A military coup in Sudan shatters another popular democratic effort in the Arab world.
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Sisi’s Self-Inflicted Wounds
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailEgyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is embarked on an economically ruinous project that consolidates military control of the economy at the expense of the private sector.
Western Sahara: a new envoy looks for solutions
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe UN’s Special Envoy has a deck that is already stacked against him and little chance that his efforts going forward will achieve a fair and balanced outcome.
Yemen update: is the end in sight?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWith a new UN envoy in place and the Saudis and the Iranians talking, there is some hope that stalled peace talks can move forward even as the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate.
Oil: A Reality Check
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAlthough decarbonisation does mean painful economic adjustments worldwide the current hype over the ‘energy crisis’ and consequent risk to the global economy is overblown.
Hezbollah and the Beirut blast probe
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailHezbollah and its leader Hassan Nasrallah will go to any lengths to prevent the truth about the 4 August 2020 Beirut harbour blast emerging into the light.
Winners and losers in Iraq’s election
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailIran-backed parties did not fare well on 10 October but Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr did and so did women, winning a record number of seats.
Escaped Saudi businessman’s US lawsuit v MbS, MbN, Saudi Aramco
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA court case in Pennsylvania puts the spotlight on the detained former Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and reveals new information about Saudi connections to organised crime in the West.
Kuwait’s wave of femicides
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe murder of women in Kuwait in so-called honour killings exposes a political system and a society that remains largely indifferent to gender-based violence.
A good day for Mohammed bin Salman
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Saudi crown prince had a brace of wins on 7 October with the purchase of NUFC and the ditching of a UNHRC investigation into war crimes in Yemen.