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War may set back Yemen’s women for decades

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YEMEN

Prospects for Yemeni women.

Compromise may undermine UN peace and security reform

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INTERNATIONAL

Reform of the UN's peace and security architecture.

Hopes for Cyprus solution now lie with external powers

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CYPRUS

It was aimed at determining whether negotiations could soon restart on a Cyprus problem solution. The conference failed as no common ground was reached. It was doomed to fail…

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…

Syria will struggle more than Iraq with reconstruction

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IRAQ/SYRIA

Iraq and Syria -- neighbours with many economic, political and social connections -- have both been subject to years of destructive armed conflict. They are now looking to…

Yemeni combatants' stances will block peace efforts

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YEMEN

He insisted the Saudi-led military coalition, which backs internationally recognised President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi, must first end its blockade. Fighting has intensified in…

Conditions for a Libya peace deal are poor

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LIBYA

The previous day, the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy -- in an unusual show of unity --rejected the Turkish intervention and also called for an…

Tribal role in Yemen war is under-rated

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YEMEN

Tribes are an important and under-acknowledged element in Yemen’s social, security and political structures. Any agreement to end the civil war needs to take into consideration…

Balkanisation of the internet will rise

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INTERNATIONAL

This intervention is an inevitable consequence of the maturing of the digital economy and the fact that countries have different regulatory preferences. China was the first to do…

Yemen peace talks will gather momentum

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YEMEN

Their resumption follows President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi's decision to suspend his government's participation in protest at the Huthi forces' seizure of a military base north of…