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1 – 10 of 27Also yesterday, the head of the Saudi humanitarian agency emphasised that some countries’ decisions to halt UNRWA funding risked “aiding” the deaths of Gaza civilians. Some 1.9…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285216
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This is having highly negative economic and social consequences, with problematic implications for long-term growth and stability. The country’s already extreme inequality is…
This followed a cyberattack at the airport that promulgated a warning against Shia political-military movement Hezbollah and its escalation against Israel. The Forces of Change…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284528
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LEBANON: Even low-level long conflict will be toxic
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283446
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High population growth and low rainfall have contributed to Jordan being classified as an 'absolute water-scarcity' country, a term applied to countries with less than 500 cubic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272214
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Together with Syrian government budget cutbacks, the decreased Russian presence has resulted in an increase in inter-communal clashes, forced disappearances, demonstrations and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272593
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An April 5 Israeli security raid on the mosque led to rocket fire from Gaza, and less predictably, a barrage from southern Lebanon, stoking fears of a regional conflagration. It…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278345
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EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST: Climate warming is inevitable
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES272675
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The tensions have been exacerbated by increasing high levels of poverty, triggered by the collapse of the Lebanese economy and a UN funding gap, weak Palestinian leadership, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272936
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However, in 2021 they will all face two common challenges: recovering from major economic shocks in 2020 and reorienting to US policy shifts under a Biden presidency. From…