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Articles tagged: ‘UAE’
Yemen: further problems for the Riyadh Agreement
Posted onThe Riyadh Agreement signed 5 November 2019 was supposed to merge Yemeni government and Southern Transitional Council (STC) security forces in Yemen under the auspices of Saudi Arabia but thus far little progress has been made.
MBZ builds an empire of ports
Posted onThe United Arab Emirates already has a string of ports in the Horn of Africa running along the Red Sea; it aspires to add another in Sudan.
Journalism under assault in Libya, the UAE and the UK
Posted onThree recent cases highlight the dangers for journalists and academics who analyse and cover the MENA region.
A slow dance toward reconciliation
Posted onSigns of rapprochement between Qatar and its Gulf neighbours but too early to assume the feud is over.
The struggle for Tripoli
Posted onToo many players engaged on both sides in Libya’s civil war to assume that Khalifa Haftar will emerge victorious. America is the wild card.
The US shift on West Bank settlements
Posted onThe response to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement that West Bank settlements are not illegal ran from positive to damning with notable delays and silences.
Yemen: many questions remain in the wake of the Riyadh Agreement
Posted onThe agreement signed between the Southern Yemeni separatists and the Saudi supported Hadi government leaves many questions unanswered.
UAE launches a defence industry conglomerate
Posted onThe UAE has launched a major initiative jumping ahead of Saudi Arabia to consolidate and build up a local defence industry.
Putin in Riyadh and Abu Dhabi
Posted onPutin’s visits to Saudi Arabia and the UAE mark a significant change in the relationship, as perceptions of US decline are reinforced by Trumpian flip-flop.