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Jordan’s cosmetic reforms may divert Pandora pressure

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JORDAN

This announcement, designed to divert rising public anger over economic failures and political authoritarianism, was overshadowed by new revelations from the ‘Pandora Papers’…

Tunisia’s local elections will help Saied

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TUNISIA

Apart from President Kais Saied's core supporters, most Tunisians chose to ignore the event, deeming it irrelevant to the country’s current concerns. The elections are part of a…

Egypt’s National Dialogue is unlikely to bring reforms

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EGYPT

Hundreds of politicians, academics, experts and public personalities will attend the conference-like event, which is meant to discuss national action to help Egypt transition into…

Moroccan-Israeli ties will substantively advance

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MOROCCO

This came just after a June 18 visit by Israel's interior minister and several other high-level official trips designed to showcase the dividends of 'normalisation' to the region.

Sahel border closures disrupt food supply chains

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SAHEL

Chad closed its borders with Sudan and the Central African Republic. Closures have had a direct economic impact in Sahelian border zones, which are often vulnerable to food…

Doha will hedge against LNG dependence

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QATAR

Earlier in January, it awarded contracts to increase and sustain output at its main oilfield. Doha wants to dilute its overdependence on a single commodity and to extract value…

Russia risks mission creep as Syrian rebels dig in

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SYRIA

Since the start of Russian airstrikes last September, the rebels have suffered their largest territorial loss to the regime in two years. The new counter-insurgent strategy…

Sahelian countries face acute hunger crisis

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SAHEL

Food shortages and insecurity in the Sahel.

Kuwaiti opposition will fight attempts to limit power

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KUWAIT

This comes ahead of by-elections on March 16 for two parliamentary seats vacated by opposition MPs after a court sentenced them to prison time for a crime of which they had…

Iraqi protests will drive populist economic response

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IRAQ

This comes after Iraq on October 1-6 witnessed its most violent popular protests since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003. The protests have subsided for now amid a…