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Saudi Women’s Rights Washing

16 December 2020William LawArab Digest EmailLoujain al-Hathloul, Saudi Arabia, UN Women, women's rights

Saudi Arabia has worked hard to sell an image to the West that it is supportive of women’s rights but the detention, torture and trial of activists and efforts to manipulate UN Women tell another story.

The deal is all

15 December 202015 December 2020William LawArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE, USA, Western Sahara

In 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.

F-35s to UAE: doubts about the deal grow

9 December 2020William LawArab Digest EmailIsrael, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

A bipartisan move by members of the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee to quash the sale of sophisticated military hardware to the UAE is gathering pace in the dying days of the Trump presidency.

A Newsworthy Summit in Manama

8 December 20208 December 2020William LawArab Digest Email#Manama Dialogue, Bahrain, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

Sparks fly in the Bahraini capital as a senior Saudi royal drops the gloves and takes dead aim at Israel and its treatment of Palestinians.

Gaming the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

3 December 2020William LawArab Digest EmailKing of Fighters, MiSK, Saudi Arabia, SNK, USA

The purchase of a gaming company by MiSK looks a shrewd investment but one that opens up many questions about MbS’ charitable foundation.

Survival in Yemen during a worsening crisis

1 December 20201 December 2020William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, Yemen

Despite urgent need and a looming famine, key funders have cut aid pledges and funding to Yemen dramatically.

Iran: Dangerous Days Ahead

30 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailIran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, USA

Last week’s assassination of a leading Iranian nuclear scientist ratchets up tensions as an anxious Middle East waits to see how the Iranians will respond and whether Donald Trump will deliver a parting shot before he finally exits.

The Disconnect: MENA regimes versus the people they rule over

27 November 2020Hugh MilesPodcastsAlgeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen

Arab Digest · The Disconnect: MENA regimes versus the people they rule over

Aramco IPO: milestone or millstone?

26 November 202026 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailAramco IPO, Covid-19, Saudi Arabia, USA

On 5 December 2019, Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering on the Saudi stock exchange Tadawul immediately made it the world’s largest publicly traded company but the IPO has come with a cost that is still to be reckoned with.

Western Sahara: normalisation 2.0

24 November 202024 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Western Sahara

The move by the UAE and Jordan to recognise diplomatically Morocco’s control of Western Sahara has the potential to ignite further conflict in North Africa.