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Business is brisk in MENA arms trade

11 March 2020William LawArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, USA

War in three countries, tension with Iran, growing regional instability. Is it any surprise that the arms trade to MENA is hot and getting hotter?

After Brexit, is the UK returning to the Middle East?

27 January 2020William LawArab Digest EmailBrexit, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK

As Britain gets set to leave the EU, opportunities in the Middle East beckon.

Justice in Bahrain

14 January 2020William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, death penalty, UK

A decision by a Bahraini court to reimpose the death penalty on two men whose convictions for the murder of a police officer are highly suspect raises questions about the UK’s role in efforts to reform Bahrain’s judiciary.

Journalism under assault in Libya, the UAE and the UK

20 December 2019William LawArab Digest EmailLibya, UAE, UK

Three recent cases highlight the dangers for journalists and academics who analyse and cover the MENA region.

Of politics and anti-Semitism

18 December 201918 December 2019William LawArab Digest Email#anti-Semitism, Israel, Palestine, UK, USA

A US presidential executive order and a declaration by the British government signal that the definition of what constitutes anti-Semitism is about to be significantly broadened.

Syria – cards reshuffled

15 October 2019Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailFrance, Germany, IS, Italy, Kurds, Syria, Turkey, UK, USA

Syria – US permits and then opposes Turkish assault on the Kurdish north. Fears that IS may rise from the ashes.

The Libyan blind alley

2 October 2019Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailEgypt, France, Human rights, IS, Italy, Libya, Russia, Sudan, UAE, UK, USA

Haftar’s military operation to take Tripoli seems to have failed. His foreign supporters. Need for an international conference and a political solution.

Saudi Arabia – no war fever

27 September 2019Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailGermany, Human rights, Iran, Jordan, oil, Saudi Arabia, UK, USA

The practical and political consequences of the Abqaiq raid still not worked out. Iran blamed.

BDS in the USA and Europe

26 September 2019Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailGermany, Israel, Palestine, UK, USA

Discussion of BDS in Congress stalled. Some action in England. For Germany BDS is anti-Semitic.

Israeli elections, Palestine and Britain

24 September 2019Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailIsrael, Palestine, UK

Following elections likely Israeli government move towards annexation. Time to recognise Palestine.