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Both events were heralded online by Iran’s state media and by supporters of Tehran’s hard-line government. However, they were largely ignored on the social media accounts of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278392
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The Qatar crisis in June 2017 was similarly sparked by a piece of ‘fake news’ planted on Doha’s national news agency showing the Qatari emir as expressing support for Iran and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB229574
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The country’s renowned cyberespionage and surveillance capabilities were to some extent undermined by Hamas’s low-tech communications and misdirection. The conflict, so far, has…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282928
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Gendered online intimidation and violence in Iraq is often politically motivated, aimed at silencing dissenting voices and encouraging women to retreat from public life. State…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271629
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu suggested that Israel could seek to take the PA to the ICC over its reconciliation agreement with the "war criminals" of Hamas. Alongside the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB195792
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Meanwhile, Airbnb, the online vacation-rental service, announced in November it would no longer carry listings by Israeli settlers.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240993
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Banks' response to limited growth and profitability from restrictions on growing their credit card businesses.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB216439
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Rosatom’s nuclear energy contracts with Iran, Egypt, Turkey and Jordan signal a growth in Russian soft power in the region. Meanwhile, the United States is conspicuous by its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB221905
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The November 26 legislative elections returned the Islamist opposition to the political field. Opposition and like-minded parliamentarians now occupy almost half of the seats…
Planned before the November 13 Paris attacks, the strike targeted Wissam al-Zubaydi (Abu Nabil al-Anbari), an Iraqi commander sent by ISG's Iraq- and Syria-based group to lead…