President Trump’s fight for a second term may spill over into US policy in the Middle East between now and 3 November.
Articles tagged: ‘USA’
The US and the UAE squeeze Lebanon
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWith Lebanon staring into an economic abyss, the Americans and the Emiratis apply pressure and make demands that the Lebanese cannot possibly fulfil.
Israel and Palestine: on the eve of annexation
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailUS 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.
Sisi’s line in the sand
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailEgypt’s President Sisi is threatening military action in support of the warlord Khalifa Haftar as the Tripoli-based GNA seeks to take the key coastal city of Sirte.
Humanitarian aid plunges even as Yemeni prospects worsen
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailHumanitarian aid to Yemen faces drastic cuts in a country stalked by war, famine and now Covid-19.
The Nile dam project: back to the negotiating table
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWith the filling of the reservoir behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) about to begin, Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan re-start “technical” talks.
Netanyahu on top of his game
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the settler movement he doesn’t envision a Palestinian state emerging from the ‘deal of the century.’
Haftar in retreat has consequences for Egypt
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAs his battlefield losses mount Khalifa Haftar is running out of options and he soon may be running out of friends.
North Sinai: a forgotten war
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailFor nearly ten years a war the world has chosen to ignore has been dragging on in North Sinai with non-combatants caught between the Egyptian military and ISIS-allied fighters.
Oil: still a slippery slope
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe oil sector and major oil producing nations face a period of protracted uncertainty and potentially far-reaching change.