Articles tagged: ‘Qatar’
Jordan’s Difficult Neighbourhood
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailJordan’s relations with Iraq, Syria and Qatar have improved. Iran remains hostile. With other countries in the region, the direction of travel is less clear.
Business is brisk in MENA arms trade
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWar in three countries, tension with Iran, growing regional instability. Is it any surprise that the arms trade to MENA is hot and getting hotter?
Covid-19 hits the MENA economies
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailEconomies in the MENA region were slowing even before coronavirus hit.
A brief review of a tumultuous year
Posted on Categories Arab Digest Email2019 has seen the biggest protests in the MENA region since 2011 together with ongoing wars, escalating tensions and economic and political insecurity.
A slow dance toward reconciliation
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSigns of rapprochement between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours but too early to assume the feud is over.
The Arab states, Israel and the Palestinians
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSome Arab regimes have continued to develop their relations with Israel despite the latter’s conduct towards the Palestinians. But there’s a limit to how far they will go.
Qatar
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Qatar vs. four dispute drags on. Labour reform. A dress rehearsal for the 2012 World Cup.
Gaza: increased violence and little ground for optimism
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailGaza – an escalation of violence in the last fortnight may have been contained, for now. A new Israeli government could make things worse rather than better. Qatari envoy explains why living conditions are not likely to improve.
Libya: stalemate continues
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailHaftar’s LNA remains stuck around Tripoli. More bloodshed, but not comparable with true civil war. International community ineffective.