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Crisis will further weaken Lebanon’s legal system

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LEBANON

Prime Minister Najib Mikati, who has backed Salameh, on January 12 denied accusations that he had interfered with the judiciary in his case. Mikati is also struggling to break a…

Aid to the Middle East will fall far short of needs

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MIDDLE EAST

The UN is seeking an additional USD10.3bn in donations to combat the pandemic worldwide, with around one-fifth earmarked for the Middle East.

World Bank may shift global financing model for LICs

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INTERNATIONAL

The comments come as the World Bank is pressing donors to provide at least 65 billion dollars for the International Development Association (IDA), the Bank's financing arm for…

Middle East outlook is poised on US election outcome

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MIDDLE EAST/US

The two candidates differ on the timing, scope and scale of US regional engagement. Biden was a strong critic of the policy changes Trump introduced regarding the 2015 Iran…

Iranian-US relations will remain fraught

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IRAN/UNITED STATES

The warning comes despite the announcement on August 10 of an ‘understanding’, which could see US dual nationals freed in a prisoner exchange in return for unfreezing Iranian…

Lebanese gains from Syrian rebuilding may be limited

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LEBANON/SYRIA

Lebanese plans to gain from Syria's reconstruction.

Gulf states will demonstrate military power in Yemen

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GULF STATES

Ten Saudi and five Bahraini soldiers were also reportedly killed. The loss is a major setback for the Saudi-led coalition that has helped local fighters push Huthi militants from…

Beirut faces a massive challenge on aid and reform

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LEBANON

The government has drawn up a detailed document setting out the gravity of the country’s economic plight and requesting over 10 billion dollars of additional aid from the IMF and…

Added US sanctions on Syria may prove self-defeating

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SYRIA/US

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…

Prospects for the Middle East in the fourth quarter

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PROSPECTS Q4 2015

Prospects for the Middle East in the fourth quarter.