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Tunisia’s Presidential Election: Strongman Saied Set For Re-election
...tober, observers say President Kais Saied is poised for re-election, with most of his critics and other candidates behind bars. Tunisia, which has long prided itself as the birthplace of the Arab Spring, was briefly touted as the only successful democracy in the region (MEES, 24 October 2014). But th...
Volume: 67Issue: 40Published at Fri, 04 Oct 2024 -
Petrofac Hopes To Turn Page After UK Bribery Conviction
...yments in 2013 and 2014 (MEES, 19 March). Being shut out of what were three key markets – and also the three (alongside Qatar) Mena markets with the largest suite of upcoming energy investments (MEES, 30 April) – has left Petrofac casting round for work in what were formerly marginal areas such as Li...
Volume: 64Issue: 40Published at Fri, 08 Oct 2021 -
Iraqi Government Formation Gathers Pace
...al with his counterpart Ashti Hawrami in 2014 giving Iraq access to the KRG’s 700,000 b/d export pipeline to Ceyhan, Turkey (MEES, 5 December 2014). Baghdad would have otherwise had to shut-in the bulk of its production from Kirkuk following the Islamic State’s 2014 advance in which they damaged Ir...
Volume: 61Issue: 40Published at Fri, 05 Oct 2018 -
Libya: Another ‘Historic’ Opportunity For Peace
...ris Johnson and Italian interior minister Marco Minniti. In the past, each round of talks has seen a different configuration of political and military leaders deemed central to moving Libya forward from the latest impasse – whether it be the country’s administrative split into two in September 2014...
Volume: 60Issue: 40Published at Fri, 06 Oct 2017 -
Airstrikes Hit Syria’s Murky Wartime Oil And Gas Sector
...oduction levels are difficult to verify as they are based on hearsay and speculation, extrapolation of limited data and best-guesses. Mr Asad’s government most recently said that regime-controlled areas produced 17,000 b/d in the first half of 2014, just 4.4% of 385,000 b/d prewar output. Meanwhile, IS re...
Volume: 57Issue: 40Published at Fri, 03 Oct 2014