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UAE foreign policy: time to hit the reset button

26 February 2021Hugh MilesPodcastsEgypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Arab Digest · UAE foreign policy: time to hit the reset button

MBS’s travails mount

24 February 2021William LawArab Digest EmailIran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, USA, Yemen

Troubles continue to mount for both Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the Saudi people. Biden moves fast to distance himself from MBS in his dealings with the Kingdom; signs a “soft coup” against MBS may be progressing.

Can the Biden administration ‘end the war in Yemen’?

22 February 2021William LawArab Digest EmailSaudi Arabia, Yemen

The Biden administration has clearly signalled intent in working to end the Yemen war but intent remains some way from reality as the Houthis step up their Marib offensive.

Biden brings US diplomacy back to the Middle East

19 February 2021Hugh MilesPodcastsBiden, China, Iran, Iraq, Libya, MENA, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Arab Digest · Biden brings US diplomacy back to the Middle East

The new Yemeni Government: how is it doing?

28 January 202128 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailCovid-19, Iran, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA, Yemen

The Biden administration offers some hope that Yemen’s long running war may be steered on a path towards peace but as the suffering of the Yemeni people continues huge obstacles remain in place.

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.

The new generation of Arab photographers

18 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailEgypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

A new generation reclaims and redefines the way they see themselves and their world and in the process give the world images that challenge and refute traditional tropes and stereotypes.

A timely book of essays on MENA water issues

6 January 2021William LawArab Digest EmailEgypt, Iraq, IS, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, UAE, Yemen

Summary: Greg Shapland reviews Water and Conflict in the Middle East, a study of hydro-politics in a troubled region.

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