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The price of freedom

19 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Israel, Loujain al-Hathloul, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, USA, Yemen

The shortlisting of a prominent Saudi women’s rights activist for a prestigious human rights award draws attention to the kingdom’s human rights record.

A new line for MbS

12 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailSaudi Arabia, USA

Casting himself as a green warrior, the crown prince announces the building of a futuristic city that will be environmentally friendly in every way imaginable.

A sudden end to a long dispute

7 January 20218 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

With the Gulf feud now consigned to history, there are signs that the art of diplomacy, much battered by Trump and his regional allies, is set to return to the Middle East.

An end in sight?

5 January 20215 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailBahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

A bitter Gulf feud with a lengthy history of mutual recrimination may be headed toward a settlement but entrenched positions and obstinate players stand in the way.

Yemen: prospects for 2021

22 December 2020William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Saudi Arabia, USA, Yemen

As 2020 draws to a close, there is a flicker of hope that a just-announced unity government and the Biden presidency may signal the beginning of the end of a brutal war that has raged for nearly six years.

Airwars: tracking the airstrike toll

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

Arab Digest · Airwars: tracking the airstrike toll

Another round to Putin

17 December 202017 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailRussia, S-400, Syria, Turkey, UAE, USA

The imposition of US sanctions on Turkey earlier in the week strains relations within NATO and between Washington and Ankara, creating more cracks for Russian president Vladimir Putin to exploit.

The deal is all

15 December 202015 December 2020William LawArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE, USA, Western Sahara

In the dying days of the Trump White House, another Arab state recognises Israel in a win for the president that will have consequences his successor will have to deal with.

F-35s to UAE: doubts about the deal grow

9 December 2020William LawArab Digest EmailIsrael, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

A bipartisan move by members of the US Senate Foreign Affairs Committee to quash the sale of sophisticated military hardware to the UAE is gathering pace in the dying days of the Trump presidency.

A Newsworthy Summit in Manama

8 December 20208 December 2020William LawArab Digest Email#Manama Dialogue, Bahrain, Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

Sparks fly in the Bahraini capital as a senior Saudi royal drops the gloves and takes dead aim at Israel and its treatment of Palestinians.