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Iraq’s new cabinet will struggle with IS resurgence

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IRAQ

The incident is symptomatic of an Islamic State (IS) resurgence in the country. Yet despite parliament’s approval of Abdul-Mahdi as prime minister and ratification of the core of…

Israel will step up attacks on Iranian drones in Syria

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SYRIA

SYRIA: Israel will step up attacks on Iranian drones

Lack of detail will plague south Yemen security plans

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YEMEN

YEMEN: Lack of detail to plague southern security plan

Sudan's crisis will challenge Egyptian interests

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EGYPT

Egypt faces multiple challenges because of the violence that erupted in Sudan on April 15.

Algeria-Morocco tensions will be contained

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ALGERIA/MOROCCO

In June, Morocco accused Algeria of illicitly facilitating the transfer of Western Saharan independence leader Brahim Ghali to Spain for medical treatment. In July, an…

Iran-Azerbaijan relations will improve

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IRAN/AZERBAIJAN

Relations between Azerbaijan and Iran have tended to oscillate between distrust and outright animosity. However, recent events and official statements signal that the two sides…

Lebanon will suffer from deeper Iran-Saudi conflict

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LEBANON

An intense political crisis has emerged since Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri resigned from his post in a televised speech from Saudi Arabia on November 4, one year after he was…

Turkey to keep backing Hamas despite Abbas visit

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TURKEY

The visit follows the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, an Erdogan ally, in Tehran on July 31. It raises the possibility that Erdogan might draw closer to the PA in…

Iran's new president will face policy challenges

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IRAN

The view of Pezeshkian as a ‘reformist’ supports a belief that his victory in the presidential election is important as he is now in a position to make significant changes to…

Iran will attempt to maintain its leverage in Iraq

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IRAQ/IRAN

The withdrawal plunged Iraqi politics into its deepest crisis since the war against Islamic State (IS) started in 2013. Moqtada al-Sadr’s failure to establish a majority…