saudi housing market
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAn urgent need for affordable housing is putting pressure on the government as it grapples with the economic impact of low oil prices and Covid-19.
Ibadism and Oman’s stance of ‘active neutralisation’
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWe are pleased to publish Grace Dunn’s winning entry in the inaugural Arab Digest – Anglo-Omani Society Essay Competition for Year 12 and Year 13 students (ages 16 -18).
Egypt: calm like a bomb
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailMada Masr correctly predicts results of Senate elections; calls for anti-regime demonstrations mount; as economy shrivels, Sisi goes on a fundraising drive.
Kushner’s triumph
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe establishment of diplomatic relations with the UAE and Bahrain, coupled with further Israeli encroachments in the West Bank signal that the ‘deal of the century’ will prevail.
Pipeline or pipe dream?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA deal that would see Iraqi oil sent via pipeline to Jordan and Egypt has lots of upsides and one very big downside.
Et tu, Bahrain?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailBahrain’s decision to follow the UAE in normalising relations with Israel may be another “stab in the back” for the Palestinians; but it is also a timely reelection boost for Donald Trump.
Qatar banks on soft diplomacy
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailIn hosting Afghan peace talks and supporting Gaza in its battle with Covid-19, Qatar is scoring points with the US and Israel.
Lebanon after the blast
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailMore than a month after the Beirut harbour explosion, Lebanon struggles to find hope and a way forward.