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Alleged coup attempt rocks Jordan

8 April 2021William LawArab Digest EmailIsrael, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

King Abdullah is secure after his half-brother and former crown prince is detained along with other high level figures known to have close connections to Saudi Arabia, Israel and the UAE.

Regional security: how the GCC could play a role

7 April 2021William LawArab Digest EmailChina, GCC, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, UAE, USA, Yemen

Opportunity beckons for a MENA regional security initiative but it requires a leadership role from the GCC.

Jordan’s Spring of Discontent

30 March 202130 March 2021William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Israel, Jordan

A Covid-19 surge and soaring unemployment are challenging Jordan’s King Abdullah II and threatening a government widely seen as incompetent and corrupt.

Algeria: four snapshots, four challenges

29 March 202129 March 2021William LawArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Covid-19, Israel, Morocco, Palestine

Algeria today sits at the centre of a Venn diagram of four overlapping and daunting challenges.

Stepping Stones to a Secure Middle East

26 March 2021Hugh MilesPodcastsIran, Iraq, Israel, oil, Opec, Palestine, Russia, Saudi, Syria, Turkey, USA

Arab Digest · Stepping Stones to a Secure Middle East

@SALHACHIMI busts loose!

19 March 2021Hugh MilesPodcastsCyprus, Greece, Israel, Libya, oil, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Arab Digest · @SALHACHIMI busts loose!

Winds of change in the Middle East

17 March 2021William LawArab Digest EmailEgypt, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, USA, Yemen

Warm diplomatic currents from the White House are stimulating frenetic diplomatic activity from the Mediterranean to the Gulf; on the Yemen war front Saudi Arabia turns to Turkey for drones to try and turn the tide.

Once more around the block

16 March 202117 March 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Covid-19, Israel, Jordan, UAE

As Israel braces for another election, Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded in tying his Jewish opponents up in knots whilst hamstringing the Arab Joint List and angering Jordan.

Israel and Egypt move forward on East Med gas cooperation

1 March 20211 March 2021William LawArab Digest EmailEast Med, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Turkey

Egypt and Israel are moving forward quickly and cooperatively to exploit each country’s huge offshore gas reserves.

Egypt’s regional economic clout threatened by major infrastructure projects

9 February 20219 February 2021William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Fast moving post-Covid infrastructure developments in the region are threatening Egypt’s soft power and revenue; a proposed new global internet traffic corridor would bypass Egypt altogether. Cairo has to move quickly to head off the competition.