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Egyptian-Turkish relations will be antagonistic

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EGYPT/TURKEY

The recent focus of their rivalry has been on their competing maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean and their support for opposing sides in the Libyan civil war. Underlying…

Iran links will undermine Saudi-Turkish cooperation

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SAUDI ARABIA

In an earlier meeting, the Iranian vice-president told Zeybekci that he distinguished between the positions of Ankara and Riyadh. Rising Iran-Turkey economic links and political…

Israeli diplomacy will fail to quash Iran-Syria threat

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ISRAEL

Israel sees rising risks from developments in Syria, especially the implementation of four ‘de-escalation zones’ agreed on May 6 by Russia, Iran and Turkey after talks in Astana…

Squabbling Syrian rebels will avoid showdown

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SYRIA

In Damascus, HTS collaborated with more moderate groups from the Free Syrian Army (FSA). Elsewhere, however, the rebels are deeply divided. HTS, the latest avatar of the former…

Internal EU divisions will emerge over Syria stance

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EU/SYRIA

The EU's third donor conference pledging humanitarian assistance for Syria.

A new accommodation over Syria’s Idlib is probable

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SYRIA

Last week, a second major rebel counterattack cut the road between Suqaylabiyah and Muhradah, two strongholds of paramilitaries supportive of President Bashar al-Assad. Rebels’…

Growing refugee debate ups pressure on Erdogan

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TURKEY

Erdogan is partly motivated by domestic alarm at the prospect of more Afghan refugees, which has heightened discontent over his policies regarding migration and the large, mainly…

Baku tightens grip over Nagorno-Karabakh

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AZERBAIJAN

Recent attempts to hold talks between Karabakh Armenians and Baku authorities failed, prolonging the ongoing blockade of the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. The Armenian…

Turkey-US relationship will become more transactional

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TURKEY/US

The Turkish government's crackdown on internal dissent, and its opposition to Kurdish groups at home and abroad have placed its NATO ally, the United States, in an awkward…

Syria-Turkey rapprochement faces many obstacles

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SYRIA/TURKEY

The meeting would be the two leaders' first in eleven years, as the culmination of a meeting of their defence ministers and intelligence chiefs in Moscow in late December and…