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The outline of a new coalition is coming together, driven by a series of alliances made by the top vote-winner, Moqtada al-Sadr. Despite a controversial history, in recent years…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235919
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Kurdish referendum has complicated Abadi’s efforts to win reselection after provincial and national elections, expected in April 2018. Abadi -- an Arab Shia -- is vying for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224556
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Zarrab has been revealing details of corruption at the highest levels in Turkey enabling him to set up a scheme whereby Iran was paid in gold for oil exports to Turkey in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB226357
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The bill was proposed by Benny Gantz, leader of the centrist Blue and White party, the main opposition faction, and would rule out incumbent Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251125
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The heightened legal pressure on Netanyahu comes immediately after his management of a crisis over access to the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem exposed him to strong public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB223608
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This promptly followed reports of a large explosion at a Hezbollah-linked fuel depot on a smuggling route across the Lebanon-Syria border, possibly targeted by Israeli planes.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258590
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Failures of Iranian gas and electricity supplies have combined with attacks on pylons and a heatwave to cause severe power cuts in Iraq this summer. In the longer term, Tehran’s…