Day: 14 March, 2023
In Brief: Confidence in Israeli government collapses amid ongoing protests
February saw a sharp increase in the proportion of Israelis who describe the Jewish state’s overall situation as either bad or very bad, according to the Israeli Democracy Institute’s February 2023 polling.
The percentage of Israelis who are optimistic about …
In Brief: Saudis indicate nuclear programme as price of normalising with Israel
Saudi Arabia has reportedly asked the United States to approve the development of a civilian nuclear programme in exchange for the kingdom normalising relations with Israel.
The demand is the latest in a series of asks put to the US from …
Analysis: Iran-Saudi deal places China’s Middle East role in spotlight
Iran and Saudi Arabia are to re-establish diplomatic relations, following an agreement brokered by China, which has potential implications both for the US’ role in the Middle East and Israel’s hopes of fostering an alliance to challenge Tehran’s bid for …