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1 – 10 of 13The Syrian army and its allies have driven IS out of most of the region from Homs to the edge of the Euphrates valley, recapturing several gas fields. This has yielded a marginal…
IRAN: Deep fiscal gaps may boost prices and protests
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES258692
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He has moved to roll back some of their penetration of state structures and revenue streams. However, they are striking back, with ongoing rocket attacks targeting US interests…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB253926
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MIDDLE EAST: Water lack risks urban and rural strains
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES265389
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This is part of a wider energy crisis that is also evident in the long queues outside petrol stations and in the difficulty that bakeries face in securing fuel, on top of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259556
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LEBANON: Power crisis will drive longer-term problems
Large-scale water capture in Turkish dams upstream has caused long-term shortages elsewhere in the Tigris and Euphrates river basin, notably eastern Syria and southern Iraq…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264557
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Cross-border electricity trade in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has historically been very limited, and mostly confined to quantity-based balancing and small amounts of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB267507
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This came as Damascus blamed a former rebel leader for the May 4 abduction and killing of nine policemen in the nearby town of Muzayrib. The security situation in Deraa, which…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB252664
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MIDDLE EAST: Concerns over Lebanon’s crisis will mount