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1 – 5 of 5The 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
ISSN: 2633-304X
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JORDAN/SYRIA: Amman faces risks from reopening
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES266664
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IRAQ: Baghdad could face a hot summer of protests
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES252955
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Hospital staff have not been paid for five months, reflecting rising economic constraints in Gaza, which is controlled by Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas. An October 2017…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229755
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Failures of Iranian gas and electricity supplies have combined with attacks on pylons and a heatwave to cause severe power cuts in Iraq this summer. In the longer term, Tehran’s…