Gulf airlines face uncertain times and further losses but of the big three it’s Qatar Airways that will emerge the least damaged from Covid-19.
Articles tagged: ‘Saudi Arabia’
Oman: a new Sultan and new challenges
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · Oman: A New Sultan And New Challenges
MBZ ups his game in Yemen and Libya
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Abu Dhabi crown prince is using wars in Yemen and Libya to position his small Gulf state as a regional Arab powerhouse.
Saudi Arabia ends two barbarous practices
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA stop to the execution of those convicted as juveniles and a ban on flogging are hailed in Saudi Arabia as “momentous” for human rights in the kingdom.
Oil: Of Misnomer And Miscalculation…
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe messy battle for oil market supremacy takes a nasty turn with wide geopolitical ramifications.
Peace in Yemen: hope slips away
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailHopes that a Saudi coalition declaration of a unilateral ceasefire would lead to peace talks have been comprehensively dashed by events on the ground.
Mohammed Bin Salman: Playing with an empty hand?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailMohammed Bin Salman is beginning to run out of options as Saudi Arabia grapples with the twin challenges of Covid-19 and the oil price rout.
Sudan: army grip tightens under coronavirus threat
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSudan’s fragile transitional civilian government must manage the Covid-19 crisis effectively if it is to stave off a collapse of popular support.
Post Covid-19 what is the future for political Islam in MENA?
Posted on Categories PodcastsCovid-19 and the MENA wars
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailDespite the growing threat of Covid-19, the wars in Yemen and Libya grind on further endangering millions of distressed civilians.