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Biden hesitates, Astana postures and Syria suffers

Posted on 25 February 202125 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Iran, Kurds, Russia, Syria, Turkey, USA

Another meeting, another raft of empty words from Sochi as Washington plays for time and tries to figure out what to do about the war in Syria.

MBS’s travails mount

Posted on 24 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Iran, 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.

The UAE under scrutiny

Posted on 23 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Libya, UAE, USA

The United Arab Emirates’ reputation as a powerhouse in the Arab world and an explorer of outer space takes a battering over a princess detained and a mercenary revealed.

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

Posted on 22 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Saudi 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.

MbS bought a Da Vinci after all

Posted on 18 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Salvatore Mundi, Saudi Arabia, UAE

The authenticity of the world’s most expensive painting has been heavily questioned but experts have decided that Leonardo Da Vinci was the artist after all, at least for most of the painting.

Old Rules, New Rules: The Social Contract in Libya

Posted on 17 February 202117 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Libya, social contract

Summary:  ten years on from the revolution, Libya is in urgent need of a reset that acknowledges the current multiple failures the country is experiencing are due as much to Gaddafi’s flawed social contract as they are to today’s corrupt and power-hungry politicians.

Filling the GERD: Sudan’s Rising Anxieties

Posted on 16 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Egypt, Ethiopia, GERD, Sudan, USA

Sudan shows signs of nervousness following the failure of last month’s talks with fellow Nile riparians Egypt and Ethiopia.

MENA economies post-pandemic

Posted on 15 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Covid-19, GCC, Morocco, Saudi Arabia

Once the Covid-19 pandemic is safely behind us, opportunities and challenges alike abound for MENA with the region’s biggest asset its youth demographic and biggest challenge the empowerment of the private sector.

Saudi Arabia faces a reckoning

Posted on 11 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Loujain al-Hathloul, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s lengthy litany of human rights abuses is being called to account and the kingdom needs to respond.

Gulf Economies Need a Transformed Role for the State

Posted on 10 February 2021Author William LawCategories Arab Digest EmailTags Bahrain, Covid-19, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

The GCC may be dealing with the pandemic but COVID-19 hasn’t altered the economic challenges facing the Gulf, rather it has reaffirmed them.

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