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LEBANON/MIDDLE EAST: 2022 energy hopes face risks
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES265163
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The Syrian army and its allies have driven IS out of most of the region from Homs to the edge of the Euphrates valley, recapturing several gas fields. This has yielded a marginal…
SYRIA: Damascus will confront US-backed forces
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES224682
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This is part of a wider energy crisis that is also evident in the long queues outside petrol stations and in the difficulty that bakeries face in securing fuel, on top of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259556
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The wage scale law was cast into question when a contentious tax hike law intended to fund it was annulled by the Constitutional Council on September 22, partly on the grounds…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224722
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MIDDLE EAST: Concerns over Lebanon’s crisis will mount
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES263971
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Import-dependent Lebanon has faced acute energy shortages in recent months, reflecting poor infrastructure, unsustainable policies and a lack of hard currency. Leaders are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264145
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The Justice and Development Party (AKP) has abandoned its long-stalled 'peace process' with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). In response, the PKK has ended its ceasefire…