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Lawmakers on February 14 provisionally approved those changes, which could keep President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi in power until 2034. Additional proposals include measures that would…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242368
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The programme, set to resume in March, is advertised as a push towards privatisation in a bid to boost revenues, investor confidence and foreign investment. However, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267539
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This also comes as indirect US nuclear talks with Iran resume in Vienna, despite concerted Israeli opposition. US President Joe Biden is in effect withdrawing the unconditional…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261728
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The ‘Abraham Accords’ have secured the United Arab Emirates (UAE) bipartisan political support in Washington, but also feed into the growing regional ‘cold war’ between the UAE…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256770
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275525
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The government is prioritising expansion of the mining sector, including attracting foreign investment, after many years of neglect. However, the military's increasing dominance…
This followed the deaths of three Palestinians in an Israeli army incursion there on August 6, emphasising that the major two-day military assault on Jenin in early July failed to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281297
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Limited supply of electricity poses a longstanding challenge to households and the wider economy in the Gaza Strip. The irregular electricity supply, in part the result of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272783
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Militants targeted Baga town in Borno state on January 3. Unverified reports suggest that this may have been the group's most deadly attack on civilians to date. From Boko Haram…