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1 – 10 of 18The incident, which is being widely attributed to Israel, is part of a series of unexplained fires and explosions at sensitive military and industrial sites. It follows heightened…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253870
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Greater Tripoli is particularly vulnerable to any disruption of the infrastructure, while the COVID-19 pandemic makes adequate water supply to the capital and other urban centres…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256349
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Food insecurity in North Africa.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB226303
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Water pollution has long been a problem in the area, linked to poor sewage, farming practices and rubbish disposal. Despite abundant water resources from the mountains, state…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261644
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This came as Damascus blamed a former rebel leader for the May 4 abduction and killing of nine policemen in the nearby town of Muzayrib. The security situation in Deraa, which…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252664
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Lebanon also only has a caretaker government with restricted powers, at a time when the economy has contracted for four consecutive years. A staff-level IMF package worth USD3bn…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273730
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Large-scale water capture in Turkish dams upstream has caused long-term shortages elsewhere in the Tigris and Euphrates river basin, notably eastern Syria and southern Iraq…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264557
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Facing the region’s largest coronavirus outbreak, the authorities belatedly closed schools, banned all religious and social gatherings and asked people to stay indoors. However…
In November, farmers gathered in Isfahan to complain about water scarcity. Teachers, miners, pensioners and municipal workers have also protested in recent months against a…
On the same day, the Huthi-controlled government in Sana’a and its international partners again concluded that a vaccination campaign was not feasible. Yemen has suffered the…