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After six weeks of protests that began when the government tried to cut its fiscal deficit by increasing indirect taxation and reducing public services, Lebanon is now rapidly…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249243
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Indeed, following a controversial vote on December 12, incoming President Abdelmadjid Tebboune faces a momentous challenge if he is to succeed in leading the country towards…
Activists had threatened more protests if progress were not achieved by that deadline. There have been no reforms as yet and a new draft income-tax law offered for public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238676
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Prospects for Iraq in 2019
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240083
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Protests have been mostly concentrated at In Salah, where drilling for exploration of shale gas began on December 27, although solidarity protests have taken place elsewhere too…
The country has struggled with internal unrest for decades, and the government ensured that opposition representatives were prevented from standing in the election. Despite the…