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1 – 6 of 6Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) or PML(N) party and a three-time former prime minister, appears to have the backing of the politically powerful…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284894
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Idlib is the location of a nominal de-escalation zone brokered by Russia and Turkey last September. Those countries, along with Iran, held a summit in the Kazakh capital…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243977
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The plan links a final US troop withdrawal to a new set of talks hosted by Turkey and a ceasefire, and envisages the replacement of President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260146
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On the same day, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem told his Russian counterpart that although the Kurds were “drunk” on US assistance, Damascus would not allow the violation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225094
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He had kept a low profile in late January, prompting rumours of illness, or even a coup plot. The president’s absence from the limelight came at a sensitive time. Following talks…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB217856
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Iraqi security forces took control of Kirkuk following a controversial independence referendum in September 2017. Since then, security in the area has deteriorated, with an…