Putin and Erdoğan agree a plan to avoid military action in Idlib, but the Idlib problem remains unsolved. Russian plane shot down by Asad forces, Putin cools it.
Articles tagged: ‘Israel’
Khan al-Ahmar
Posted onA small Bedouin village near Jerusalem, facing demolition by Israel, puts European policy in a fix.
Palestine: more US spite
Posted onA series of anti-Palestinian moves by Washington may kill the Palestinian administration but won’t solve the problem.
Maritime boundaries in the Red Sea
Posted onMost of the maritime boundaries in the Red Sea have been delimited through negotiations or arbitration. The main current dispute is between Egypt and Sudan.
Qatar: blockade the new status quo
Posted onQatar: no movement on the dispute with the four. Increasing Qatari confidence, outward investment, arms purchases. Mediation going nowhere, but Qatar itself a mediator.
Iraq: disturbances in a political vacuum (corrected version – typo Iran/Iraq)
Posted onIraq: violent protests in Basra against government failure. Cabinet making drifts on. Iran/US.
Iraq: disturbances in a political vacuum
Posted onIraq: violent protests in Basra against government failure. Cabinet making drifts on. Iran/US.
Idlib next
Posted onSyrian government assault on Idlib province begins. Warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe and talk of a chemical attack which would provoke US retaliation.
Blockchain & cryptocurrencies in the Arab world
Posted onThe Fourth Industrial Revolution impacts on every country in the Arab world but policymaking in response to new fintech like blockchain and cryptocurrencies varies widely.
US aid to Palestinians cut
Posted onCut in US aid to Palestinians following earlier cut in UNRWA funding seen as a plan to deny the Palestine problem.