Summary: the United Arab Emirates has moved at speed to place itself in the top 25 globally of arms manufacturers and is aggressively pursuing new markets with ‘Made in the UAE’ drones providing a sharp contrast to similar efforts by Saudi Arabia.
Summary: the UK government and the MoD say only one civilian has been killed by an airstrike it carried out during the campaign against the Islamic State, a claim that Airwars has shown to be demonstrably wrong. Despite that the UK continues to hold to the claim.
Summary: a young Palestinian-Lebanese-Australian journalist talks about the impact of the earthquakes in Syria and Turkey and about the strength of the written word and the power of music and food to challenge repression and intolerance in the struggle for Arab liberation.
Summary: with the JCPOA talks going nowhere and the Biden administration seemingly dismissive of the threat Iran poses to Middle East security whilst focussing on China and the war in Ukraine, the West may be sleepwalking towards a potentially disastrous conflagration in the region.
Summary: China has abandoned ambiguity and sided with the Gulf Cooperation Council where overwhelmingly its economic interests lie, disappointing a jilted Iran.
Summary: will the energy price rise caused by Putin’s war in Ukraine allow Algeria to return to a position of power and prominence in North Africa and the wider Middle East?
Summary: a new revolutionary pan-Arab liberation movement launched in London on September 30. A straw in the wind?
Summary: a new revolutionary pan-Arab liberation movement launched in London on September 30. A straw in the wind?
Summary: previously seen as a model of stability and solid economic growth, Morocco is struggling with an economy battered by COVID and the fallout from the war in Ukraine; to further complicate matters the king is in failing health and a succession battle looms.
Summary: as the Russian army continues its chaotic retreat, questions are being asked, opportunities being examined as Putin’s warrior image takes a heavy beating.
