Saudi Arabia 02/08/2017 – by Nassir Djafari How much reform can the kingdom take? King Salman of Saudi Arabia announced a comprehensive reform programme, whether it will go smoothly is doubtful More
Small businesses 03/07/2017 – by Moutaz Ali Earning money with scorpion poison Award encourages private entrepreneurship and small businesses start ups in Libya More
Blog 21/06/2017 – by Hans Dembowski An erratic superpower is dangerous USA looks clueless in the complex Middle East scenario More
Fundamentalist ideologies 21/06/2017 – by Maysam Behravesh Competing Islamisms Ideological differences contribute to current tensions between Qatar and Saudi Arabia More
Blog 14/06/2017 – by Hans Dembowski Do not over-emphasise the role of ISIS in Mindanao Fighting in Marawi has been going on for three weeks More
Blog 06/06/2017 – by Hans Dembowski Arab monarchies disagree on which Islamists are extremists Growing tension among Gulf states More
Blog 22/05/2017 – by Hans Dembowski “Good versus evil” rhetoric does not help in MENA region Saudi Arabia is a bizarre place to spread the message of non-sectarian tolerance More
Irrigation 14/05/2017 – by Moutaz Ali Freshwater from the desert Libya has the world’s largest irrigation project More
Political jargon 06/05/2017 – by Hans Dembowski A contentious term “Marshall Plan” means different things to different people More
Blog 04/05/2017 – by Hans Dembowski In Turkey and elsewhere, democracy is not just majority rule Universal principles require international monitoring More
Authoritarianism 04/05/2017 – by Hans Dembowski Post-referendum repression After a close – and disputed – referendum victory, Turkey’s government is running yet more purges of the police and civil service More
