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Region
5/24/2018 1:06:06 PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Syrian counterpart Bashar Al-Assad in Sochi this week, with many believing that Russia could now be ready to change its position on Iran, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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World
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Region
5/21/2018 10:40:18 AM
Iran is working hard to save its nuclear deal with the West despite America’s withdrawal, perhaps explaining its silence on the recent Israeli attacks on Iranian positions in Lebanon
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World
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Region
5/11/2018 8:24:14 PM
Cairo has ruled out sending ground troops to Syria
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World
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Region
5/11/2018 12:19:52 PM
Rabat has officially cut relations with Tehran, increasingly the latter’s isolation at a time of intense pressure and a possible return of international sanctions
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World
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Region
5/3/2018 8:41:52 PM
As Lebanon gears up for its first parliamentary elections in a decade, confusing alliances are being formed
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World
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Region
5/2/2018 6:09:37 PM
Can a US-led alliance in eastern Syria put a brake on Iran’s plans to create a land corridor to the Mediterranean
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Opinion
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4/26/2018 9:16:44 AM
The strategic Arab quartet that emerged between Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and Bahrain needs to be strengthened and expanded as a matter of necessity
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Opinion
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4/21/2018 2:17:29 PM
Since military might alone is not enough, world crises are now being managed on Twitter and TV
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World
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Syria: Seven years on
4/19/2018 6:43:39 PM
The timing of the US-led air strikes on Syria could not have been worse for Iraq, presenting it with the dilemma of whether the conflict could slide beyond the point of no return
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World
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Syria: Seven years on
4/19/2018 4:00:00 PM
Social media responses to this week’s US, British and French air strikes on Syria reveal confusion reigns when it comes to attitudes towards the Syrian war
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World
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Region
4/11/2018 9:33:09 PM
The annual Arab Summit will convene as regional tensions escalate even further
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World
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Region
4/6/2018 1:27:56 PM
US President Donald Trump’s announcement that the US is withdrawing its forces from Syria has spread consternation in Syria and the wider region, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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World
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Region
3/17/2018 11:12:00 AM
With practically no allies left, Erdogan is pushing forward with Turkey’s intervention in Northern Syria, spurring censure from Tehran, writes
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Region
3/17/2018 10:35:10 AM
Yemen, Iran and Saudi political developments are among topics to be discussed in the upcoming meeting of Donald Trump and Mohamed bin Salman in Washington next week
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World
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Region
3/9/2018 11:01:47 AM
Increased stability in Iraq after the forthcoming parliamentary elections should translate into the greater unity and stability of the state and its institutions
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World
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Region
3/3/2018 12:58:37 PM
Regime flags are now flying in the northern Syrian city of Afrin, ostensibly under Kurdish militia control
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World
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Region
2/22/2018 8:24:05 PM
Many countries are sounding the alarm over Islamic State’s leftovers, but the Western nations seem divided over how to deal with them
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Opinion
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2/21/2018 5:49:14 PM
The Middle East region of 2018 is different from that of 2011, with interests having changed, but political geographyonce again in the ascendant
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World
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Region
2/16/2018 1:09:27 PM
Israel has changed its political and military strategies on Syria and is risking overt escalation with Hizbullah, Iran and Russia
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World
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Region
2/15/2018 9:35:29 PM
For the first time in 40 years, an Israeli jet has been shot down from Syria
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