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Nuclear deal portends EU-Iran regional security focus

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EU/IRAN

Future EU relations with Iran.

Yemen's tribes will gain power from Huthi conflict

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YEMEN

Yemen's tribes have played a powerful role in the country's post-2011 uprising conflicts. Their withdrawal of support from former President Ali Abdallah Saleh fuelled the protests…

Southern Yemen deal will require added Saudi pressure

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YEMEN

The government was ejected from the city in clashes with the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) in August. Earlier this month, the sides signed a Saudi-brokered peace…

Saudi Arabian funding will change the business of golf

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SAUDI ARABIA

LIV Golf is Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund’s expansion into the world of men’s professional golf, launched in 2022. The US PGA Tour and the European Tour have dominated…

Emirati-Israeli economic cooperation will disappoint

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UAE/ISRAEL

The political status of the deal has been impaired by the departure from office of two of its architects, former US President Donald Trump and former Israeli Prime Minister…

COVID-19 controls across the Gulf tighten regime grip

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GULF STATES

The region is especially vulnerable to online misinformation due to high internet penetration rates (of over 90% across the region) combined with low public trust in government…

Yemen's stabilisation will challenge Saudi coalition

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SAUDI ARABIA

The two leaders are set to discuss Syria, Yemen and "steps to counter Iran's destabilising activities in the region", the White House has said. Saudi Arabia will seek stronger US…

Salafi-jihadist groups face defeat in Syria’s Idlib

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SYRIA

The bomb came as HTS launched a campaign to crack down on its salafi-jihadist rival Islamic State (IS) in the areas of northern Syria where it has influence. HTS is seeking a…

Islamists may reap some benefits from Sudan’s coup

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SUDAN

The Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) coalition of civilian and rebel groups have rejected the deal, but Hamdok has justified it on the grounds that (among other things) it will…

State disinformation operations will multiply

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INTERNATIONAL

Global disinformation campaigns