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Egypt import restrictions will benefit elite

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EGYPT

EGYPT: Import restrictions will benefit elite

Lebanese elite leaders may keep an inward focus

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LEBANON

LEBANON: Elite leaders may keep an inward focus

Algerian efforts to reduce imports lack conviction

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ALGERIA

The car import debate and dynamics of the social contract.

Push for business will strengthen Franco-Algerian ties

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ALGERIA

Franco-Algerian relations.

Beirut blast could bring hunger, disease and fury

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LEBANON

The leading theory suggests an accidental cause. The blast has caused massive devastation and put extreme pressure on struggling healthcare facilities. Lebanon was already facing…

Qatar will grow more assertive, but not hubristic

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QATAR

The withdrawal came with neither notice nor any obvious precipitating event, and is ultimately more a piece of political showmanship than a decision rooted in fiscal calculation…

Gulf arms sector localisation may be slow and patchy

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GULF STATES

Some Gulf states have targeted the development of an indigenous arms industry as part of their economic diversification efforts.

Vested interests may block urgent tax reform in Jordan

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JORDAN

It also looked at government-proposed amendments to another law aiming to reduce the scope for tax evasion in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone. Recent developments including the…

Lebanon’s likely new government will change little

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LEBANON

LEBANON: The likely new government will change little

Syrian drug traffickers could shift routes to Libya

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LIBYA

Still, the narcotics trade provides a lucrative alternative revenue stream for government-aligned actors in Syria. These external pressures are therefore instead likely to prompt…