The Saudi crown prince had a brace of wins on 7 October with the purchase of NUFC and the ditching of a UNHRC investigation into war crimes in Yemen.
Articles tagged: ‘Bahrain’
Organised Crime in the Middle East and North Africa
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA new report on organised crime around the world indicates Arab countries are amongst the world’s biggest offenders, with states in conflict or post-conflict at the bottom of the list.
Bahrain: price rises, prisoners and a punt in Vegas
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailBahrain’s economy continues to face significant challenges; a Bahraini company takes a stake in Las Vegas real estate; and a bipartisan appeal from US senators urges the Secretary of State to call the regime to account for human rights abuses.
The Great War on Terror: feeding the beast
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Great War on Terror: feeding the beast
Tom Barrack, the UAE and Ambassador al-Otaiba
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe indictment of Thomas Barrack has shed significant light on the UAE’s unorthodox efforts to influence American foreign policy in the Middle East before and during the Trump presidency.
Oman and the challenge of governance
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailOman is well placed to move by incremental, evolutionary steps towards a democracy rooted in Islamic values but is Sultan Haitham ready to take those steps?
Big Oil, the Gulf and Climate Change
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · Big Oil, the Gulf and Climate Change
Sultans of the Gulf
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · Sultans of the Gulf
GCC: turning 40
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAs the US continues to pivot away from the Gulf and the wider Middle East and Iran remains a significant regional threat the GCC, approaching its 40th anniversary, sees strategic sense in patching up differences.
Qatar and Saudi Arabia: on the road to reconciliation
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · Qatar and Saudi Arabia: on the road to reconciliation