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1 – 10 of 10Also yesterday, the head of the Saudi humanitarian agency emphasised that some countries’ decisions to halt UNRWA funding risked “aiding” the deaths of Gaza civilians. Some 1.9…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285216
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In three days of fighting, 44 Palestinians were killed, including two senior PIJ leaders. No Israelis died. Egypt then brokered a ceasefire.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272326
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The government is aligning itself with the emerging international strategy against ISG in Syria. Its push to participate in airstrikes in part reflects a wish to reassert the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207041
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Foreign ministers from 23 countries met in Rome on February 2 to discuss responses to the Islamic State group (ISG). The meeting was held amid a steady stream of statements from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB208282
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Manama is gradually rolling back some of the reforms to limit the power of the security forces that were put in place after the post-2011 Arab uprisings. The government has been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB218192
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The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) are reeling from Saudi Arabia's decision in February to freeze a 3-billion-dollar arms package following Beirut's failure to condemn an attack on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210583
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Meanwhile, concern is growing that Israel is mounting regular airstrikes on Iran-backed militia bases inside Iraq. The conflict against Islamic State (IS) led to the emergence of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245880
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The FAA's proposed regulations will open up drone use in the United States to commercial exploitation. While in some respects less rigorous than they might have been, the draft…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB198143
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While intensified air attacks will help weaken and contain ISG, they will not destroy it unless accompanied by a substantial ground force to defeat ISG on the ground. However, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207081
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Bahrain’s January 15 execution of three men convicted of killing an Emirati police officer prompted a resurgence of protests in some of the country’s marginalised Shia villages…