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Islam is likely to influence Turkish education reform

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TURKEY

Erdogan spoke ten days after instructing the education ministry to change the examination system for secondary-school entrance. His new-found interest in education quality, if…

Iraqi Sunnis face long-term poverty and instability

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IRAQ

Earlier in his career, US President-elect Joe Biden engaged deeply with post-2003 Iraq, and in the past advocated federalism on a sectarian basis. Although the concept was roundly…

Western Sahara's new envoy faces old challenges

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WESTERN SAHARA

On October 6, the UN Secretary-General announced the appointment of a new personal envoy to the Western Sahara dispute, Staffan de Mistura, an Italian diplomat with a four-decade…

Tunisia’s leader will disrupt diplomatic establishment

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TUNISIA

The Tunisian president's foreign policy agenda.

Turkey’s tough minister is useful but unlikely to rise

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TURKEY

A profile of Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu.

New Egyptian central bank chief faces currency crisis

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EGYPT

The previous governor, Tarek Amer, departed on August 17 after seven years in post. Though credited with the flotation of the Egyptian pound in 2016, he often attracted criticism…

Reshuffle bolsters Tunisia's president

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TUNISIA

The ministers easily won approval in parliamentary votes, but the reshuffle raises questions about the constant recycling of political elites in and out of the cabinet since 2011…

Lebanon's new presidency could shatter old alliances

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LEBANON

Aoun is a former commander of the Lebanese armed forces and a strong ally of Hezbollah, a local Shia political and military grouping, backed by Iran. Following a deal with the…

Iraq’s Sunnis and Kurds face a more peripheral future

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IRAQ

Discussions on the future of the US-Iraq security relationship will be followed with intense interest by both Iran-backed Shia forces in Iraq and their increasingly sidelined…

Ankara will firmly focus on the economy

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TURKEY

In the March 31 municipal elections, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), to which Imamoglu belongs, gained 37.8% of the vote nationally, beating the AKP in its…