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The price of freedom

19 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Israel, Loujain al-Hathloul, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, USA, Yemen

The shortlisting of a prominent Saudi women’s rights activist for a prestigious human rights award draws attention to the kingdom’s human rights record.

Water in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute

14 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailIsrael, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria

Palestinians have much less water than the WHO says is necessary for health and hygiene. Israel could be far more generous in helping to put this right but presently sees no reason to do so.

A timely book of essays on MENA water issues

6 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailEgypt, Iraq, IS, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Summary: Greg Shapland reviews Water and Conflict in the Middle East, a study of hydro-politics in a troubled region.

An end in sight?

5 January 20215 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

A bitter Gulf feud with a lengthy history of mutual recrimination may be headed toward a settlement but entrenched positions and obstinate players stand in the way.

The deal is all

15 December 202015 December 2020William LawArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE, USA, Western Sahara

In the dying days of the Trump White House, another Arab state recognises Israel in a win for the president that will have consequences his successor will have to deal with.

F-35s to UAE: doubts about the deal grow

9 December 2020William LawArab Digest EmailIsrael, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

A bipartisan move by members of the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee to quash the sale of sophisticated military hardware to the UAE is gathering pace in the dying days of the Trump presidency.

A Newsworthy Summit in Manama

8 December 20208 December 2020William LawArab Digest Email#Manama Dialogue, Bahrain, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

Sparks fly in the Bahraini capital as a senior Saudi royal drops the gloves and takes dead aim at Israel and its treatment of Palestinians.

Iran: Dangerous Days Ahead

30 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailIran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, USA

Last week’s assassination of a leading Iranian nuclear scientist ratchets up tensions as an anxious Middle East waits to see how the Iranians will respond and whether Donald Trump will deliver a parting shot before he finally exits.

Western Sahara: normalisation 2.0

24 November 202024 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Western Sahara

The move by the UAE and Jordan to recognise diplomatically Morocco’s control of Western Sahara has the potential to ignite further conflict in North Africa.

Assassinations in Daraa

19 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailIran, Israel, Jordan, Russia, Syria, USA

A string of assassinations in the Syrian province of Daraa underscores how high the stakes are in a struggle for ascendancy between Russia and Iran in the south of the country.