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Egypt gas hub goals will hinge on Cyprus and markets

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EGYPT

Israeli firm Delek Drilling agreed to sell gas worth 15 billion dollars to Egyptian firm Dolphinus over ten years. Kamal questioned the value of the deal for Egypt on national…

Damascus’s return to the south may feed future tension

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SYRIA

A six-week offensive regained control over the governorates of Deraa and Quneitra. However, stability has been undermined by recent Islamic State (IS) attacks and fears the area…

Changing Syrian landscape will pose risks for Israel

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ISRAEL/SYRIA

The strikes are likely efforts to prevent Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shia militia, from using its involvement in the Syrian conflict to acquire sophisticated weaponry. Israeli fears…

Tensions on the Israel-Syria-Lebanon border will rise

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ISRAEL/LEBANON/SYRIA

This followed the first-ever operational launch of the longer-range Arrow ballistic missile defence system (initially introduced in 2000), when an Arrow-2 missile interceptor on…

Putin visit will bolster strong Russia-Israel ties

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RUSSIA/ISRAEL

They will discuss Russia's growing role in the Middle East, Israeli targeting of Iranian proxies and the implications of the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. The…

Religious responses drive Middle East virus outcomes

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MIDDLE EAST

Religious communities and their COVID-19 responses.

A new US-Iran war will play out in Iraq and beyond

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IRAN/IRAQ/US

The operation, authorised by US President Donald Trump, killed Qassem Soleimani, longstanding chief of the Quds Force -- the external action wing of the Islamic Revolution Guard…

Israeli anti-Hezbollah axis with Riyadh will weaken

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ISRAEL

He exhorted Riyadh to take the “golden opportunity” of a strategic alliance with Washington to confront Iranian extremism, and threatened to attack the advanced missile factories…

Lebanon’s army faces rising pressure over Hezbollah

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LEBANON

Washington has provided more than 1.6 billion dollars’ worth of military aid since 2006, as part of efforts to maintain the neutrality of the Lebanese state. However, concerns are…