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Russia and the slaughter of Syrian civilians

8 October 202112 October 2021Hugh MilesPodcastsRussia, Syria

Arab Digest · Russia and the slaughter of Syrian civilians

Russia in Syria: Airwars tracks civilian harm events

5 October 2021William LawArab Digest EmailAirwars, Russia, Syria

Airwars has tracked up to 23,000 civilian deaths from Russian military actions since 2015 – with Moscow yet to concede a single casualty.

Organised Crime in the Middle East and North Africa

4 October 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Organised crime, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

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.

9/11: Twenty Years On

9 September 2021William LawArab Digest EmailAfghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, USA

America’s debacle in Afghanistan began with a surprise attack that launched a never-ending ‘war on terror’.

The Beirut explosion: are Israel and Hezbollah responsible?

4 August 20214 August 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBeirut blast, France, Hezbollah, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria

On the one year anniversary of the Beirut port explosion, no conclusions have been reached as to what caused it but an Arab Digest member who witnessed the explosion believes that both the Israelis and Hezbollah are to blame. Meanwhile a significant detail has emerged about the amount of ammonium nitrate stored in the port at the time of the blast.

A water crisis in Iraq

8 July 2021William LawArab Digest Emailclimate change, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, UK, water crisis

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.

Putin in MENA

5 July 20215 July 2021William LawArab Digest EmailLibya, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, USA

As 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.

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