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Published in: Home: NewsPro-Israel lobby group is biggest donor of free overseas trips to MPsExclusive: Conservative Friends of Israel funded 155 trips in a decade, more than any other group or government
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWe must realise the threat posed by Saudi Arabia’s Newcastle ‘sportswashing’Sportswashing launders the reputations of thugs and despots, but it also diminishes our democratic institutions
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: AnalysisNorway’s reputation as a force for peace and good has come into questionThe nation’s foreign ministry has been accused of exporting weapons to the UAE despite ‘harbouring suspicions’ they...
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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 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 AsiaAre we Palestinians waiting for Godot?The recent peace treaty between the UAE and Israel is the latest act of a long history of Arab regimes failing Palestinians.
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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: 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 AsiaEthiopians in Lebanon: between revolution and slaveryThe Ethiopian government continues to sidestep taking any meaningful action to rescue citizens trapped in revolution...
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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 AsiaHow to lobby Washington to deathA business model from hell and the war in Yemen.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFamine in Yemen: long announced, now on our screensWhat are world leaders doing? Where is the ‘international community’ Yemenis so often appeal to?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Middle East’s new donors: rogues or team players?Turkey and the Gulf monarchies in their savvy, if reactionary, use of aid have become important players in the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow communication technology became a tool of repression: the case of the UAEWith the help of international ‘cyber security dealers’, the internet has been transformed into a central component...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe anti-Islamist campaign and Arab democracyEgyptians, Libyans, Tunisians, and other Arabs deserve better than to be told that they must choose between...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHuman Rights Council condemns reprisals amidst unprecedented rate of cases in MENA regionOne can only wonder how the HRC can maintain its credibility while its member states are actively working against...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRace and exploitation in the GulfIt is time for the issue of race to become central to any discussion on the continued exploitation of workers in the Gulf.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDubai and Gwadar: the silent economic war in the Gulf of OmanThe expansion of Gwadar port in Pakistan is a game-changing venture that would reformulate the economic agenda of...
