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A good day for Mohammed bin Salman

11 October 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, USA, Yemen

The Saudi crown prince had a brace of wins on 7 October with the purchase of NUFC and the ditching of a UNHRC investigation into war crimes in Yemen.

The Campbells Are Coming

13 September 2021William LawArab Digest EmailGermany, Iraq, peak oil, Saudi Arabia, UK, USA

Three ‘events’ in the coming weeks stand to have a significant impact on the timing of peak oil, with profound implications for Saudi Arabia in particular.

A Yemen roadmap for Hans Grundberg

8 September 20218 September 2021William LawArab Digest EmailAfghanistan, Europe, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, USA, Yemen

The new UN special envoy has a daunting task trying to end the war; a good start is to pressure to replace UNSC 2216.

Seeing red in the UAE

3 August 2021William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK

The UAE wants the UK to drop it off the Covid red list but with numbers still rising despite being world leaders in vaccinations they may have to wait a little longer.

Qatar, the UAE and a World Cup

14 July 2021William LawArab Digest EmailQatar, UAE, UK, World Cup

With the Euros over, attention outside the UK is now turning to the 2022 Qatar World Cup. The focus in Britain, quite rightly, remains on the racist abuse directed at Black members of the English squad and the extent to which the prime minister and the home secretary contribute to enabling a culture in which such abuse is able to flourish.

A water crisis in Iraq

8 July 2021William LawArab Digest Emailclimate change, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, UK, water crisis

As global temperatures climb, Basra is experiencing temperatures hovering at 50 degrees while suffering severe water shortages; delays in a massive desalination project are making an already intolerable situation worse.

Saudi tourism boom: mirage or reality?

30 June 2021William LawArab Digest EmailEgypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, USA

The kingdom, with Mohammed bin Salman at the helm, is building a tourism sector from the ground up spending vast sums in a bid to secure a lucrative industry.

Mauritania: business opportunities in a high risk neighbourhood

29 June 2021William LawArab Digest EmailMauritania, UK

As Mauritania’s president steps up his anti-corruption drive and the country’s neighbours face growing terrorist insurrections, Britain’s new ambassador in Nouakchott talks up opportunities for British business

Saudi judicial reforms: a case of cosmetic surgery

22 June 2021William LawArab Digest EmailSaudi Arabia, UK

Curbing the powers of male guardianship and allegedly ending the execution of juveniles have been touted as evidence of the wide reforms of the kingdom’s judicial system being carried out under the aegis of Mohammed bin Salman.

Using the rule of law to deliver justice for Palestinians

21 June 2021William LawArab Digest EmailIsrael, Palestine, UK

MP Crispin Blunt says he is “done with false hope” and is launching a new organisation that will seek to use the rule of law to hold Israel accountable for the injustices inflicted on the Palestinian people.