The Senate in Washington and the Court of Appeal in London find fault with current policy on arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
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Sudan – counter-revolution
Posted onSudan – killing of demonstrators stalls negotiations between military and protesters. Ethiopian mediation knocked off course.
Arms sales to Saudi Arabia questioned
Posted onArms sales to Saudi Arabia by US, UK and France criticised, but governments undeterred. Missiles/nuclear.
Sudan – turn for the worse
Posted onSudan – 60 demonstrators killed, talks between the military and the protesters stalled.
Deal of the Century part one – economics
Posted onAnnouncement that the economic part of the Trump plan for Palestine will be unveiled in Bahrain in June gets a bad press.
Libya: oil and water
Posted onLibya – descent into civil war. Oil revenue and drinking water supplies under threat.
Syria – kaleidoscope of war
Posted onSyria – IS eliminated as a territory. Regime still seeking full control, but (about) five other armies have their own agendas.
Yemen – glacial progress
Posted onYemen – Houthi withdrawal in Hudaida a small first step. The war goes on. Some unease among the arms suppliers.
Gaza – another flareup
Posted onPointless military exchanges between Gaza and Israel – “willing to wound and yet afraid to strike”.
The Muslim Brotherhood
Posted onTrump moving to blacklist the Muslim brotherhood – likely consequences including Turkey and several Arab states.