As the Sahel sees increasing jihadist insurgencies, Mauritania remains free of the scourge of terrorism…for now.
Articles tagged: ‘France’
Libya: back to square one
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWith the warlord Khalifa Haftar emerging from defeat doing deals with the wily political survivor Aguila Saleh and a corrupt Prime Minister Dbeibah in place, the people gain no measure of security and face a bleak and unpromising future as the UN muddles and foreign powers continue to meddle in Libya
Sisi’s endless cycle of repression
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailEgyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has created a coercive web of repression, one that is driven by its own logic and dynamic and from which there seems no escape.
The Beirut explosion: are Israel and Hezbollah responsible?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailOn the one year anniversary of the Beirut port explosion, no conclusions have been reached as to what caused it but an Arab Digest member who witnessed the explosion believes that both the Israelis and Hezbollah are to blame. Meanwhile a significant detail has emerged about the amount of ammonium nitrate stored in the port at the time of the blast.
Final curtain on the Arab Spring?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailMany are calling the events in Tunisia a coup with President Kais Saied using popular discontent to seize power but Francis Ghilès argues the steps the president has taken were necessary in a country where the economy is collapsing and the Covid pandemic is rampant.
The coup d’état in Egypt: 8 years later
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailCelebrations and condemnations on the 8th anniversary of the ousting of President Mohammed Morsi; the US grants Egypt conditional military aid.
Business as usual
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAmidst continuing security concerns, conflict zones in MENA have assured that the region remains the globe’s top armaments importer.
Algerian election a pointless exercise
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWith a stalled economy, a country under lockdown and much of the old regime still in power, Algeria holds an election that most of its people think is irrelevant.
The EU and Egypt: an interview with Ambassador Berger
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: On 20 May 2021 Arab Digest interviewed EU Ambassador and Head of Delegation Christian Berger about relations with Egypt and issues that included arms sales and human rights
Will Libya’s transition sink or swim?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAfter months of negotiations a new Libyan government has emerged but massive corruption and personal ambitions may once again stymy efforts to rebuild a war-shattered country.