COP 26

The MbS no show

Arab Digest Newsletter / September 22, 2022 / Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Biden, Climate Change, COP 26, Dubai, Energy, France, GCC, Greece, Khashoggi, Kuwait, MbS, Oil, Oman, OPEC, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Nations

Summary: there was a flurry of suggestions that the Saudi crown prince would come to London for the Queen’s funeral but in the end he didn’t show up while other senior Gulf dignitaries did.

The Rule of Law gets a boost in Dubai

Arab Digest Newsletter / May 26, 2021 / Abu Dhabi, Alcohol, China, Climate Change, COP 26, Dubai, Human Rights, India, Libya, MbZ, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen

Summary: recent legal reforms may be a sign that the UAE is moving closer to international norms with changes that, if forcefully implemented, could strengthen civil society and temper the authoritarian nature of the state.

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