Heroin mostly enters the Arab world from Afghanistan via Iran enroute to markets in Europe. Arab countries close to the main smuggling routes are the most impacted by the trade. The Syrian war has led traffickers to re-route heroin shipments via the Black Sea and Africa.
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Covid and MENA tourism
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailTourism is a crucial economic sector for MENA that has been ravaged by the Covid pandemic and recovery is still a long way off.
Oman: a Covid surge and other challenges
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Gulf sultanate of Oman has seen a steady rise in pandemic numbers that, coupled with low oil prices, is presenting significant challenges.
More than a match
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWhen Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City square off in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg 28 April rival heads of state in Doha and Abu Dhabi will watch with more than passing interest.
Is the Saudi intervention in Yemen about to end?
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Saudis would like to find a path out of the Yemen war but the Houthi offensive in Marib tangles them ever deeper in a quagmire.
Executions in Saudi Arabia
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThree Saudi soldiers are executed in mysterious circumstances; political detainees and their families wonder if they will be next.
MENA facing a climate cataclysm
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: the Middle East and North Africa is a crucial battleground in the global struggle to contain the damage climate change is inflicting but time is fast running out for countries in the region to take concerted action.
Loujain al-Hathloul wins prestigious human rights award
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailSummary: Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul awarded the 2021 Vaclav Havel Human Rights Award. Her sister Lina discusses her case, the impact on their family and women’s rights in the Kingdom.
The UAE and China: a burgeoning relationship
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWith the US pivoting to Asia and further disengaging from the Gulf, Abu Dhabi and the Chinese are enjoying a warm economic embrace.
Of pragmatism, bombs and human rights
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailJoe Biden talked about taking away the free pass human rights abusers enjoyed with his White House predecessor but politics and pragmatism, rather than human rights prevail.