Nearly a year on from 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.
Articles tagged: ‘Iran’
So how is Biden doing in the Middle East?
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · So how is Biden doing in the Middle East?
A water crisis in Iraq
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAs global temperatures climb, Basra is experiencing temperatures hovering at 50 degrees while suffering severe water shortages; delays in a massive desalination project are making an already intolerable situation worse.
Iraq and Rumsfeld’s poisonous legacy
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · Iraq and Rumsfeld's poisonous legacy
The narco-barons of Syria
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Assad family and Hezbollah have used the Syrian civil war to build a thriving industry in illicit drugs and in doing so have turned the country into a narco-state
GCC: turning 40
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAs the US continues to pivot away from the Gulf and the wider Middle East and Iran remains a significant regional threat the GCC, approaching its 40th anniversary, sees strategic sense in patching up differences.
The Middle East’s Heroin Tracks
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailHeroin mostly enters the Arab world from Afghanistan via Iran enroute to markets in Europe. Arab countries close to the main smuggling routes are the most impacted by the trade. The Syrian war has led traffickers to re-route heroin shipments via the Black Sea and Africa.
Pivoting Away
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWith the US pivoting to Asia, the actions of regional players may be the key to helping to stabilise the Middle East.
The Kurds of Iraq and Syria
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Kurds of Iraq and Syria
Oman: a Covid surge and other challenges
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Gulf sultanate of Oman has seen a steady rise in pandemic numbers that, coupled with low oil prices, is presenting significant challenges.