The use of sport to polish up tarnished reputations is, despite denials, flourishing in Israel.
Articles tagged: ‘UAE’
A tangled skein of relationships: Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · A tangled skein of relationships: Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE
The UAE and Iran sanctions
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe UAE is enabling Iran sanction breaking once again while moving to warmer relations with Teheran.
MENA: Twenty years on
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: when set against today’s reality a snapshot of MENA in July 2000 proves a grim comparison. So are there any grounds for hope and optimism?
The Arab Spring is not a failure
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Arab Spring is not a failure
The US and the UAE squeeze Lebanon
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWith Lebanon staring into an economic abyss, the Americans and the Emiratis apply pressure and make demands that the Lebanese cannot possibly fulfil.
Israel and Palestine: on the eve of annexation
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailUS views will influence what Netanyahu decides to do on 1 July. Those of other major international actors might do so too. But domestic political considerations may be even more important.
Sisi’s line in the sand
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailEgypt’s President Sisi is threatening military action in support of the warlord Khalifa Haftar as the Tripoli-based GNA seeks to take the key coastal city of Sirte.
Humanitarian aid plunges even as Yemeni prospects worsen
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailHumanitarian aid to Yemen faces drastic cuts in a country stalked by war, famine and now Covid-19.
The Influencers
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Influencers