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1 – 10 of 29In February and before the holy month of Ramadan (March 10-April 9), President Abdelmadjid Tebboune formally inaugurated with much fanfare the Grand Mosque of Algiers, the world’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286340
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One driving factor of this risk is that in 2024 over 4 billion people -- around half the world's population -- will be able to vote in elections. These polls will take place at a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285321
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This year’s campaign rhetoric will amply differences between the two presidential candidates. Distinctions between them are stark on many issues, but in some areas of foreign…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287012
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A major scandal involves a Malian national imprisoned on drug trafficking charges, which has implicated high-ranking individuals. The nature of the cases underlines both the depth…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286080
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The ban will be extended by the end of the year to include diamonds polished in third countries, lab-grown diamonds, as well as jewellery and watches containing diamonds. The new…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285470
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This leak included corporate documents and internal communications, and detailed a suite of spyware applications developed by Shanghai-based cybersecurity company I-Soon, a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285558
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Droughts threaten knock-on effects for areas without direct water scarcity challenges, in the form of food price pressures, increased irregular migration from displaced…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285712
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In a May 9 follow-up memo, the government clarified that it seeks a transition to a UN Country Team (UNCT) presence, which coordinates the substantive support of UN agencies but…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB287101
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The changes follow complaints from the government about the content generated by Gemini on some of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies. While election-related disinformation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285829
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The initiative is aimed at improving the socio-economic position of ethnic Malay and indigenous people, a sizeable majority in Malaysia. The Barisan Nasional (BN) alliance, led by…