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Explainer: the potential plan to export Qatari gas to Europe

The United States is pushing a plan to export Qatari gas to the European Union in the event Russia invades Ukraine. Qatar may soon export natural gas to Europe amid the looming conflict between Russia and Ukraine. For weeks, Russia has been amassing troops on the border with its western …

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Turkish-backed rebels step up attacks on Islamic State in north Syria

The Turkish-backed Free Syrian Army is cracking down on the Islamic State cells, amid an uptick in suicide attacks in north Syria. The Turkish-backed Syrian opposition has waged a security campaign against Islamic State (IS) cells in Azaz in the northern Aleppo countryside since Jan. 20, leading to the arrest …

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Egypt wary of Turkey’s moves in eastern Libya

Ankara is expanding its influence in eastern Libya, deemed an area of Egyptian ​​influence. Following months of conflict and accusations between the two parties, the relationship between Turkey and the Khalifa Hifter-led Libyan National Army (LNA) has seen a relative thaw. On Jan. 20, Turkey’s Ambassador to Tripoli Kenan Yilmaz …

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