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Crises could cause Palestinian Authority to collapse

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PALESTINIANS

The PA faces financial collapse and a leadership and security crisis. It provides education, health and other government services to the great majority of Palestinians and shares…

China will balance ties between Gulf States and Iran

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GULF STATES/IRAN

In January 2022, a high-profile delegation comprising the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) secretary general and the foreign ministers of four GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait…

New alignment will help Iran’s foreign policy-making

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IRAN

The inauguration of President Ibrahim Raisi’s administration in August 2021 marked an end to his predecessor Hassan Rouhani’s moderate foreign policy outlook. The new government…

Prospects for the Gulf states in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

However, sectors such as tourism remain subdued and the continued weakness in the oil market, despite decisive action by OPEC+, has driven deficits up sharply. Serious political…

Turkey’s ties with the Middle East will improve

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TURKEY/MIDDLE EAST

Since 2021, Turkey has been working to improve relations with former regional rivals such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Israel. It sees the outreach…

Syria’s sovereignty push will depend on Arab ties

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SYRIA

The letter specified that aid must be coordinated with Damascus and also pushed for donors to fulfil their commitments and support refugee return -- a key issue for Arab…

One major obstacle threatens Iran’s nuclear agreement

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IRAN

Although a draft agreement on a return to mutual compliance is virtually finalised, one major issue is outstanding. Tehran has demanded that Washington remove the Islamic…

Saudi Arabia will seek Arab diplomatic leadership

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SAUDI ARABIA

This comes as the US Yemen envoy engages on a new Saudi-Huthi peace mission, while Washington and Iran intensify Vienna talks on a return to the nuclear deal. Riyadh is…

Manama can control internal anti-Israel backlash

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BAHRAIN/ISRAEL

Both Arab governments have had informal ties with Israel for some time. Unlike the UAE, which announced its recognition plans on August 13 in return for Israel halting its plans…

Beirut may miss out on brighter growth prospects

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LEBANON

The wage scale law was cast into question when a contentious tax hike law intended to fund it was annulled by the Constitutional Council on September 22, partly on the grounds…