The Senate in Washington and the Court of Appeal in London find fault with current policy on arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Articles tagged: ‘UAE’
The Bahrain workshop: who’s going and who isn’t?
Posted onPalestinians, whether official or business, will not attend the Bahrain workshop. Seven Arab states will nevertheless take part; so will some international organisations. The event will not be a resounding success but an embarrassing flop may have been narrowly avoided.
Sudan – counter-revolution
Posted onSudan – killing of demonstrators stalls negotiations between military and protesters. Ethiopian mediation knocked off course.
Tankers attacked near the Gulf again
Posted onTwo tankers attacked and left adrift in the Gulf of Oman. Pompeo again accuses Iran.
Yemen – talk peace, make war
Posted onStockholm peace process for Hudaida continues, but so does escalation of the war with Houthi attacks on Saudi territory. Two more tankers hit. Since our posting of 13 May the war in Yemen has continued unabated, not only between the Houthis and the Saudi led coalition forces; Al Qaeda and IS remain active, though largely against each other. Pro-coalition statements routinely describe the Houthis as “Iran backed“, but independent commentators argue that while there is certainly Iranian involvement the Houthi/Iranian relationship is pragmatic and limited. The war has increased …
Sudan – turn for the worse
Posted onSudan – 60 demonstrators killed, talks between the military and the protesters stalled.
The Mecca summits – Palestine and Iran
Posted onThree summits, three talking shops. Boilerplate on Palestine. Hard line on Iran rejected by Iraq and Qatar
The Eid – cricket queers the pitch
Posted onFestival marking end of Ramadan probably 5 June. Long holidays, traditional family celebrations, a travel boom. Clash with the cricket World Cup. Multiple wars continue.
Sudan: negotiations stall
Posted onSudan – negotiations between the military and the protesters paused following some shooting. General strike called.
The Qatar dispute two years on
Posted onQatar vs. the 4 – petty squabbling continues. Hints of an olive branch, but no solution in sight.