As global temperatures climb, Basra is experiencing temperatures hovering at 50 degrees while suffering severe water shortages; delays in a massive desalination project are making an already intolerable situation worse.
Articles tagged: ‘Syria’
Putin in MENA
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAs uncertainty hovers around the Biden administration’s approach to the Middle East, Samuel Ramani, a non-resident fellow at Gulf International Forum reflects on Vladimir Putin’s MENA strategy. This is a transcript, edited for clarity and length, of a recent podcast conversation with Arab Digest editor William Law. The podcast is available here.
Syria: water shortages in the north-east hit consumers and farmers hard
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSevere shortages of water are causing suffering to residents of Kurdish-controlled north-eastern Syria, while affecting wheat production and threatening bread supplies across the war-divided country.
Turkey’s drones “game-changing”
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe battlefield success of Turkish drones in Libya, Iraq and Syria are changing the way that Middle East wars are being fought and regional geo-political ambitions are being realised.
The narco-barons of Syria
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Assad family and Hezbollah have used the Syrian civil war to build a thriving industry in illicit drugs and in doing so have turned the country into a narco-state
Business as usual
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAmidst continuing security concerns, conflict zones in MENA have assured that the region remains the globe’s top armaments importer.
Putin powers ahead in the Middle East
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · Putin powers ahead in the Middle East
The MBZ Pivot
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The MBZ Pivot
The Middle East’s Heroin Tracks
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailHeroin mostly enters the Arab world from Afghanistan via Iran enroute to markets in Europe. Arab countries close to the main smuggling routes are the most impacted by the trade. The Syrian war has led traffickers to re-route heroin shipments via the Black Sea and Africa.
Pivoting Away
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWith the US pivoting to Asia, the actions of regional players may be the key to helping to stabilise the Middle East.