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The international Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has black-listed Iran, grey-listed Syria and Yemen, and identified significant problems elsewhere. Several Middle Eastern…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260492
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Bahrain’s January 15 execution of three men convicted of killing an Emirati police officer prompted a resurgence of protests in some of the country’s marginalised Shia villages…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217547
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The killing is widely attributed to Israel's intelligence agency, Mossad. Amir-Abdollahian also suggested that Israel could not have been acting alone, pointing the finger at…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB258101
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Uncollected waste has been piling up in the capital since the country's largest landfill closed on July 17. Prime Minister Tammam Salam has threatened to resign over the crisis…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB202975
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Although Riyadh’s control of internal security is strong, it is facing a time of change, with an untried interior minister, bureaucratic reorganisation in the counter-terrorism…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB224759
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The FATF sets international standards in anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). Problematic jurisdictions can be placed on either a 'grey' or a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280226
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It occupied towns and army installations, killing and kidnapping hundreds and fighting pitched battles with Israeli forces. Israel formally declared war on October 8, signalling…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282522
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The elections, resulting in a fractured mandate and marred by allegations of rigging, have increased polarisation. Separately, Pakistan’s nine-month, roughly USD3bn Stand-By…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285381
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB207350
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The move reflects Turkey's failure to contain advances by the Moscow-backed Damascus government. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has engaged in multiple military adventures in the…