Middle East / Africa
Climate action disagreements will endure at COP29
Azerbaijan is hosting this year’s COP29; its president has opened with an attack on foreign governments
InternationalSaudi Arabia will move forward with nuclear power
Riyadh is intent on developing nuclear-based power generation to help release oil used in power stations for export
Saudi ArabiaMalawi may be able to manage risks of political unrest
A leading opposition figure has been arrested for allegedly plotting to assassinate the president
MalawiOpposition win in Mauritius may bring little change
The opposition led by former Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam has won the general elections
MauritiusMondlane faces decisive moment in Mozambique protest
The opposition leader is still seeking to challenge the results of October’s elections
MozambiqueIraqi census will raise controversy
Iraq is conducting its first country-wide census since 1997, which was held at that time without the Kurdistan region
IraqUnited Arab Emirates will grow its LNG sector
ADNOC gas has announced an increase in its LNG investment target
United Arab EmiratesTourism in Lebanon will take years to recover
Arrivals at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport collapsed in October
Lebanon
