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Damascus’s post-quake normalisation hopes may falter
The government is seeking to use the recent earthquake to advance international reintegration
Ukraine war alters mineral market dynamics
Patchy sanctions and deep new buyer discounts are changing minerals markets that Russia, Ukraine and Belarus dominated
Hydrocarbons wealth will entrench Libya divisions
In January, Libya’s National Oil Company and Italian company ENI agreed to develop two offshore gas fields
Oman airspace decision will not hasten Israel thaw
Oman opened its airspace yesterday to all civilian aircraft, allowing Israeli carriers to fly over Omani territory
OmanYemeni truce talks may not launch a peace process
Saudi Arabia has engaged in direct talks with the Huthi movement to renew the ceasefire in Yemen
YemenPolitical obstacles will block Iraqi Kurdish gas hopes
The odds are stacked against exports from the Kurdish region, despite compelling economic logic
IraqOman will face challenges in Syria mediation efforts
The Syrian president has visited Oman, on his first foreign trip since the earthquake
OmanMiddle East currency weakness will fuel inflation
The currencies of Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Syria have weakened sharply since September; Turkey’s is still exposed
LebanonBooming Armenian economy vulnerable to war trends
The Armenian economy has been boosted by the arrival of Russians with money, skills and a desire for housing
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