Editor’s note: Arab Digest is taking a couple of weeks’ summer break. We will resume publication after the Eid al-Adha holiday, probably 15 August.further work on the 17 July agreement delayed by killings including four schoolchildren – now resuming. Since agreement was reached on 17 July between the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and the civilian protesters represented by the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) (our posting of 18 July) it has been shaken by events but not, it appears, knocked off course. A Reuters report of 30 July summarises …
Articles tagged: ‘Yemen’
Yemen – UN process a step forward
Posted onYemen – some agreement at a UN meeting between the Saudi led coalition and the Houthis, the first for months. Dangers of a wider conflict.
Poetry and hate speech
Posted onImportance of poetry in the Arab world, including the poetry of abuse. Social media and hate speech.
Yemen – talk peace, make war
Posted onStockholm peace process for Hudaida continues, but so does escalation of the war with Houthi attacks on Saudi territory. Two more tankers hit. Since our posting of 13 May the war in Yemen has continued unabated, not only between the Houthis and the Saudi led coalition forces; Al Qaeda and IS remain active, though largely against each other. Pro-coalition statements routinely describe the Houthis as “Iran backed“, but independent commentators argue that while there is certainly Iranian involvement the Houthi/Iranian relationship is pragmatic and limited. The war has increased …
The Mecca summits – Palestine and Iran
Posted onThree summits, three talking shops. Boilerplate on Palestine. Hard line on Iran rejected by Iraq and Qatar
The Eid – cricket queers the pitch
Posted onFestival marking end of Ramadan probably 5 June. Long holidays, traditional family celebrations, a travel boom. Clash with the cricket World Cup. Multiple wars continue.
Saudi Arabia – let’s all summit
Posted onThree summit meetings in Mecca next week may strengthen Saudi leadership of the Arab and Muslim world. Elsewhere there is much to do.
Yemen – glacial progress
Posted onYemen – Houthi withdrawal in Hudaida a small first step. The war goes on. Some unease among the arms suppliers.
Jordan needs help
Posted onWith its usual problems plus over a million Syrian refugees Jordan needs support. Some positive developments in the region.
Yemen: US and UK policies under pressure
Posted onYemen – the Stockholm ceasefire holding. Opposition to the war in Washington and London.