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  • Dec 15, 2022
  • 6 min read

Egypt's living standards will come under more pressure

The government is about to receive a USD3bn IMF loan

Egypt
  • Dec 14, 2022
  • 7 min read

Azerbaijan to push Karabakh as Russia looks elsewhere

A road and a gas pipeline providing a lifeline between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia are being squeezed

Caucasus
  • Dec 14, 2022
  • 7 min read

Saudi Arabia will use social media to deter criticism

Saudis are active social media users but state policies constrain political debate and criticism of the government

Saudi Arabia
  • Dec 9, 2022
  • 7 min read

Crypto market to grow in Middle East and North Africa

The Middle East and North Africa is the fastest growing region for the adoption of cryptocurrencies

Middle East
  • Dec 9, 2022
  • 7 min read

Sudan transition plan faces credibility questions

A new deal aims to restart the transition to democracy that was interrupted by last year's coup

Sudan
  • Dec 7, 2022
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New Palestinian groups will test existing leadership

The Palestinian political scene has become more tense in the context of spiralling violence

Palestinians
  • Dec 2, 2022
  • 6 min read

Tribal role in Yemen war is under-rated

Tribal structures play an important informal role in the security and political components of civil war

Yemen
  • Nov 30, 2022
  • 7 min read

Kuwait’s economic reform plans will face challenges

The government plans to revitalise the oil sector and infrastructure, and advance workforce nationalisation

Kuwait
  • Nov 29, 2022
  • 7 min read

Cash crisis clouds Uganda’s economic outlook

Budgetary struggles are slowing the pace of the post-pandemic recovery

Uganda