Free media under threat
Summary: authoritarian regimes continue a relentless campaign against independent media with little or no criticism from their Western allies.
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Morocco-Qatargate
Summary: as a key defendant agrees to cooperate fully with Belgium prosecutors, the full extent to which the EU parliament was allegedly corrupted by Qatar and Morocco is set to be revealed.
NEOM and the Arab Independent Opposition League
Summary: a new revolutionary pan-Arab liberation movement launched in London on September 30. A straw in the wind?
NEOM and the Arab Independent Opposition League
Summary: a new revolutionary pan-Arab liberation movement launched in London on September 30. A straw in the wind?
Morocco: a troubled kingdom
Summary: previously seen as a model of stability and solid economic growth, Morocco is struggling with an economy battered by COVID and the fallout from the war in Ukraine; to further complicate matters the king is in failing health and a succession battle looms.
Jaredgate and the hacking of 10 Downing Street
Summary: MbS paying Jared Kushner US$2 billion and the UAE hacking the UK Prime Minister’s office attracts little comment from Western policymakers.
Israel & the Arab autocrats
Summary: under the umbrella of the Abraham Accords Israel and its new friends in the Middle East are wasting no time in deepening security, economic and diplomatic relations.
UAE: High Crimes and Misdemeanours
Summary: thousands of recently leaked documents cast new light on financial crimes in the UAE, the role played by senior royal family members, and the internal politics and rivalries President Sheikh Khalifa is unable to control.
Organised Crime in the Middle East and North Africa
Summary: a new report on organised crime around the world indicates Arab countries are amongst the world’s biggest offenders, with states in conflict or post-conflict at the bottom of the list.