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Saudi crown prince may move against his detractors

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SAUDI ARABIA

The scandal over Khashoggi’s death has been a profound embarrassment to the government, which has belatedly acknowledged that senior officials were implicated. However, there is…

Saudi sports offensive will push forward

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SAUDI ARABIA

After staging major boxing and motor-racing events at home, Riyadh is bidding to acquire Newcastle United, a team in the English Premier League, as well as looking at German…

France’s robust terrorist response comes with risks

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FRANCE

The French government has responded by closing mosques viewed as suspicious and investigating civil society organisations suspected of fostering radicalisation. President…

Muslim Brotherhood will struggle to recover in Egypt

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EGYPT

Cairo’s aversion to political Islam has seen it dismantle the aging leadership of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood (MB), most of whom are either dead, in prison or scattered. The…

Abu Dhabi’s new president will ensure policy stability

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ABU DHABI

ABU DHABI: New president will ensure policy stability

Riyadh will increase efforts to curb Twitter criticism

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SAUDI ARABIA

Amid an outcry over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, large numbers of accounts, ostensibly belonging to ordinary citizens (although many are fraudulent), have engaged in…

Turkey seeks veto role in Libya, not domination

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LIBYA

The two discussed security cooperation, including training of Libyan security forces by Turkey. Ankara is stepping up its political and military engagements with the Libyan…

Unlikely Afghan opposition bloc is weighing up tactics

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AFGHANISTAN

A new political opposition in Afghanistan.

Syria’s frozen conflict will resist normalisation

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SYRIA

The minister also visited the Syrian embassy in Riyadh, which is preparing to reopen. Damascus aims to highlight another example of the Arab return to ‘business as usual’ with…

Trump’s Jerusalem move may undermine his Iran policy

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ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS

Previously, the United States, like the rest of the international community, had held that the question of Jerusalem's status was an issue for final-status negotiations between…