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Erdogan will not alter US ties to Kurds

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TURKEY/US

The Erdogan-Trump meeting on May 16.

Turkish-Russian political tensions will be sustained

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TURKEY/RUSSIA

The meeting could have tried to ease tensions after Turkey shot down a Russian Su-24 close to the Turkish-Syrian border. Putin insisted Ankara first apologise for the incident…

Gaza's humanitarian crisis will burden Egypt

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EGYPT

Also yesterday, in a meeting with Blinken, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said Israel’s reaction to Hamas’s attacks went beyond self-defence, having previously stressed that…

Libyans are preparing for new phase of conflict

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LIBYA

The Cairo talks potentially represent the last chance for a deal between eastern and western factions, and their respective foreign backers. In late June, the current roadmaps…

Internal security will drive Bahrain’s foreign policy

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BAHRAIN

Ten years after it experienced mass protests during the 2011 Arab uprisings, Manama remains deeply concerned about the potential threat from a Shia-led opposition -- and its…

Iranian football will stay politicised after World Cup

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IRAN

The state used Iran’s matches to brand protesters at home and in Qatar as enemies of the Iranian people. Those in Qatar and Iran who support the protests were divided over whether…

Israel will keep shooting Palestinian protesters

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PALESTINIANS

However, the United States has already blocked a Kuwaiti-drafted statement expressing “outrage” at Israeli security forces’ killings of protesters and calling for an independent…

Egypt’s Israeli ties will persist despite war

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EGYPT

It hosted an international conference on October 21 to promote diplomatic efforts to that end, and as the humanitarian crisis deepened, officials have ratcheted up their rhetoric…

Internal Israeli divisions could stall judicial reform

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ISRAEL

They cited their opposition not only to the current right-wing government’s ongoing judicial overhaul, seen as anti-democratic, but also to the West Bank “occupation”, mirroring a…

Civilian transition would lift Sudan’s economic slump

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SUDAN

Donors have made the formation of a civilian government a condition for the resumption of financing, which halted (except for humanitarian aid) after the October 2021 military…