William Law, Author at Arab Digest

The price of freedom

19 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Israel, Loujain al-Hathloul, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, USA, Yemen

The shortlisting of a prominent Saudi women’s rights activist for a prestigious human rights award draws attention to the kingdom’s human rights record.

The new generation of Arab photographers

18 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailEgypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

A new generation reclaims and redefines the way they see themselves and their world and in the process give the world images that challenge and refute traditional tropes and stereotypes.

Water in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute

14 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailIsrael, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria

Palestinians have much less water than the WHO says is necessary for health and hygiene. Israel could be far more generous in helping to put this right but presently sees no reason to do so.

Egypt faces a second wave of Covid-19

13 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailChina, Covid-19, Egypt, UAE

Covid-19 second wave plunges Egypt’s national health system back into crisis. The regime deploys propaganda and disinformation as it engages in vaccine diplomacy with China.

A new line for MbS

12 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailSaudi Arabia, USA

Casting himself as a green warrior, the crown prince announces the building of a futuristic city that will be environmentally friendly in every way imaginable.

Iraq’s roadmap to economic reform

11 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Iran, Iraq

Iraq’s economy is hurtling down a road to ruin but it is not too late for a change of course.

A sudden end to a long dispute

7 January 20218 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

With the Gulf feud now consigned to history, there are signs that the art of diplomacy, much battered by Trump and his regional allies, is set to return to the Middle East.

A timely book of essays on MENA water issues

6 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailEgypt, Iraq, IS, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Summary: Greg Shapland reviews Water and Conflict in the Middle East, a study of hydro-politics in a troubled region.

An end in sight?

5 January 20215 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

A bitter Gulf feud with a lengthy history of mutual recrimination may be headed toward a settlement but entrenched positions and obstinate players stand in the way.

Yemen: prospects for 2021

22 December 2020William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Saudi Arabia, USA, Yemen

As 2020 draws to a close, there is a flicker of hope that a just-announced unity government and the Biden presidency may signal the beginning of the end of a brutal war that has raged for nearly six years.