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.
Articles tagged: ‘Palestine’
Water in the Israeli-Palestinian dispute
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailPalestinians 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
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: Greg Shapland reviews Water and Conflict in the Middle East, a study of hydro-politics in a troubled region.
The deal is all
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailIn 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.
Hope dwindles for a viable Palestinian state
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA gloomy prognosis for the emergence of a Palestine state in the wake of normalisation and other strategic regional geo-political shifts.
It’s so long Don and hello Joe
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSome 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.
New power paradigms emerge in MENA
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe “Abraham Accords” are a signal that new alliances are forming rapidly in the Middle East as the US continues its retreat from the region.
A dangerous game: Turkey and the politics of energy
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · A dangerous game: Turkey and the politics of energy
Sudan jumps aboard the normalisation bandwagon
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe fragility of Sudan’s efforts to achieve democracy have been exposed by the decision to normalise relations with Israel.
Biden and the Middle East
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · Biden And The Middle East