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1 – 8 of 8Discussions on the future of the US-Iraq security relationship will be followed with intense interest by both Iran-backed Shia forces in Iraq and their increasingly sidelined…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286398
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The country’s economic crisis and the Christian community's demographic fears have increased anti-refugee sentiment, which politicians weaponised around the May 2022 elections. In…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280957
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KUWAIT: Parliament will have new faces, old dynamics
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES258036
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Unpredictable populist Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr again emerged as the de facto leader of the largest single party. Kurdish and Sunni factions also saw significant shifts.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264708
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Both minorities complain the draft budget does not allocate sufficient funds to their areas. Sunni lawmakers are also concerned about the ongoing displacement of their…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229409
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They claim the reason is that the rival Tobruk-based House of Representatives (HoR) and its supporters have continued military operations in the west of the country despite the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198878
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LEBANON: Parties may offer costly medicines for votes
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES265550
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LEBANON: Election outcome could damage foreign ties