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Articles tagged: ‘Bahrain’

The price of freedom

Posted on 19 January 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Bahrain, 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.

Mudhawi’s List and the fight for women’s rights

Posted on 8 January 20218 January 2021Author Hugh MilesCategories PodcastsTags Bahrain, GCC, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, women's rights

Arab Digest · Mudhawi's List and the fight for women's rights

A sudden end to a long dispute

Posted on 7 January 20218 January 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Bahrain, 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.

An end in sight?

Posted on 5 January 20215 January 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Bahrain, 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.

The deal is all

Posted on 15 December 202015 December 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE, USA, Western Sahara

In the dying days of the Trump White House, another Arab state recognises Israel in a win for the president that will have consequences his successor will have to deal with.

A Newsworthy Summit in Manama

Posted on 8 December 20208 December 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags #Manama Dialogue, Bahrain, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

Sparks fly in the Bahraini capital as a senior Saudi royal drops the gloves and takes dead aim at Israel and its treatment of Palestinians.

The Disconnect: MENA regimes versus the people they rule over

Posted on 27 November 2020Author Hugh MilesCategories PodcastsTags Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen

Arab Digest · The Disconnect: MENA regimes versus the people they rule over

It’s so long Don and hello Joe

Posted on 10 November 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, Yemen

Some are pleased and some uneasy but Middle East leaders are all prepared to move on to Biden as the Trump presidency recedes in the rearview mirror.

The F-35: a story of politics and profits

Posted on 4 November 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Bahrain, Covid-19, Egypt, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

Summary:  The United Arab Emirates decision to recognise Israel was conditional on the US selling the Emiratis the most dominant stealth fighter jet in the world.

Trump or Biden?

Posted on 3 November 20203 November 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Bahrain, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

Two MENA experts and their thoughts on what a continuation of the Trump presidency or a victory by Joe Biden will mean for the Middle East.

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