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JORDAN: Amman may have to tighten its crackdown
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES286401
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The call was the first between the leaders since Tehran and Riyadh restored diplomatic relations in March 2023. As well signalling a positive step in building relations, it was…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282870
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ISRAEL: Netanyahu will outface mounting pressure
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES276696
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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA: Wheat supply challenges
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES268235
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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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Activists had threatened more protests if progress were not achieved by that deadline. There have been no reforms as yet and a new draft income-tax law offered for public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238676
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JORDAN/PALESTINIANS/ISRAEL: Tensions could rise
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES260858
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The territory was returned to Jordan the previous day, ending a 25-year arrangement agreed when the countries signed a 1994 peace treaty. The king declared that Jordan was…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247779
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The war in Ukraine threatens supply of important commodities to the Middle East and North Africa. The region is highly reliant on Russia and Ukraine for wheat and barley, with…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268218
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In a framework of heightened confrontation with Iran, national-level controversies across the region could be magnified