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Coronavirus in the Middle East – May 11
Healthcare systems in the Middle East were unequally prepared to tackle such a health crisis. Countries that have managed the Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-coronavirus) the best in 2012-2013 are also those that coped the best with the new Covid-19. These are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and the UAE. However, these countries have then seen a spike in infections later on, though with...
Libya – Chaos Against K.O. [FR]
Le 4 avril dernier, la seconde guerre civile libyenne opposant le gouvernement d’union nationale (GNA) de Fayez El-Sarraj — officiellement reconnu par la communauté internationale — au Parlement de Tobrouk et à l’Armée Nationale Libyenne (LNA) du maréchal Haftar, sa branche armée, s’est amplifiée avec le lancement par ce dernier d’une offensive contre Tripoli. L’objectif visé étant de...Damascus Risk Assessment
After nine years of war, the last Islamic State territory has been taken back by the regime forces in Baghouz, on March 23rd.However, a few remaining hot spots in and around Idlib and Deir ez-Zor are still witnessing heavy bombings and attacks. In recent days, the conflict is heating in the Idlib pocket and NW Hama in particular with the jihadi group Hay’at Tahrir al-Cham...