The second instalment of our bi-monthly MENA Report for April 2022 is now out. Click the link below:
Bi-Monthly MENA Report | April #2 2022
Among the stories that we cover in this edition:
- Egypt announces aid to Sudan following the visit of Sudanese Army General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to Cairo
- The IMF increases its growth projection for Egypt for FY 2021-22 despite the impact of the Ukraine-Russia war
- Militia groups once again stop production in Libya’s El Feel oilfield, evidencing growing splits between eastern and western regions in the country
- Algeria and Italy sign energy deal
- Saudi crude exports reach their highest level since April 2020
- The new presidential council in Yemen is inaugurated, with further signs that Saudi Arabia is looking to exit the conflict
- Gulf States, including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, reopen embassies in Lebanon, pointing to an easing of tensions
- The Islamic State (IS) conducted an attack on an Iraqi army outpost in Anbar Province
- The World Bank projects economic growth in Iraq of 8.9%, largely due to higher oil prices