Jordan – continuing protests over austerity and corruption. Remains a significant regional player. MBS doesn’t come.
Articles tagged: ‘Jordan’
UNRWA
Posted onUS halts support for UNRWA. UNRWA and its activities. Likely political consequences.
Israel-Jordan relations: King Abdullah announces the end of Israeli land leases
Posted onIsraeli-Jordanian relations, traditionally good at government level, have come under strain in recent years. King Abdullah has announced that Jordan won’t renew the lease of land to Israeli farmers; Israel tries to change his mind with the promise of more water.
FGM: progress in Africa
Posted onHuge decline since 1990 in FGM in Africa where it is most prevalent. Information about the Middle East remains scanty.
Floods: a bad fortnight
Posted onFloods throughout the region this month causing death and destruction.
Syria: still a tinderbox
Posted onSyria – Idlib ceasefire holds. Turkey/Russia/Germany/France summit. Political agreement still elusive, many local problems.
Syria: beginnings of peace
Posted onSyria – military action reduced, some practical normalisation. Idlib quiet but remains a massive unsolved problem.
Jordan: economic problems, Palestine
Posted onJordan troubled but still getting by on handouts. A hard line on Palestine.
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.
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.