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1 – 10 of 13The 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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SAUDI ARABIA: Oil failure will be costly
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES252139
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LEBANON: Short-term fiscal moves offer few benefits
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES263677
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LEBANON: The lights could go out
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES260227
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According to its Global Economic Prospects report, the bank forecast a modest increase in GDP growth in 2015 to 2.0%, up from an estimated 1.5% in 2014. Since 2011, the economy…
TUNISIA: Backlash over energy dismissals is unlikely
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES238199
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LEBANON: Poverty and Shia-Christian anger raise risks
LEBANON: New cabinet will focus on donors and polls
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES264037
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This promptly followed reports of a large explosion at a Hezbollah-linked fuel depot on a smuggling route across the Lebanon-Syria border, possibly targeted by Israeli planes.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258590
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SYRIA: Economic crunch offers no political opening