1. Will Iraq Be Caught In The Crossfire Of Trump’s Iran Policy?

    ...litary withdrawal in 2011. The already precarious balancing act facing the Iraqi government has become yet more difficult over the last year due to the involvement of Iraqi Shia militias in Iran’s coordinated ‘axis of resistance’ attacks on Israel. The US has also grown wary of Iran’s interlocking ec...

    Volume: 67
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 22 Nov 2024
  2. Ethiopia-Egypt Dam Agreement Remains Elusive Despite Renewed Talks

    ...th water conflicts, urging the three parties to “negotiate in good faith towards a mutually beneficial agreement.” The three parties have been embroiled in the dispute since Ethiopia broke ground on the $5bn project in 2011, with several mediation attempts by the US, World Bank, and the African Un...

    Volume: 66
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 24 Nov 2023
  3. Turkey-Syria LPG Shipments & The Lebanon Link

    ...oking, space and water heating as well as in the industrial sector. Western sanctions on Damascus, as well as the civil war which has gripped the country since 2011, have strangled Syria’s oil and gas industry with the government claiming losses in excess of $100bn (MEES, 11 February). Despite sanctions, cr...

    Volume: 65
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 25 Nov 2022
  4. Kuwait Emir’s Son Unleashes Political Upheaval

    ...gin the process of appointing a new government. Political upheaval is par for the course in Kuwait, but recent weeks have seen some of the most dramatic scenes since protestors stormed the National Assembly in November 2011. That event proved the undoing of Sheikh Jaber Mubarak’s predecessor, Sh...

    Volume: 62
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 22 Nov 2019
  5. Ubari Power Plant Faces Delays After Abductions

    ...ditional power as it suffers both scheduled and unscheduled blackouts (MEES, 22 September). The Ubari project was abandoned in 2011 after the ouster of former dictator Mu’ammar  al-Qadhafi. The abduction will likely have a knock-on impact on other foreign companies mulling a return to Libya. This could fu...

    Volume: 60
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 24 Nov 2017
  6. GCC Mends Fences

    ...st several months, Saudi Arabia finally returned its ambassador to Doha this week. The UAE and Bahrain will likely follow suit, though it is unclear if the dispute has reached a final resolution. Since the 2011 ouster of Egypt’s Husni Mubarak, the GCC has been roiled by an internal dispute that pi...

    Volume: 57
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 21 Nov 2014
  7. US Plays Hardball On Oil Sanctions As Iran Nuclear Talks Resume

    ...ey will actually still be losing money, even during this six-month period relative to the amount of oil sales they had back in 2011,” he said. The US would only “open up the spigot a little bit, for a very modest amount of relief that is entirely subject to reinstatement if, in fact, they vi...

    Volume: 56
    Issue: 47
    Published at Fri, 22 Nov 2013