Sudan Coup
Summary: a military coup in Sudan shatters another popular democratic effort in the Arab world.
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Tunisia
Tunisia: dictatorship or democracy?
Summary: Tunisia’s president has succeeded by presenting the image of a humble man fighting corruption but there is growing risk that the attraction to power will cause him to lead his country back down the road of dictatorship.
The View from Tunis
Summary: the view from Tunis is somewhat different to that enjoyed by some Western commentators.
Final curtain on the Arab Spring?
Summary: many are calling the events in Tunisia a coup with President Kais Saied using popular discontent to seize power but Francis Ghilès argues the steps the president has taken were necessary in a country where the economy is collapsing and the Covid pandemic is rampant.
Turkey’s drones “game-changing”
Summary: the 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.
Tunisia: a crumbling economy and an imperilled democracy
Summary: the country is in desperate need of an IMF bailout but political bickering may stall an urgently needed loan; with Covid surging a new lockdown is in place.
Covid and MENA tourism
Summary: Tourism is a crucial economic sector for MENA that has been ravaged by the Covid pandemic and recovery is still a long way off.
Algeria: four snapshots, four challenges
Summary: Algeria today sits at the centre of a Venn diagram of four overlapping and daunting challenges.
Murders masked with honour
Summary: Article 153 is a law that enables the abuse and murder of women; it must be removed from Kuwait’s penal code.
What a second Covid-19 surge means for the Middle East
Summary: As Covid-19 continues its alarming march, the Middle East is facing difficult challenges and hard choices.