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The main assault from the south is led by the national army, with US air support. However, Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Units (PMUs) are also participating to the east and…
Iraq and Syria -- neighbours with many economic, political and social connections -- have both been subject to years of destructive armed conflict. They are now looking to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236095
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251190
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This has contributed to rising food prices in the south. Yemen’s economy is suffering from years of conflict and deep political divisions as well as more recent problems…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB212246
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Jordan's Syria policy.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230070
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President Bashar al-Assad does not control most of the local and foreign militias that operate in his name in Syria. Some of those follow the policies of Iran’s Islamic Revolution…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB231885
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The minister also visited the Syrian embassy in Riyadh, which is preparing to reopen. Damascus aims to highlight another example of the Arab return to ‘business as usual’ with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279751
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Prospects for the Gulf states to end 2019
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB244558
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Previous efforts to achieve detente have faltered because of the sheer complexity of the issues at stake: 3.6 million Syrian refugees in Turkey, Ankara's military presence in…