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Island transfer will promote Saudi-Israeli ties

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SAUDI ARABIA/ISRAEL

Egypt ceded the Tiran and Sanafir islands to Saudi Arabia in 2017. Israel lifted its veto on the deal in July and in exchange, Saudi Arabia opened its airspace to all Israeli…

Israel will try to sustain frail Palestinian Authority

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PALESTINIANS

The pledge is the latest in a string of Israeli policy announcements that further undermine the purpose of the Palestinian Authority (PA) to pave the way for an independent state…

Islands deal may end Egyptian judges' independence

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EGYPT

The approval of the deal aligns parliament with the government against the judiciary. After a series of legal challenges, the Supreme Administrative Court ruled in January that…

Iraqi Kurdistan may lose its 'safe haven' reputation

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IRAQ

Baghdad and Erbil are currently negotiating a new budget agreement covering oil revenue and fiscal transfers, which could provide immediate relief. However, internal divisions are…

Kuwait faces a deferred liquidity crunch

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KUWAIT

The impact of the pandemic and especially lower oil prices hit the government budget hard, since more than nine-tenths of revenue comes from oil sales. However, the country also…

Israeli-Jordanian water deal leaves Palestinians dry

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ISRAEL/JORDAN

The implications of the Red Sea-Dead Sea plan.

New moves could bring an end to Yemen's civil war

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YEMEN

The truce follows unilateral ceasefires by the Huthi side on March 27 and by the Saudi-led coalition on March 30. The transfer of power, along with the sacking of unpopular Deputy…

Syria’s Assad will seize post-quake opportunities

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SYRIA

The disaster that has left over 40,000 people dead in south-eastern Turkey and north-western Syria has given Assad an opportunity to bolster his position through deeper political…

Egypt's Suez Canal will help relieve economic troubles

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EGYPT

President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi prioritises attracting foreign investment to the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCEZ) as a central tenet of his economic policy. On April 11, he directed…

United Arab Emirates growth may depend on transparency

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) economy is increasingly diversified, not least with the imposition of VAT since January 1 -- albeit at a low initial level of 5%. Fiscal…