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Risks of political violence will rise in Bahrain

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BAHRAIN

Bahrain’s January 15 execution of three men convicted of killing an Emirati police officer prompted a resurgence of protests in some of the country’s marginalised Shia villages…

Free speech in Tunisia will be contested

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TUNISIA

In November, the court had sentenced Ayari in absentia to three years in prison for defaming army officers and senior officials of the defence ministry. The penalty was reduced to…

Iraqi factions will seek territorial gains

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IRAQ

With IS in retreat, many Iraqis fear conflict, as controversial questions about territory and administration rise up the agenda. These disputes are more complex than the prevalent…

Algerian army will try to guard fiefdom in transition

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ALGERIA

The military leadership has seized control of the political process, but has shown little interest in assuming formal power, often demonstrating sympathies with protesters while…

Another Turkish military coup cannot be ruled out

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TURKEY

They had lost an appeal against life sentences handed down in 2018, but suspended on appeal, for ousting Turkey’s first Islamist-led government. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan…

Militias could push the Syrian president towards Iran

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SYRIA

President Bashar al-Assad does not control most of the local and foreign militias that operate in his name in Syria. Some of those follow the policies of Iran’s Islamic Revolution…

Elections will sharpen US focus on Libya

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UNITED STATES

The Trump administration's policy on the Libya conflict.

Iraqi Kurdistan will face dilemmas over federal ties

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IRAQ

Long-time Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani and new Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) chief Bafel Talabani discussed how to form a common front over…

Israeli political wrangles will worsen COVID-19 impact

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ISRAEL

Coronavirus policy has been hampered by intense infighting in Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s coalition government, undermining public support for him. The country is still…

Al-Qaida core could keep control of Syria’s Idlib

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SYRIA

The last major rebel-held area in Syria, Idlib province is under the military control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a salafi-jihadist rebel alliance. Jaysh al-Ahrar, the largest…