The 25th anniversary of the Israel-Jordan peace treaty falls on 26 October but neither side sees much to celebrate. How will the future of the relationship evolve?
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Tunisia: President Kais Saied
Posted onKais Saied president of Tunisia by a landslide – rejection of the ruling elite.
Syria – cards reshuffled
Posted onSyria – US permits and then opposes Turkish assault on the Kurdish north. Fears that IS may rise from the ashes.
Another tanker
Posted onIranian tanker reportedly attacked off Jedda, but facts and responsibility unclear. More US forces to Saudi Arabia.
Egypt – limited protests, more repression
Posted onEgypt – peaceful protest continued in the second week but has been crushed. Government concessions on austerity and restoring subsidies though limited will alarm foreign investors and the IMF. No effective external support for the protests.
The Arab states, Israel and the Palestinians
Posted onSome Arab regimes have continued to develop their relations with Israel despite the latter’s conduct towards the Palestinians. But there’s a limit to how far they will go.
Tunisia – more elections
Posted onTunisia – presidential election next week a run-off between one candidate who can’t campaign and another who doesn’t. Parliamentary election no clear winner. Economy in poor shape.
Syria: “Great and unmatched wisdom”
Posted onDonald Trump is not being as inconsistent over the Middle East as the news flow may have you believe.
Iraq protests. “Pleasure marriages”
Posted onWidespread spontaneous protests in Iraq, over a hundred killed. Scandal of “pleasure marriages”.
Israel’s Arab parties: newly resurgent?
Posted onThe strong showing of Arab parties in last month’s election has raised hopes for a stronger role for Israel’s Arab community in the country’s political life.