Summary: when set against today’s reality a snapshot of MENA in July 2000 proves a grim comparison. So are there any grounds for hope and optimism?
Articles tagged: ‘Yemen’
The Arab Spring is not a failure
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Arab Spring is not a failure
Saudi Arabia: missiles, Covid-19 and the Hajj
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailBattered by Houthi missile strikes, a resurging coronavirus and a low oil price, Saudi Arabia dramatically reduces the scale of the Hajj.
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 Gulf States and Iran: a complex relationship that is often tense and never dull
Posted on Categories PodcastsArab Digest · The Gulf States and Iran: a complex relationship that is often tense and never dull
Covid-19 reaches Yemen
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailYemen is a country torn by war, debilitated by disease and constantly threatened by famine. Now it is being hit by the coronavirus.
The Yemen conflict: Southern separatism in action
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Southern Transitional Council has made a bold move to push forward its separatist agenda but their aggressive strategy may well fail.
MBZ ups his game in Yemen and Libya
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Abu Dhabi crown prince is using wars in Yemen and Libya to position his small Gulf state as a regional Arab powerhouse.
Peace in Yemen: hope slips away
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailHopes that a Saudi coalition declaration of a unilateral ceasefire would lead to peace talks have been comprehensively dashed by events on the ground.
Covid-19 and the MENA wars
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailDespite the growing threat of Covid-19, the wars in Yemen and Libya grind on further endangering millions of distressed civilians.