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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA: Press freedom is weakening
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278852
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The results of Israel’s fifth parliamentary election in less than four years were decisive, ending a period of political instability. Although policy guidelines and the division…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273844
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JORDAN: Renewed foreign backing will help stability
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES262088
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These have occurred against a background of Israeli and Palestinian government instability and ongoing settlement building in the West Bank. In contrast, wider Arab-Israeli ties…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270861
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Ties have been difficult since Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri reversed his Saudi-inspired resignation on November 4, despite his insistence that it was on the basis that all…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227588
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Trump’s controversial Middle East policy decisions have met bipartisan criticism in the US Senate, but in the House of Representatives -- where the influence of the party…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240826
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Abbas’s unwavering commitment to a moribund peace process that only deepened Israel’s hold on the occupied Palestinian territories has left him bereft of popular legitimacy. A…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236153
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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…