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Articles tagged: ‘France’

The Airwars Annual Report: Syria

Posted on 2 March 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags France, IS, Kurds, Russia, Syria, Turkey, UK, USA

With the publication of their annual report Airwars once again puts the focus on aerial warfare and artillery attacks on civilians whose death and injuries would otherwise go unacknowledged and unaccountable.

Mauritania leads in a tough neighbourhood

Posted on 2 February 20212 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Covid-19, France, G5 Sahel, Mauritania

Summary:  Mauritania is hopeful that its leading role will take G5 Sahel to prosperity but the road to get there is strewn with economic, environmental and security challenges.

A dangerous game: Turkey and the politics of energy

Posted on 6 November 20206 November 2020Author Hugh MilesCategories PodcastsTags AbrahamAccords, Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Cyprus, EU, France, Greece, Iran, Israel, Libya, NATO, oil, Palestine, Qatar, Russia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, USA

Arab Digest · A dangerous game: Turkey and the politics of energy

Lebanon’s anguish grows

Posted on 22 October 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags France, Hezbollah, Lebanon

With another prime minister gone and Hezbollah blocking the effort to end sectarian government, the people of Lebanon continue to bear a terrible price for the failures of political leadership.

Despite long odds, Iraq weighs up nuclear option in bid to solve energy crisis

Posted on 6 October 20206 October 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags France, Iraq

Prime Minister al-Kadhimi, faced with many obstacles in rebuilding Iraq’s nuclear energy programme, gets a boost from the French.

Macron in MENA

Posted on 11 September 202011 September 2020Author Hugh MilesCategories PodcastsTags Chad, France, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Niger, Sahel, Turkey, UAE

Arab Digest · Macron In MENA

Lebanon’s path to a failed state

Posted on 11 August 202010 November 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Covid-19, France, Lebanon, Turkey, USA

In response to the port explosion donor countries are bypassing the government of Prime Minister Hassan Diab.

Lebanon: politicians fiddle as the economy burns

Posted on 4 August 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Covid-19, France, Lebanon

A key ministerial resignation, a Covid-19 upsurge, an economy headed to ruin and a middle class slamming headfirst into poverty: Lebanon’s disaster unfolds.

Sisi’s line in the sand

Posted on 23 June 202023 June 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Egypt, France, Iran, Libya, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, USA

Egypt’s President Sisi is threatening military action in support of the warlord Khalifa Haftar as the Tripoli-based GNA seeks to take the key coastal city of Sirte.

Haftar in retreat has consequences for Egypt

Posted on 8 June 2020Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Egypt, France, Libya, Russia, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA

As his battlefield losses mount Khalifa Haftar is running out of options and he soon may be running out of friends.

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