Amidst allegations of fraud and other serious financial irregularities two huge Emirati companies owned by businessman BR Shetty have collapsed.
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Egypt and COVID-19: don’t ask, don’t tell
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailDespite rising numbers of COVID-19 cases the regime prepares to reopen the economy; medics and other objectors are accused of supporting the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
The Nile dam project: back to the negotiating table
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailWith the filling of the reservoir behind the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) about to begin, Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan re-start “technical” talks.
Netanyahu on top of his game
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the settler movement he doesn’t envision a Palestinian state emerging from the ‘deal of the century.’
Haftar in retreat has consequences for Egypt
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAs his battlefield losses mount Khalifa Haftar is running out of options and he soon may be running out of friends.
Tunisia: beating the pandemic
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailTunisia has proven itself adept at dealing with the coronavirus and in the process strengthened its democracy.
Dubai, the “world’s fastest city”, runs into Covid-19
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailPre-pandemic, Dubai’s economy was stuttering but now the picture is bleaker and much more challenging.
A water crisis in Basra the new Iraqi government must resolve
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailAn acute shortage of clean water in oil-rich Basra governorate underscores the multiple failures of central government.
North Sinai: a forgotten war
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailFor nearly ten years a war the world has chosen to ignore has been dragging on in North Sinai with non-combatants caught between the Egyptian military and ISIS-allied fighters.
Oil: still a slippery slope
Posted on Categories Arab Digest EmailThe oil sector and major oil producing nations face a period of protracted uncertainty and potentially far-reaching change.