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1 – 10 of 27According to the constitution, the poll must take place in September-October. The JVP was formed as a Marxist-Leninist party. Recent opinion polling suggests Dissanayake would be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286768
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The campaign is led by politician-turned-businessman Durga Prasai, who increasingly rails against Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (‘Prachanda’). Prasai insists that it will…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283976
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This followed recurrent demonstrations against the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) since July 26, which turned violent and left some 36 people dead.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272013
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The government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation is aimed at pleasing the IMF, with which Sri Lanka recently reached a staff-level agreement on a four-year, USD2.9bn bailout…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274687
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YEMEN: Separatists will seek to muscle in on dialogue
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES238955
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This completes the handover of Armenian-held territories around Nagorno-Karabakh, in a deal signed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The agreement amounts to a defeat…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257924
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IRAQ: Iran-backed groups will deepen anti-US pressure
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES260472
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YEMEN: Poverty and insecurity may further split south
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES264156
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The withdrawal plunged Iraqi politics into its deepest crisis since the war against Islamic State (IS) started in 2013. Moqtada al-Sadr’s failure to establish a majority…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271475
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SYRIA: Assad is secure despite unrest and air strikes