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Jordanian diplomacy will take a more independent path

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JORDAN

The territory was returned to Jordan the previous day, ending a 25-year arrangement agreed when the countries signed a 1994 peace treaty. The king declared that Jordan was…

Prospects for Afghan peace talks are dwindling

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AFGHANISTAN

The attack was an attempt to undermine the nine month old national unity government headed by President Ashraf Ghani, who is already losing public confidence since the cabinet is…

Al-Qaida core could keep control of Syria’s Idlib

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SYRIA

The last major rebel-held area in Syria, Idlib province is under the military control of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), a salafi-jihadist rebel alliance. Jaysh al-Ahrar, the largest…

Saudi-Iraqi rapprochement will proceed gradually

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IRAQ/SAUDI ARABIA

Last month, Saudi Arabia pledged to link Iraq up to its national grid to help address electricity shortfalls. Indeed, after years of frozen ties, Saudi Arabia has recently stepped…

Gulf-US ties will grow despite past friction

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GULF STATES

GULF STATES: US ties will grow despite past friction

Israel’s West Bank policy will damage ties with Jordan

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ISRAEL/JORDAN

ISRAEL/JORDAN: West Bank policy will damage ties

Qatar will balance interests at Saudi talks

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QATAR

QATAR: Doha will balance interests at Saudi talks

Anti-Taliban offensive diffuses Pakistan security risk

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PAKISTAN

Counter-insurgency campaign.

Salafi-jihadist groups face defeat in Syria’s Idlib

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SYRIA

The bomb came as HTS launched a campaign to crack down on its salafi-jihadist rival Islamic State (IS) in the areas of northern Syria where it has influence. HTS is seeking a…

Turkey's Iraqi-Syrian Turkmen policy will backfire

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TURKEY/IRAQ/SYRIA

Ankara’s policy towards Iraqi and Syrian Turkmen.