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Former Crown Prince Hamzah was placed under house arrest on April 3, as 20 other people were detained. His release of audio and video material that undermined the official…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260720
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The visit signals that the Biden administration accepts that it must deal with the crown prince and is reconciled to him becoming king. Bin Salman was worried that Washington…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271139
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The scandal over Khashoggi’s death has been a profound embarrassment to the government, which has belatedly acknowledged that senior officials were implicated. However, there is…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB239527
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Succession in Gulf Arab states.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB227726
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JORDAN: Renewed foreign backing will help stability
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES262088
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These have occurred against a background of Israeli and Palestinian government instability and ongoing settlement building in the West Bank. In contrast, wider Arab-Israeli ties…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270861
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The ruling Al Saud family historically cultivated support for their leadership by granting the wider royal family, business elites and religious clerics, access to economic and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276742
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The functions, authorities and memberships of those bodies, however, vary widely. The development of each depended on the real or perceived threat of political opposition, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286960
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In April, the Saudi defence ministry announced employment opportunities for women as well as men. These developments reflect the government’s efforts to increase women’s…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279436
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Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's centralised approach to governing takes less account of tribal interests than his predecessors did.