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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisAfter six years of war, what is happening in Yemen?More than 80% of Yemenis live in poverty, yet international donors such as the UK are withdrawing aid
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureThe ‘helpers’: the Yemeni students doing homework for the SaudisAmid war and a COVID-19 lockdown, some students in Yemen have found a new market, selling academic services to their...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhile the world was locked down, Yemen faced an apocalyptic yearWith the international community preoccupied with COVID-19, the world’s largest humanitarian crisis worsened,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat does Biden’s presidency mean for the future of the Gulf?Will the new president undo Trump’s hawkish stance on Iran, Yemen, Libya and Qatar?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIs Iraq joining the Trump-MBS alliance?The Trump-MBS alliance could shore up Iraq’s corrupt ruling families in return for keeping US troops in the country.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn the Gulf, migrant workers fear for their futureBetween draconian migration laws and the continuing lockdowns, migrant workers in the Gulf are facing increasing uncertainty.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The surveillance industry won’t save us from crisesTurning to the security industry isn’t the solution: it’s a symptom of the problem.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen: the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the war torn countryThe 5th anniversary of the war in Yemen is a time for stock taking about the changes in the past year and prospects...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen Hopes and Expectations - Part 4: a looming environmental disasterRisk of a catastrophic oil spill, alarming water shortages and pollution, climate change, and other environmental...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen’s hopes and expectations - Part 3: living conditions and humanitarian aidCorruption, war profiteering, and outrageous governance are deepening the severe humanitarian disaster in Yemen.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOn death row in Saudi Arabia: forgotten Pakistani prisonersSaudi Arabia executes more Pakistanis than any other nationality, but Pakistan continues to fail its citizens in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAfter Khashoggi: nowhere is safe for dissentHow states weaponize diplomatic immunity against dissidents abroad.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAfter Khashoggi: how diplomatic space became a crime sceneIn a world where autocratic regimes are on the rise worldwide, a criminal turn of diplomatic missions may be underway.
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Published in: HomeDismal failure of Saudi defences may entangle US just where Iran wants itLong-term political consequences could be even more serious for the US and its allies than the uselessness of their...
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Published in: HomeSaudi oil plant attack shows how fast warfare by the weak is changingAll the billions Saudi Arabia has spent on military hardware, plus a major US and UK military presence, couldn’t...
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Published in: HomeIt will take more than Donald Trump to make Iran submitThe Revolutionary Guards are “Iran’s military-industrial complex”, and Trump’s provocations only make them stronger.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow to lobby Washington to deathA business model from hell and the war in Yemen.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKBAE’s evasive justifications for arming Saudi’s Yemen warCampaigners attended the UK arms company’s AGM and asked some tough questions. The answers failed to convince.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSpreading sectarianism in the Muslim worldWhich country carries most responsibility for the spread of sectarianism in the muslim world? Answer: Saudi Arabia
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Published in: HomeMigrant crisis in Europe? Look at YemenJust to be clear, this means that more desperate people crossed the Red Sea into Yemen in 2018 than crossed the...
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