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Afghan Taliban will look past UN in seeking engagement

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AFGHANISTAN

The 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…

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…

Iran will struggle to maintain its position in Syria

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IRAN

Russia is encouraging a rapprochement between Turkey and Syria that does not explicitly include Iran, a key economic and military backer of the Damascus government. Tehran worries…

Energy interests will enhance Israel's regional ties

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ISRAEL

Energy and security cooperation with Israel's neighbours.

Turkey will seek to maximise influence in Afghanistan

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TURKEY

An ‘air bridge’ between Kabul and Islamabad of eight aircraft and two helicopters completed the evacuation before the August 31 deadline. Meanwhile, Turkey has stepped up…

Iran links will undermine Saudi-Turkish cooperation

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SAUDI ARABIA

In an earlier meeting, the Iranian vice-president told Zeybekci that he distinguished between the positions of Ankara and Riyadh. Rising Iran-Turkey economic links and political…

Turkish-Emirati easing will miss full rapprochement

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TURKEY/UAE

This was the culmination of months of backchannel talks between two of the Middle East’s bitterest rivals. It is intended to help reduce bilateral tensions and facilitate further…

Egypt looks for economic ties in the Middle East

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EGYPT

In September, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi visited Qatar for the first since 2014. Egypt is trying to improve relations with Qatar and expand its regional influence…

Egyptian-Turkish relations will improve

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EGYPT/TURKEY

This visit is the first by a Turkish foreign minister in eleven years, and a substantive step towards re-setting relations between the two countries. These were downgraded after…

Internal security will drive Bahrain’s foreign policy

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BAHRAIN

Ten years after it experienced mass protests during the 2011 Arab uprisings, Manama remains deeply concerned about the potential threat from a Shia-led opposition -- and its…