Il governo bombarda Daraa al-Balad, ma le violenze nella provincia, che fu culla della rivoluzione, sono la cartina di tornasole della ‘vittoria’ di Assad.
Il presidente tunisino Kais Saied ha licenziato il governo e congelato il parlamento, dichiarando che assumerà l'autorità e sceglierà un nuovo primo ministro. É in corso un colpo di stato? Silvia Boccardi di Will e Francesco Rocchetti, Segretario generale ISPI, ne parlano con Aldo Liga, analista dell’Osservatorio MENA dell’ISPI.
The MED This Week newsletter provides expert analysis and informed insights on the most significant developments in the MENA region, bringing together unique opinions on the topic and reliable foresight on future scenarios. Today, we focus on Tunisia, where recent protests have prompted President Saied to an unprecedented decision which may challenge the country’s entire democratic transition.
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Il 28 luglio ministro degli Esteri cinese Wang Yi ha accolto a Tianjin una delegazione talebana guidata dal capo dell’ufficio politico di Doha, il mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar; incontro che rientra in un percorso politico che da tempo lega i due attori: da una parte la Cina, in cerca di rassicurazioni e garanzie, dall’altra i talebani, che inseguono – e ottengono – un riconoscimento sul piano delle relazioni internazionali e della diplomazia.
La crisi aperta dalla decisione del Presidente della Repubblica tunisina Kais Saied di destituire il Primo Ministro Hichem Mechichi e sospendere le attività del Parlamento apre scenari incerti e ignoti. La crisi economica in cui il Paese versa è invece argomento ben noto.
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Il presidente tunisino Kais Saied congela il parlamento e rimuove premier e ministri della Difesa e della Giustizia. Il partito Ennahdha insorge: “è un colpo di stato”.
The MED This Week newsletter provides expert analysis and informed insights on the most significant developments in the MENA region, bringing together unique opinions on the topic and reliable foresight on future scenarios. Today, we focus on the Saudi-Emirates relationship, as Riyadh's and Abu Dhabi's recent disagreements within the OPEC Plus cartel may indicate a possible fault line in one of the region’s most long-lasting alliances.
On the night between April 7th and 8th, the chief of the Polisario Gendarmerie, Addah Al-Bendir, was reportedly killed under unclear circumstances by an alleged airstrike in a Polisario-controlled desert area in the disputed Western Sahara territory near Tifariti, according to an official press release by the Sahrawi Ministry of Public Defence then quoted by several media outlets, though it was alm
Saudi Arabia’s rebalanced alliances within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are producing recalibrated power relations in Yemen, too, as the new United Nations Special Envoy — the Swedish diplomat Hans Grundberg — has been appointed. In fact, three external factors contemporarily affect Yemen’s peace prospects and war dynamics, which could alter the diplomatic stalemate that paralysed negotiations in the last couple of years, though the mediation outlook remains complicated.
For the past two years, while Lebanon was dealing with a deep economic crisis, a deadly pandemic, and a ruinous explosion at Beirut port, its rulers have failed to solve their ongoing power struggle and, if anything, have made things worse.
In October 2019, thousands of protestors swept the country demanding an end to sectarian politics, incessant backdoor dealing, and corruption. None of the demands have been met thus far.
The Kuwaiti political situation has reached a deplorable stage, marred not only by bureaucratic infighting between government branches, but also by outbreaks of fisticuffs in the parliament hall. As early as January 2021, the first cabinet under Emir Nawaf submitted its resignation amid brewing legislative-executive tensions, prompting many to speculate on Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khalid’s return.