Becoming the first Gulf state to bring a nuclear reactor online is a moment of pride for the UAE but it also raises questions and concerns.
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Lebanon’s agony
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA massive explosion devastates Beirut; Israel denies any involvement. We also circulate below a transcript of last Friday’s podcast “The tactics of terror: ISIS and Al Qaeda in Yemen”.
Lebanon: politicians fiddle as the economy burns
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailA key ministerial resignation, a Covid-19 upsurge, an economy headed to ruin and a middle class slamming headfirst into poverty: Lebanon’s disaster unfolds.
A collapsed bid and an own goal
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailMohammed bin Salman’s effort to secure an English Premiership club have gone for nought with a flawed game plan that wound up playing to his weaknesses.
Loving Beethoven and your country seem to be a dangerous combination
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: Israel has a lot of experience of silencing violent opposition but supporting Palestine peacefully through the Arts is still a dangerous threat.
Under fire: social media influencers in the Middle East
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSentences in Egypt and investigations in Kuwait have cast a long shadow over social influencers in MENA.
Libya and a new kind of war
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailIn Libya a new kind of war, with unmanned armed drones, is unfolding, offering new opportunities for weapons manufacturers.
The UAE: probing deep space while struggling to avoid a deep recession
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe launch of the UAE’s Mars probe is an astonishing achievement for a small Gulf state; meanwhile back here on earth Dubai’s economy could be hurtling toward a major recession.
Welcome to our world
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Israeli prime minister is the target of angry protesters, fed up with his handling of Covid-19 and his efforts to escape corruption charges. The police are cracking down hard, a state of affairs Palestinians are all too familiar with but most Israelis are not.
Arab embassies and consulates: business as usual
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe day-to-day business in most Arab embassies and consulates is PR , diplomacy and serving regime members but they are also busy with surveillance and, at times, engage in other far more sinister activities.