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In February, Bahrain became one of the first countries in the world to institute a vaccine passport (photo: Mazen Mahdi/AFP/Getty Images)

COVID-19 in the Middle East

Arab countries face high coronavirus vaccine hesitancy

The rollout of coronavirus vaccines in the Middle East and North Africa is already taking place on a massive scale, with the United Arab Emirates leading the way. Nevertheless, many people are in no rush to get the COVID-19 jab. Cathrin Schaer poses the all-important question: why?More

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Dr Guido Steinberg (left) and Ulrich Tilgner (photos: Eventpress Stauffenberg/picture-alliance and Future Image/imagoimages)

New books on the Middle East

The clouds of war or the dawn of a new beginning?

German Middle East analyst Guido Steinberg and television journalist Ulrich Tilgner have both published new books on the conflicts in the Middle East. Their analyses and their forecasts for the region could not be more different. By René WildangelMore

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Mohammed bin Salman (left) and Joe Biden (photos: Balkis Press/Abaca/picture-alliance and Evan Vucci/AP/picture-alliance)

U.S.-Saudi relations

Joe Biden's recalibration

Former U.S. President Donald Trump often publicly humiliated the Saudi leadership, benefiting neither America nor the kingdom. His successor Joe Biden's softer approach, based on mutual interests, will prove more salutary and enduring. By Bernard HaykelMore

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12-year-old Ahmed Al-Yousofi is among 1150 children using in an unfinished house near the frontlines in Taiz as a school (photo: Khaled Al-Banna/NRC)

Six years of Yemen conflict

Nearly 700,000 Yemenis expected to flee their homes this year

With the world's worst humanitarian crisis now entering its seventh year, the United Nations predicts that another 672,000 people could be displaced by the end of 2021 if the current level of violence continues. Already this year, 834 civilian homes have been hit by gun violence. More

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Photomontage Jamal Khashoggi and Mohammed bin Salman (photo: Balkis Abaca/picture-alliance; G20 Saudi Arabia/Xinhua News Agency/picture-alliance)

Jamal Khashoggi's murder and U.S. intelligence

Mohammed bin Salman – from darling to international pariah?

U.S. President Biden has announced he will be excluding Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman from future talks between Washington and Saudi Arabia. Is this just lip service that will soon be subsumed by Saudi Arabia’s powerful bargaining position? Analysis for Qantara.de by Karim El-GawharyMore

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Yemeni Novel Peace Prize laureate Tawwakol Karman (photo: Imago Images/CTK Photo/K. Suleva)

Appealing to U.S. President Joe Biden

Tawakkol Karman: Ending the Yemen war requires U.S. action

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Tawakkol Karman says the time has come to pressure Saudi Arabia and the UAE to withdraw from Yemen so that the country can resume the peace process and restore a Yemeni state. Interview by Rafiah Al TaleiMore

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Anger and hope: ten years ago, as of February 2011, Yemenis took to the streets to protest against the repressive regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. A year after the protests, in January 2012, he resigned. But the renunciation of his mandate did not bring peace to the country – the internal tensions and rivalries were too great and led to new violence in the same year

Yemen: Insurgency and nightmare

Ten years ago, in February 2011, Yemenis took to the streets for freedom and the rule of law. But instead, the uprising turned into a war that has lasted for years. Impressions from a torn country. More...More

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Yemen air strike on Sanaa (photo: Getty Images/AFP/M. Huwais)

Interview with Yemen expert Marie-Christine Heinze

"Now is the time to start preparing for reconstruction"

Islam scholar and social anthropologist Marie-Christine Heinze is head of an academic exchange project with the University of Sanaa on "Post-conflict Reconstruction in Yemen". In conversation with Elisa Rheinheimer-Chabbi, she talks about weapons from Germany, crucial reforms and why Yemeni women are the ones healing social riftsMore

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Archive photo: Yemeni people wave a national flag during a celebration commemorating the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising in Sanaa, Yemen, 11 February 2014 (photo: picture-alliance/dpa)

Arabellion and the advent of Joe Biden

Yemen 10 years after the Arab Spring – never lose hope

Yemen's Arab Spring uprisings led to a raging civil war that has inflicted immense suffering on the population for the past seven years. Will the United States' halt on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and a new envoy help bring peace? By Jennifer HolleisMore

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This was the first time that bombs from the Saudi-led coalition forces directly struck the old city of Sanaa, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. UNESCO condemned the 12 June 2015 attack on Yemen (photo: epa)

Architecture in Sanaa

As Yemen's mudbrick legacy crumbles before our eyes

Report from a disintegrating world: the early Islamic buildings of Sanaa are suffering from the effects of climate change and war. This world heritage site could be lost forever. By Paul-Anton KrugerMore

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Demonstration in Tunis in 2011: Women played an important role in the Arab Spring (photo: Lina Ben Mhenni)

10 years of Arabellion

The buds of the Arab Spring

Ten years after the start of the Arabellion in North Africa and the Middle East, many view the movement as a failure. But rather than being over, it has now entered a more mature phase with new forms of protest. An assessment by Claudia MendeMore

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Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman (photo: Imago Images/Futur Images)

U.S election and the Middle East

Saudi Arabia finally congratulates Joe Biden on his win

Saudi Arabia finally congratulated Joe Biden on Sunday over his election victory, more than 24 hours after he defeated Donald Trump, who had close personal ties with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.More

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Hagar Yahia, a Yemeni woman, shows the amount of flour she uses to make a loaf of bread, 15 February 2018, Abyan, Yemen. (photo: © Nariman El-Mofty/AP; CC BY 2.0 via flickr.com)

Women's rights in Yemen

Making the most of the space available

Yemen's modern history has never seen a coherent and consistent women's movement, but rather temporary and fragmented movements with different priorities, such as women's struggle against human rights violations, and feminists' focus on combating patriarchal tribal structures that discriminated against women. But, writes Afrah Nasser, they all stemmed from genuine concerns for human rights and democracyMore

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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia (photo: Getty Images/AFP/G. Cacace)

Book review: Ben Hubbard's "MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed bin Salman"

Ruling Saudi Arabia from the wings

Is he a reformer, a despot, or both? Ben Hubbard's detailed biography explores Mohammed bin Salman's style of rule – even though he has not yet acceded to the Saudi throne. Moritz Baumsteiger read the bookMore

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Tobias Zumbraegel is a researcher and project co-ordinator at the Centre for Applied Research in Partnership with the Orient (CARPO), Bonn (photo: private)

Interview with political scientist Tobias Zumbraegel

How are Middle East countries coping with climate change?

Climate change, water scarcity and declining oil revenues: the Middle East and North Africa face huge environmental challenges. Political scientist Tobias Zumbraegel has published a study on how the region is dealing with these pressing issues. Interview by Christopher ReschMore

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Entrance to the Fondation Orient Occident in Rabat (photo: Claudia Mende)

Immigration in Morocco

The long road to integration for immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa

Morocco officially declared itself a country of immigration in 2013, responding to the growing number of immigrants arriving from sub-Saharan Africa. Since then, tens of thousands of illegal aliens have been given residence permits, making them legal residents of the country. Despite this progress, however, Morocco's immigration policies remain inconsistent, and society has yet to truly accept the newcomers. By Claudia MendeMore

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