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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282679
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Meanwhile, Israel urged its citizens to leave Egypt and Jordan immediately. The conflict with Hamas and the risks of wider escalation have overshadowed Israel’s long-term efforts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282835
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State governments also increasingly dominate the welfare sector, and authorities have cracked down on Islamist-leaning NGOs in recent years. Yet the war in Gaza and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282841
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Like other fuel-importing countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), it has large structural fiscal and current account deficits. These have resulted in climbing…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282177
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The region is particularly vulnerable to climate change in terms of rising sea levels, water and food security, desertification, extreme weather events and socio-economic impacts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281055
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Growing populations and climate change are putting additional pressure on the region’s water resources at a time when food security risks are rising in many of the MENA countries…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279957
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The Middle East has been a key market in the post-pandemic rebound in global tourism, boosted by one-off events in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in 2022. GCC states are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB281541
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High oil and gas prices have incentivised Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) hydrocarbon importers to accelerate their renewables build-outs, while exporters have deployed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279701
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Inflation, debt and unemployment are recurrent themes across the region, even in energy exporters Libya and Algeria, which are enjoying elevated revenues from high energy prices…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273942
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Since 2015, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia have increased their agricultural exports, due in large part to greater EU trade harmonisation. Despite the importance of farming to their…