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Saudi Arabia's foreign policy will avoid controversy

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SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia will use the summit to underline its regional leadership, with a foreign policy posture that has been increasingly less confrontational since 2020. This reflects the…

Israel’s Syria strike may precede a new US operation

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SYRIA

Initial reports blamed the United States, which had been expected to react strongly to allegations of a devastating chemical attack on the last rebel outpost in Eastern Ghouta…

Egypt will struggle to meet basic needs

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EGYPT

Cairo is now making direct purchases instead of using tenders to get wheat on favourable terms, including a purchase of Russian wheat from a trading firm earlier in September. The…

Prospects for MENA green energy transition to 2030

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PROSPECTS 2030

High oil and gas prices have incentivised Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) hydrocarbon importers to accelerate their renewables build-outs, while exporters have deployed…

Economic considerations shape Egypt’s foreign policy

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EGYPT

Egypt also took part in the Negev Summit in March along with the foreign ministers of Israel, the United States and three other Arab states, and it hosted a secret meeting…

Algeria may lose out from US Maghreb policy

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NORTH AFRICA/US

Biden looks set to renounce the previous administration's isolationism and confront global challenges, which in the North African context risk exacerbating long-standing…

Nuclear energy will diversify Middle Eastern ties

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MIDDLE EAST

Rosatom’s nuclear energy contracts with Iran, Egypt, Turkey and Jordan signal a growth in Russian soft power in the region. Meanwhile, the United States is conspicuous by its…

Unions could hamper new Tunisian unity government

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TUNISIA

Representatives of leading political parties and the two largest labour unions are negotiating proposals for a unity government. President Beji Caid Essebsi accused the ruling…

Syria diplomacy will make little headway

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SYRIA

As one of the insurgency's key external backers, Riyadh is seeking to create a united political front for the Syrian opposition ahead of proposed international talks in Vienna on…

Middle East police reform will see slow progress

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MIDDLE EAST

Policing in Arab countries.