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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288087
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Also yesterday, the head of the Saudi humanitarian agency emphasised that some countries’ decisions to halt UNRWA funding risked “aiding” the deaths of Gaza civilians. Some 1.9…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285216
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Turkey’s confrontation with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is a key driver of regional and to some extent international policy. Erdogan’s comfortable victory in the May 2023…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285684
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Hamas and its allies hope to press Israel to turn back before then, but that is highly unlikely unless Washington changes tack or Israel suffers an internal political crisis. A…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283618
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Meanwhile, in the same atmosphere of regional escalation, the United States has also targeted sites in Syrian territory as it retaliates against Iran-backed Iraqi armed groups…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283406
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MIDDLE EAST: Gaza-driven anger and risks are rising
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES283328
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This immediately followed an unexpected visit yesterday by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Sudani in Baghdad, which went ahead despite threats by Iraq’s pro-Iranian Shia…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283166
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The call was the first between the leaders since Tehran and Riyadh restored diplomatic relations in March 2023. As well signalling a positive step in building relations, it was…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282870
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JORDAN/SYRIA: Amman may step up cross-border strikes
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES284122
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This underlines the country’s diplomatic value as the go-to regional mediator and validates its traditional foreign policy of neutrality.