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1 – 10 of 24The economy is not showing serious ill effects from the overspill of the conflict in Gaza or recent aid cuts. The government may even have derived some additional financial…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285958
ISSN: 2633-304X
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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 letter specified that aid must be coordinated with Damascus and also pushed for donors to fulfil their commitments and support refugee return -- a key issue for Arab…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280513
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The PA faces financial collapse and a leadership and security crisis. It provides education, health and other government services to the great majority of Palestinians and shares…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273287
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Islamabad, which provisionally estimates the economic cost of the disaster at USD10bn, continues to call on external players to provide financial and humanitarian assistance…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272567
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The Syrian pound’s weakening beyond 1,000 to the dollar on the parallel market has exposed the chronic weakness of the economy, even as President Bashar al-Assad’s forces move…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250434
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SYRIA/SAUDI ARABIA: Aid pledge aims at Washington
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES236904
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Ten years after it experienced mass protests during the 2011 Arab uprisings, Manama remains deeply concerned about the potential threat from a Shia-led opposition -- and its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261259
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The government is suffering a wave of popular anger after its austerity programme caused days of countrywide protests. Changing ministers is a standard royal method to deflect…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB235249
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COVID-19 cases have spiked in the wake of the devastating August 4 explosion that destroyed parts of Beirut, causing mass casualties and forcing the resignation of Prime Minister…