Sportswashing the Middle East

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1. Lebanon’s anguish grows
   

   Summary: With another prime minister gone and Hezbollah blocking the effort to end sectarian government, the people of Lebanon continue to bear a terrible price for the failures of political leadership....

2. Employment in Saudi Arabia – a new facade, but the same old master-slave relationship
   

   Summary: the kingdom received much favourable publicity when it announced major reforms to labour laws and the kafala system but the reality is little has changed and exploitation and abuse remain rampant. ...

3. Oman faces a rise in Covid-19 cases
   

   Summary: A jump in coronavirus cases has put further pressure on Oman’s economy as Sultan Haitham grapples with a “perfect storm” of low revenues and rising debt levels in the midst of the pandemic....

4. Syria: Is the Assad regime gearing up to take the last rebel stronghold?
   

   Summary: As Turkey, Russia and the US weigh up their options, a shaky ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib province may be about to end....