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1 – 10 of 11Many centrist and reformist candidates have been disqualified or declined to stand. This, together with the poor state of the economy and resentment over money spent abroad on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285528
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IRAN: Struggling Tehran could step up Gulf attacks
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES251982
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SYRIA: Words will trump action on humanitarian needs
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES253669
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The government is suffering a wave of popular anger after its austerity programme caused days of countrywide protests. Changing ministers is a standard royal method to deflect…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235249
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This comes after Iraq on October 1-6 witnessed its most violent popular protests since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003. The protests have subsided for now amid a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB246989
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IRAN: Tehran will seek to direct COVID-19 fury outward
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES257591
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SYRIA: Economic crunch offers no political opening
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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The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has abandoned its long-stalled 'peace process' with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). In response, the PKK has ended its ceasefire…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB202939
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IRAN: South-eastern protests will likely be contained