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Articles tagged: ‘UAE’
The trouble with normal (is it always gets worse)
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The trouble with normal (is it always gets worse)
Kushner’s triumph
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe establishment of diplomatic relations with the UAE and Bahrain, coupled with further Israeli encroachments in the West Bank signal that the ‘deal of the century’ will prevail.
Pipeline or pipe dream?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA deal that would see Iraqi oil sent via pipeline to Jordan and Egypt has lots of upsides and one very big downside.
Et tu, Bahrain?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailBahrain’s decision to follow the UAE in normalising relations with Israel may be another “stab in the back” for the Palestinians; but it is also a timely reelection boost for Donald Trump.
Macron in MENA
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · Macron In MENA
Qatar banks on soft diplomacy
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailIn hosting Afghan peace talks and supporting Gaza in its battle with Covid-19, Qatar is scoring points with the US and Israel.
Davos in the Desert postponed
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: The postponement of Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative is a sign that all is not well with the kingdom’s efforts to attract FDI.
The UAE and Israel: not so big a deal
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailIn the run up to the election, President Trump and Jared Kushner anticipated a big win with the normalization of relations between the UAE and Israel but they have overhyped and overplayed their hand.
Yemen: Amid worsening humanitarian disaster, a hint of political progress?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWar weariness and growing Saudi frustration may finally drive Yemen’s many warring factions onto a path toward peace.