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1 – 10 of 16The economy is not showing serious ill effects from the overspill of the conflict in Gaza or recent aid cuts. The government may even have derived some additional financial…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285958
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The demonstrations were triggered by Assad’s mid-August announcement of big fuel price increases, only partly mitigated by rises in salaries and pensions. However, they have been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281840
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Egypt is the latest Arab state to reach out to Damascus. Spearheaded by Abu Dhabi, these contacts are eroding the isolation policy that has lasted for over a decade since civil…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276366
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IRAN: Tehran faces a massive COVID-19 economic hit
LEBANON: Hezbollah role and US hard line push collapse
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES256359
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IRAN/US: IRGC will press red lines in sea and space
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES252151
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LEBANON/IRAN: Iran-US confrontation may intensify
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES264630
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This comes days after the announcement of a new Saudi-backed power-sharing cabinet involving internationally recognised Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi and southern…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258712
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The Syrian pound's exchange rate fell by 40% in the first week of June before recovering slightly. After nine years of ruinous conflict, the struggling economy has been brought to…
Facing the region’s largest coronavirus outbreak, the authorities belatedly closed schools, banned all religious and social gatherings and asked people to stay indoors. However…