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1 – 10 of 25The Taliban were invited but refused to attend. There was no decision on appointing a UN special envoy for Afghanistan as mandated recently, although UN Secretary-General Antonio…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285495
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IRAN: Ties with Azerbaijan will improve slowly
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES281886
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280683
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The firms aim to extract gold, lead, zinc, iron ore and copper across several Afghan provinces. Earlier this year, Afghanistan agreed a major contract relating to oil extraction…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282083
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TURKEY/SYRIA: Prospects for closer ties are distant
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES278231
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Turkey has dropped its insistence on regime change in Syria as it seeks to defuse a domestic crisis over Syrian refugees and to contain Kurdish aspirations. Normalisation could…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272532
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The agreement covers the period to 2026, in which Washington will support Kurdish peshmerga forces with equipment and vehicles for Operation Inherent Resolve against the Islamic…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273261
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Both events were heralded online by Iran’s state media and by supporters of Tehran’s hard-line government. However, they were largely ignored on the social media accounts of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278392
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The arrest and conviction of Jalali, a medical doctor and researcher, raised accusations from Western states that Tehran detains foreign nationals as 'hostages' to apply political…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270833
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UAE: Relations with Washington deteriorate further