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1 – 10 of 11The pipeline to deliver Eastern Mediterranean gas to European markets would begin by supplying Italy from Israeli offshore fields, including Karish, which produced Israel’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276836
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Eastern Mediterranean countries are scrambling to step up production and develop export channels for their gas to meet demand from Europe due to the Ukraine war. However, they…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281501
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Russia is encouraging a rapprochement between Turkey and Syria that does not explicitly include Iran, a key economic and military backer of the Damascus government. Tehran worries…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275797
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This comes as the US Congress is finalising a bill, the Caesar Act, that would substantially increase the sanctions pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government. As…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242464
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The decision, which critics allege is geopolitically motivated, will hinder the willingness of US financial institutions to provide financial backing for the USD6bn project to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267572
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Turkey has dropped its insistence on regime change in Syria as it seeks to defuse a domestic crisis over Syrian refugees and to contain Kurdish aspirations. Normalisation could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272532
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Prospects for Syria and Iraq in 2016.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206903
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This depreciation reflects the underlying weakness of the government’s financial position. Political and territorial advances in favour of President Bashar al-Assad -- most…
Iraq and Syria -- neighbours with many economic, political and social connections -- have both been subject to years of destructive armed conflict. They are now looking to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236095
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The Syrian pound's exchange rate fell by 40% in the first week of June before recovering slightly. After nine years of ruinous conflict, the struggling economy has been brought to…