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Egypt's sanitation plan hinges on funding and strategy

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EGYPT

Egypt's rual sanitation programme.

State role will entrench Syrian-Lebanese drugs trade

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SYRIA/LEBANON

Key to the new pattern is the increased association of state and state-linked actors with the trade in narcotics, primarily Captagon and hashish. The new environment creates risks…

Middle Eastern airlines face massive potential losses

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MIDDLE EAST

The COVID-19 outbreak is the latest blow to civil aviation in the Middle East, where airlines already face unprecedented security risks and operational complexities. Carriers…

Lebanon will likely back new waste incinerators

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LEBANON

That reflects the state’s failure to address waste management challenges. During his 2014-19 tenure, unpopular Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk failed to find a permanent solution…

Boosting Africa’s health security will be challenging

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AFRICA

Although cases and mortality per capita in Africa have been low compared to Europe and the Americas, the pandemic has exposed underlying vulnerabilities in health systems…

Digital authoritarianism in Africa is evolving

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AFRICA

However, the same digital technologies have provided illiberal governments with powerful means of controlling citizens and stifling dissent, making repression more pervasive and…

Military will obstruct economic reforms in Egypt

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EGYPT

These include publishing a strategy document on changing the state's role in the economy and placing the assets of five companies, two of them owned by the military, with the…

Austerity will colour Algeria's election campaigns

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ALGERIA

Political and economic outlook.

Military sway in Egypt's economy will grow

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EGYPT

The election is scheduled to take place on March 26-28, with a second round on April 24 if needed. The final list of candidates will be announced on February 24. Although Sisi has…

Rising Lebanese chaos may hinder elites and protesters

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LEBANON

COVID-19 cases have spiked in the wake of the devastating August 4 explosion that destroyed parts of Beirut, causing mass casualties and forcing the resignation of Prime Minister…