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Prospects for Yemeni women.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236486
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The ban on female employment threatens to end the operations of the foreign-funded NGOs that provide a large proportion of healthcare services, though partial exemptions may be…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB275628
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After a series of conciliatory moves, the Biden administration is trying to persuade the Taliban to make concessions in return for financial assistance. Taliban leaders are…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274860
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Female participation in Iran's workforce.
The Taliban government has allowed UN agencies to start paying salaries directly to teachers and healthcare workers. It initially stalled on this, but has now conceded for fear of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265935
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Some 13 million voters will be in the 18-27 age group when the next presidential and parliamentary elections take place, unless they are called early. About half will be voting…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263664
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The prominent role of women during the large-scale Mahsa Amini protests of 2022, and the subsequent battle that has raged over the wearing of the hijab (female Islamic dress code…
The previous day, France's President Emmanuel Macron announced that Niger would be the new headquarters of French-led counterterrorism operations in the Sahel. This will give…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263429
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Sanders’s move enables Biden to unify the party and planning in his challenge to President Donald Trump. Soon he must pick a vice-presidential running mate, which could influence…
In many African states, youth employment is stubbornly high. Moreover, many of those getting jobs receive such low wages that they continue to live in poverty.