William (Bill) Law is the editor of Arab Digest. An award-winning journalist, he reported extensively from the Middle East and North Africa for the BBC over a 15-year period. In addition to numerous radio documentaries and articles, his films have focussed on the Arab Spring and its aftermath in the MENA region. He has also reported from West and Central Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Before leaving the BBC in 2014, Law was the corporation’s Gulf analyst. In addition to Arab Digest, he runs TheGulfMatters.com, providing analysis and journalism focusing on the Gulf states and the wider Middle East. He is a regular contributor to Al Jazeera, Middle East Eye, Gulfhsp, Gulf State Analytics, Sky News, Al Araby, Fair Observer, BBC and Monocle Radio.