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Hezbollah’s Lebanon role may block Saudi military aid

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LEBANON/SAUDI ARABIA

These reports follow the visit of the new Lebanese president, Michel Aoun, who made the first foreign trip of his presidency to Saudi Arabia and Qatar on January 9-11…

Saudi-Iraqi rapprochement will proceed gradually

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IRAQ/SAUDI ARABIA

Last month, Saudi Arabia pledged to link Iraq up to its national grid to help address electricity shortfalls. Indeed, after years of frozen ties, Saudi Arabia has recently stepped…

Poorer Oman may align more closely with Saudi Arabia

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OMAN

The sultan this month paid his first foreign visit to Saudi Arabia, establishing institutions for ongoing cooperation. Under the previous ruler, Muscat was wary of Riyadh’s…

Jordan will seek to leverage Arab alliances

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JORDAN

JORDAN: Amman will seek to leverage Arab alliances

Nicaragua’s ties with Russia will continue to deepen

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NICARAGUA

This is the latest in a series of responses to increasing cooperation between Russia and Nicaragua. Russia’s financial struggles limit economic assistance for Nicaragua, but the…

Ties between Bahrain and Iran will improve slowly

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BAHRAIN/IRAN

Bahrain is the only Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) state yet to normalise diplomatic relations with Iran. Their main regional allies, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates…

Emirati-Israeli economic cooperation will disappoint

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UAE/ISRAEL

The political status of the deal has been impaired by the departure from office of two of its architects, former US President Donald Trump and former Israeli Prime Minister…

France will push for Israel-Palestine peace process

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FRANCE

Diplomats from 26 countries attended, including US Secretary of State John Kerry and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini. Its originality lay in the absence of the two…

Argentina summit will not guarantee re-election bid

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ARGENTINA

The summit, which marked the end of Argentina’s year as chair of the G20, passed off more peacefully than the previous meeting in Hamburg and avoided diplomatic incidents…

Afghan talks are possible despite fierce fighting

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AFGHANISTAN

A nascent peace process taking shape since February has so far led to diplomatic contacts and a brief ceasefire. Fighting on the ground is not in itself an indicator of Taliban…