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1 – 10 of 26Many centrist and reformist candidates have been disqualified or declined to stand. This, together with the poor state of the economy and resentment over money spent abroad on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285528
ISSN: 2633-304X
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IRAN: Politics will increase economic instability
The 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
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The disaster that has left over 40,000 people dead in south-eastern Turkey and north-western Syria has given Assad an opportunity to bolster his position through deeper political…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276106
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Iran's development plans are macro-level guidelines which are then translated into micro-level policies and programmes. The 2022-26 plan has seven pillars: economic;…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273546
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SYRIA: Government areas face a hard winter
SYRIA: New US sanctions herald poverty, not transition
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES253378
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IRAN: A sharp COVID-19 spike will worsen many woes
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES256795
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Inflation has to a great extent been driven by a depreciation of the rial following Washington’s decision to reimpose sanctions, yet deep structural flaws in the banking sector…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239463
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IRAN: Stated subsidy plans will prove unsustainable