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A new minister for mines has announced his intention to push ahead with projects which so far have been blocked by their failure to attract a ‘social licence’. Private-sector…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285809
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The influence of the business sector.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB245324
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That reflects the state’s failure to address waste management challenges. During his 2014-19 tenure, unpopular Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk failed to find a permanent solution…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243513
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The authorities’ immediate aim was to prevent the escalation of sporadic protests against price rises. However, the prospects are also improving for the government’s plan to turn…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265403
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Long droughts and longer summers due to climate change are lengthening the wildfire season. Yet wildfires are just one in a series of environmental crises that highlight the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263273
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Outlook for the mining sector.
Libya’s water and electricity infrastructure has endured years of neglect, mismanagement and sabotage, resulting in precarious or erratic supplies. This has prompted public…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273883
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The lack or unreliability of water supplies has emerged as a major political challenge in Iran, sparking repeated protests throughout 2018.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB242589
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The demonstrations first began on July 7 but died down in recent days. Riding the wave of dissent, the provincial council of oil-rich Basra province voted on July 22 to begin the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236417
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Prospects for Iraq to end-2019.