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Competition over water may drive new crises in Iraq

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IRAQ

Water scarcity is rising, principally because of the construction of upstream dams. However, climate issues and domestic mismanagement are also playing a major role. The…

Middle East and North Africa water security in 2030

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PROSPECTS 2030

Growing populations and climate change are putting additional pressure on the region’s water resources at a time when food security risks are rising in many of the MENA countries…

Climate change will hit Middle East/North Africa hard

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MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA

The region is particularly vulnerable to climate change in terms of rising sea levels, water and food security, desertification, extreme weather events and socio-economic impacts…

Islamic State government will endure in Iraq, Syria

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IRAQ/SYRIA

The ideological and strategic priorities for the so-called Islamic State.

Local fiefdoms will undermine Syrian service provision

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SYRIA

Syria’s civil war is fought not just with bombs and bullets, but with salaries and services. The government has been able to win this aspect of the war by denying services to…

World Bank may shift global financing model for LICs

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INTERNATIONAL

The comments come as the World Bank is pressing donors to provide at least 65 billion dollars for the International Development Association (IDA), the Bank's financing arm for…

Arab gripes pose challenges for Syrian Kurds’ control

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SYRIA

Kurdish-Arab tensions in north-east Syria

Syria’s Deraa will see chronic instability and poverty

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SYRIA

This came as Damascus blamed a former rebel leader for the May 4 abduction and killing of nine policemen in the nearby town of Muzayrib. The security situation in Deraa, which…

Syrian reconstruction plans will multiply

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SYRIA

The five-year war in Syria has caused significant damage to urban infrastructure. Negotiations convened by Russia and Turkey in Astana, Kazakhstan, have raised expectations of a…

Jordan's stability hangs on international support

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JORDAN

The influx of refugees from Syria is the latest challenge to Jordan's stability. The kingdom has managed to preserve this stability for decades despite its limited economic…