gas and terrorismAlgeria sends troops to Niger. Historic shift in stance towards the EmiratesFor the first time since 1973, the North African country’s armed forces will be operating outside its borders. The Madama outpost against the expansionist ambitions of Abu Dhabi and HaftarbyLuca Gambardella27 OCT 26
zero hormuzOil pipelines, ports, new corridors. Alternative routes in the Middle East to render the Strait of Hormuz redundantFrom the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates to Baniyas in Syria. This is how Iranian attacks in the Strait and Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have reshaped oil strategies in the Gulf.byPriscilla Ruggiero21 OCT 26
Borders and claimsEgypt attacks the border with Sudan. Dozens killed over gold and oilThe Halaib Triangle is yet another flashpoint in the Horn of Africa: between 72 and 200 miners were killed by the Egyptians whilst extracting gold from disputed territory.byLuca Gambardella13 OCT 26
Horn of AfricaDrones from Tigray are flying into Addis Ababa, but the flow of dollars continuesThe embassy in Eritrea has been closed, and an Egyptian diplomat has been expelled. Ahmed Abiy’s Ethiopia is preparing for a regional war with the help of the United Arab Emirates. The State Department remains silentbyLuca Gambardella3 OCT 26
The attack in the skyWhat happened on board the Flydubai flight bound for IsraelIsrael’s perpetual state of alert, the co-pilot with the knife, the struggles and the crash that was narrowly averted. Details and key moments from a flight along a route that symbolises the new Middle EastbyMicol Flammini30 SEP 26
the investigationBibi believed he had appeased Hamas and refused to listenAccording to Haaretz, the President of the UAE rang to say that Sinwar was preparing an attack on Israel, “an earthquake”. An entire country’s misjudgement regarding Gaza and the Israeli Prime Minister’s responsibilitiesbyMicol Flammini8 SEP 26
Investigations and a few grey areasThe strange coincidences surrounding the scoops on chemical weapons in SudanBefore the UN vote on extending the arms embargo, following the leaks of the Panel of Experts’ report, two weeks before Burhan’s speech in New York and, above all, the same sourcebyLuca Gambardella8 SEP 26
humanitarian crisisThe American approach in Sudan: an embargo (and impunity) for allThe war is spreading in Chad, where forces from Khartoum are attacking an RSF convoy. The United States has condemned the raid but remains silent on the role of the United Arab EmiratesbyLuca Gambardella28 AUG 26
hefty ransomsRussians and Americans. In Mali, Haftar frees everyone (with money from the Emirates)First the missionary kidnapped in Niger, Kevin Rideout; now two mercenaries from the Africa Corps. Saddam’s strange mediation with the Tuaregs and terrorists, sponsored by Abu Dhabi, in a bid to become the hero of Trump and PutinbyLuca Gambardella22 AUG 26
EditorialsThe economic Armageddon against the PasdaranTo topple the regime in Tehran, Trump needs the Emirates – but not only thembyRedazione20 AUG 26