In recent years, Lebanon could count on wealthy Gulf Arab states to help bail it out of financial difficulties, but analysts say not so now
Old Arab political and economic order has crumbled, new order has yet to come
Riyadh and Baghdad see regional realignment as impetus to improve relations
Observers add that elections slated for next year also are not considered pivotal or having any real bearing on changing shattered country’s future
The United States is expected to shift focus to renewable energy under a Biden administration
Election has highest ever number of women candidates vying for parliament seats in a bid to tackle kingdom’s pressing issues and challenge traditional norms
Analysts expect President-elect Joe Biden to take tougher stand on human rights issues - especially in Persian Gulf region
US-Brokered negotiations aim to resolve competing claims to potentially energy-rich parts of the eastern Mediterranean
Government says country’s economy shrank 3.6-percent in second quarter due to pandemic, making it the sharpest economic contraction in two decades
Concern rise over Iran, Turkey, Russia and China influence contesting US power in Middle East
Many Arab countries, like Jordan, do not have the financial cushion that oil producers can draw on at this time
Serious banking reforms, capital controls, limits on Hezbollah’s border and customs controls needed, economists warn
Analysts say Jordan is concerned the recent Israel-UAE deal – and any that could follow - will scuttle a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Region’s handling of pandemic has lessons on how its leaders should manage transition to more diverse economies that are less dependent on energy exports
Leaders and analysts express dismay and disappointment in court’s decisions
Since 2013, China has embarked on an ambitious, expansive infrastructure project known as the Belt and Road initiative
Some analysts argue ‘revolution’ has not yet succeeded in raising up alternative leadership
Region analysts warn the strategy could precipitate government’s collapse, or worse
Lebanese are fed up with their government after deadly blasts, analysts say
Critics say the country must be pulled from Hezbollah’s grip to secure IMF funds
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