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By   Riad Kahwaji on January 28, 2021 at 3:06 PM DUBAI: Ever since Donald Trump designated the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain as “major security partners,” experts have been trying to assess what it means and what sort of privileges the designation bestows. Some see it as a symbolic gesture; others see it as an indication for much-improved relations resulting from the Abraham Accords that would eventually yield rewards for the two regional allies of America. Four days after the designa...

(** B P) War economy flourishing behind the walls of Houthis detention centers Among the group of detainees who were released by paying money to Houthi mediators or supervisors spoke with Almasdar Online, Al-Sabri was the only one who agreed to disclose his name. The others asked to remain anonymous to protect themselves and their relatives who still live in Houthi-controlled areas from retribution. Other former detainees categorically refused to tell their stories for this report, out of fear ...

Yemen, already at risk of collapse, may suffer further after one of Trump's final acts in office possibly hampers aid groups.

This Week’s Highlights A very useful step for Moscow and Washington would be to revive the practice of convening bi-annual U.S.-Russian meetings at the assistant/under-secretary or deputy foreign minister level, suggest Prof. William C. Potter, founding director of the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies, and Anton Khlopkov, founding director of the Center for Energy and Security Studies in Moscow. They also note that it would be worthwhile to resurrect a number of the arms cont...

Analysis: What will survive of U.S.-Middle East policy under Biden? By Maayan Lubell and Rami Ayyub FILE PHOTO: Israels Prime Minister Netanyahu, U.S. President Trump, Bahrains Foreign Minister Al Zayani and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister bin Zayed wave during signing ceremony for Abraham Accords in Washington TRUMP HEIGHTS, Occupied Golan Heights (Reuters) – Trump Heights, Trump Square, Trump train terminal: Israel isn’t shy about honouring Donald Trump, who is widely ad...

Analysis: New president's challenge is to walk back not just Trump-era policy without being accused of retreating altogether from conflict as his secretary of state says 2-state solution is way to ensure Israel's future as Jewish, democratic state

USA-TRUMP/LEGACY-MIDEAST (REPEAT, ANALYSIS, TV, PIX, GRAPHICS):RPT-ANALYSIS-What will survive of U.S. Middle East policy under Biden?

Trump Heights, Trump Square, Trump train terminal: Israel isn't shy about honouring Donald Trump, who is widely admired among Israelis for his staunch support of their country.

Israel Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 12:34 pm | ז שבט תשפ"א TRUMP HEIGHTS, Golan Heights (REUTERS/Hamodia) - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 12:34 pm | ז שבט תשפ"א A Petah Tikvach city square named after former U.S. President Donald Trump. (Roy Alima/Flash90) Trump Heights, Trump Square, Trump train terminal: Israel hasn’t been shy about honoring Donald Trump, who is widely admired among Israelis for his staunch support of their country. In four years, Trump overt...

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  Ten years after its protests sparked the Arab Spring, Tunisia remains the lone country in the Middle East to have effectively changed its system of governance. Yet many Tunisians have mixed feelings about how much progress their country has made. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! On the eve of the tenth anniversary of the 2011 Tunisian uprisings that toppled a twenty-three-year ...