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Union leaders have criticised the government’s preliminary statement on the 2024 budget for lacking measures to alleviate financial pressures on households. They are demanding…
Representatives of leading political parties and the two largest labour unions are negotiating proposals for a unity government. President Beji Caid Essebsi accused the ruling…
Essid has been working to form a new coalition government since general elections in late December. The new unity government will face tremendous pressure to jumpstart the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197404
ISSN: 2633-304X
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There have been protracted negotiations following strikes by teachers last year. Concerns over continued disruption to education and possible contagion to other sectors are…
The crackdown is part of attempts to suppress the five-week-old nationwide protests following the death of a student, Mahsa Amini. These anti-government protests have outlasted…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273401
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Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani now heads a slimmed-down government that includes six new faces, but in which none of the key portfolios was changed. The reshuffle comes more…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247022
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Workers’ protests in Iran have been growing due to the impact of sanctions, economic mismanagement, low and unpaid wages, inflation, increasing poverty levels and corruption. The…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270452
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The withdrawal plunged Iraqi politics into its deepest crisis since the war against Islamic State (IS) started in 2013. Moqtada al-Sadr’s failure to establish a majority…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271475
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The potential for violence in Ghardaia
Another field, Chouech Essaida, has been shut since February 28 because of labour unrest. Demonstrations extend beyond the oil and gas sector. Months of protests across Tunisia…