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1 – 10 of 10President Bashar al-Assad does not control most of the local and foreign militias that operate in his name in Syria. Some of those follow the policies of Iran’s Islamic Revolution…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB231885
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Iranian networks in Syria.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB250231
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The letter specified that aid must be coordinated with Damascus and also pushed for donors to fulfil their commitments and support refugee return -- a key issue for Arab…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280513
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Iran's cyber capabilities.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227700
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The League itself has long been a talking-shop with minimal influence, and Arabism has declined sharply in salience since its heights in the 1960s. Nonetheless, references to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB264530
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IRAQ: Revived Iran-US proxy battle is destabilising
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES262633
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Enabled in part by responses to the pandemic, 2020 saw a temporary surge in IS assaults across rural areas of Iraq and Syria. Attacks have also again become more coordinated and…
Clashes between Iranian Kurds and the IRGC increased this year following the loss of territory by Islamic State (IS) in Iraq, a new Turkish military assault in Iraqi border areas…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238279
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The COVID-19 outbreak is the latest blow to civil aviation in the Middle East, where airlines already face unprecedented security risks and operational complexities. Carriers…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB251190
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The ministers agreed that hostile rhetoric on both sides was unhelpful and that dialogue was essential. The phone call is an attempt to salvage a relationship that has gone badly…