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Religious tolerance aids the Gulf’s expats and rulers

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GULF STATES

The pope’s trip highlights the efforts of several Gulf countries to brand themselves as religiously tolerant. Both the UAE and Saudi Arabia are also hoping that the promotion of…

China’s role aids Egypt’s army more than the economy

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EGYPT/CHINA

China’s ability and willingness to build and finance mammoth initiatives of questionable national value has made it a convenient partner for President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi.

Boosting Africa’s health security will be challenging

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AFRICA

Although cases and mortality per capita in Africa have been low compared to Europe and the Americas, the pandemic has exposed underlying vulnerabilities in health systems…

Syria humanitarian response lacks long-term strategy

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SYRIA/INT

Syria humanitarian crisis.

NGOs will be slow to address global corruption risk

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INTERNATIONAL

Corruption in the aid industry.

Syria aid boost will not stem refugee flows to Europe

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SYRIA

Syria's civil war has created the largest humanitarian and development crisis in the Middle East since the Second World War. Domestic, regional and international political…

US-Middle East alignment unlikely

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UNITED STATES/MIDDLE EAST

He will meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders and top officials from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates…

Intra-Gulf tensions may rise again

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GULF STATES

This closely follows a summit between the Central Asian republics and the GCC in July and a GCC-US foreign ministerial meeting in June. Intra-Gulf ties have improved somewhat…

Jobs will depend on the Saudi Arabian private sector

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SAUDI ARABIA

Strong economic growth has provided the resources that have supported increased job creation. However, the rise in employment rates, particularly among women, is also the result…

UNRWA row fallout could devastate Gaza Palestinians

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PALESTINIANS

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…