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The new generation of Arab photographers

18 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailEgypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

A new generation reclaims and redefines the way they see themselves and their world and in the process give the world images that challenge and refute traditional tropes and stereotypes.

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.

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.

Iraq: “the band has stopped playing”

25 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Iraq, Jordan, KRG, USA

Frank talk from the Iraqi finance minister is a measure of how close to economic catastrophe the country is.

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.

What a second Covid-19 surge means for the Middle East

18 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Egypt, GCC, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Yemen

As Covid-19 continues its alarming march, the Middle East is facing difficult challenges and hard choices.

It’s so long Don and hello Joe

10 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, Yemen

Some are pleased and some uneasy but Middle East leaders are all prepared to move on to Biden as the Trump presidency recedes in the rearview mirror.

What Next for the Middle East Strategic Alliance?

29 October 202029 October 2020William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

Regardless of who is elected president, Washington may choose to let lapse a struggling U.S. initiative aimed at achieving greater security cooperation between MENA states.