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Grassroots Sudanese initiatives will face new pressure

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SUDAN

Civil society, notably the grassroots 'resistance committees' that spearheaded the overthrow of the former regime in 2019, has largely resisted involvement in the devastating…

Kuwait faces rising threat from Islamic State group

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KUWAIT

The June 26 suicide attack inside the Imam al-Sadiq Mosque killed 27 people and was Kuwait's worst terrorist attack in over three decades. The attack, claimed by Islamic State…

Turkey's foreign policy will increase its isolation

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TURKEY

However, it has sometimes combined a very confrontational public relationship, including public attacks on an international institution, with a much more cooperative private…

Tehran will flounder over COVID-19’s economic impact

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IRAN

Facing the region’s largest coronavirus outbreak, the authorities belatedly closed schools, banned all religious and social gatherings and asked people to stay indoors. However…

Riyadh may agree to Yemen talks, but in its own time

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YEMEN/SAUDI ARABIA

Prior to that, medical sources had reported 150 deaths in the space of 24 hours in fighting in the city. Washington and London are putting renewed pressure on Saudi Arabia and the…

Middle East police reform will see slow progress

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MIDDLE EAST

Policing in Arab countries.

Syrian reconstruction plans will multiply

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SYRIA

The five-year war in Syria has caused significant damage to urban infrastructure. Negotiations convened by Russia and Turkey in Astana, Kazakhstan, have raised expectations of a…

Iran will adopt policies to reduce Afghan refugees

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IRAN

Tehran is concerned that the situation will lead to a further influx of Afghans. Iran already hosts an estimated 3.4 million refugees. Increasing political, economic and security…

Tensions in Egypt-Gulf relations will recede

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EGYPT

Egypt’s dependence on Gulf states intensified alongside its economic difficulties, but increasingly, such assistance has come with demands for structural reforms. Egypt has been…

Rising Lebanese chaos may hinder elites and protesters

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LEBANON

COVID-19 cases have spiked in the wake of the devastating August 4 explosion that destroyed parts of Beirut, causing mass casualties and forcing the resignation of Prime Minister…