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Turkey will continue to police social media
A sudden ban on Instagram serves as a warning to other platforms to toe the government’s line on online speech
TurkeyInternal strife will keep Turkey’s parties occupied
Rumours of discontent in the ruling coalition and main opposition parties are spreading
TurkeyKuwait faces severe fiscal challenges into medium term
Kuwait faces major budgetary challenges into the medium term as government attempts to implement unpopular fiscal reform
KuwaitA wider tax base helps Saudi fiscal management
Despite registering a budget deficit, Riyadh announced positive revenue trends
Saudi ArabiaUN position in northern Yemen will be precarious
After a campaign of arrests targeting UN personnel, the Huthis instructed UN human rights staff to leave the country
YemenNew FTAs will boost Gulf states’ trade and investment
Turkey and the United Kingdom hope to conclude free trade agreements (FTAs) with the Gulf Cooperation Council states
Gulf statesQatar’s government debt ratio will fall further
Qatar’s budget surplus will be used to repay government debt
QatarSyrian-Turkish normalisation efforts could pick up
There appears to be renewed momentum for talks between Syria and Turkey
Syria
