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Iran deal will stoke Saudi, UAE regional activism

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GULF STATES

Obama will seek to gain their support for a final deal on Iran's nuclear programme and reassure them that the United States remains committed to regional security. This is likely…

Pandemic will power push for digitalisation in Japan

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JAPAN

Motivating the new initiatives were delays and snags in delivering cash handouts to families and firms at the height of the coronavirus crisis. Online applications ran into…

Oman's LNG exports will increase as oil plateaus

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OMAN

Previously, in January, the energy ministry announced it was offering three new oil and gas concessions. Muscat wants to engage private companies in efforts to unearth fresh…

Modi's party will rethink strategy despite poll win

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INDIA

The margin of victory in Gujarat was significantly lower than in the last state election in 2012, indicating potential problems for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA…

Islands dispute will slow Japan-Russia rapprochement

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RUSSIA/JAPAN

Russia-Japan relations.

Opposition losses may erode Tanzanian democracy

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TANZANIA

Tanzanian party politics.

Municipals cement Sandinista dominance in Nicaragua

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NICARAGUA

The elections saw subdued turnout, with several opposition parties complaining that they had been blocked from campaigning. Despite international observers’ claims that the…

Turkey-Europe economic and business ties will weaken

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TURKEY

That represented a 1.9-percentage-point (pp) rise in import share and a 0.4-pp fall in export share. Turkey's economic and commercial ties with Europe (EU and non-EU) are strong…

Sisi seeks Egyptian economic takeoff in his next term

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EGYPT

Preliminary results suggest that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has won re-election with 91% of the vote. Western media and diplomats estimate turnout hovered around 20%, though…

Damascus can choose to deal with Ankara or the Kurds

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SYRIA

Washington supported the SDF to fight Islamic State (IS) in Syria. Now that it is largely defeated, there are questions over the superpower’s commitment. The United States has…