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The Airwars Annual Report: Syria

2 March 2021William LawArab Digest EmailFrance, IS, Kurds, Russia, Syria, Turkey, UK, USA

With the publication of their annual report Airwars once again puts the focus on aerial warfare and artillery attacks on civilians whose death and injuries would otherwise go unacknowledged and unaccountable.

Resurgent Covid hits Dubai hard

3 February 2021William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, UAE, UK

The Gulf city-state of Dubai thought it had put the Covid pandemic back in a box; the virus thought otherwise.

How will a change in China’s economic direction affect the Gulf?

26 January 202126 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailChina, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, USA

A shift in China’s global economic approach hasn’t affected the Gulf states for now but there is no guarantee the status quo will stay in place.

Airwars: tracking the airstrike toll

18 December 202018 December 2020Hugh MilesPodcastsIran, Iraq, Libya, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, UK, USA, Yemen

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Covid-19 puts a damper on Riyadh Summit

23 November 202023 November 2020William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Khashoggi, Loujain al-Hathloul, Saudi Arabia, UK, USA, Yemen

Saudi Arabia was hoping that the G20 gathering would help to burnish a brand that has been severely tarnished.

The ugly truth behind the UAE’s soft power drive

21 October 202021 October 2020William LawArab Digest EmailTolerance Minister, UAE, UK

The alleged sexual assault of a British woman by a UAE government minister and ruling family member lays bare the reality behind the soft power politics of the Gulf state.

Exporting corruption from the Arab world

14 October 202015 October 2020William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Spain, UAE, UK, USA

As Arab regimes move their money and families to the West they are securing growing political influence while spreading and normalising corrupt practices.

A collapsed bid and an own goal

3 August 2020William LawArab Digest EmailEPL, Newcastle United, Saudi Arabia, UK

Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to secure an English Premiership club have gone for nought with a flawed game plan that wound up playing to his weaknesses.

Israel and Palestine: on the eve of annexation

24 June 202025 June 2020William LawArab Digest Emailannexation, Europe, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Qatar, UAE, UK, USA

US 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.

Humanitarian aid plunges even as Yemeni prospects worsen

22 June 2020William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Europe, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, USA, Yemen

Humanitarian aid to Yemen faces drastic cuts in a country stalked by war, famine and now Covid-19.