After Jordan, will Turkey take the plunge with Assad?

After the Jordanian king spoke by phone with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the first time since the Syrian conflict began over 10 years ago, Turks are now asking if Ankara will be next to reconcile. Jordan’s King Abdullah II, who backed regime change in Syria and allowed weapons to …

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Afghan resistance has sanctuary in Tajikistan, but fighting Taliban a ‘non-viable prospect’

The Financial Times reported last week that numerous Afghan opposition leaders such as the famous Panjshir Valley commander Ahmad Massoud have fled to neighbouring Tajikistan and that they hope to use this safe haven as a base to fight the Taliban. But experts caution that the prospects are poor for …

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Be British: don’t panic

Calm in a crisis used to be a national characteristic; now we panic at the drop of a hat. A loss of trust in the elite is to blame. An alarming number of Britons seem to have acquired a proclivity to act in a way we used to believe was …

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Victoria judicial y política del Polisario

La decisión del Tribunal General de la Unión Europea de anular los acuerdos agrícola y pesquero firmados en el 2018 entre la Comisión Europea y Marruecos, por no haber consultado adecuadamente al pueblo saharaui, supone una importante victoria jurídica y política para el Frente Polisario. El tribunal da un margen …

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Победы Саакашвили в прошлом: пора найти себе хорошую работу

Саакашвили все больше напоминает мне сильно зависимого игрока казино. Все его победы давно в прошлом. Удача от него отвернулась, а все попытки отыграться заканчиваются одинаково плохо. Изредка, выигрывая по мелочи, он громко хвастается перед окружающими будто сорвал Джекпот, зато проигрывая по крупному – он всегда винит в своих бедах других. …

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Jordan’s Abdullah receives first call from Syria’s Assad since start of conflict

Jordan’s King Abdullah received a phone call from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the royal palace said on Sunday in what officials said was the first such communication since the start of the conflict in Syria a decade ago. The conversation was the latest step in thawing relations between leaders who …

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Libya’s foreign minister confirms departure of some foreign fighters

Libya’s foreign minister said on Sunday that some foreign fighters have left the country as the unity government seeks to marshal international help to withdraw the many who remain. “The reports are correct. There is a very modest start,” Najla Mangoush said at a news conference in Kuwait when asked …

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Saudi confirms first round of talks with new Iranian government

Saudi Arabia confirmed on Sunday it had held its first round of direct talks with Iran’s new government last month, part of a process begun earlier this year to reduce tension between the Gulf’s rival Sunni and Shi’ite Muslim powers. The longtime foes who severed ties in 2016 began talks …

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Algeria Closes its Airspace to France Over Escalating Diplomatic Row

On Sunday, Algeria closed its airspace to France over comments reportedly made by French President Emmanuel Macron, which have caused an escalating diplomatic row. The airspace’s closure could affect the French military that uses the Algerian airspace to support its forces in the Sahel. In an interview with the AFP …

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Sudan is turning on former allies under the pretext of fighting corruption

Sudan’s Transitional Government has been accused of illegally expropriating the assets of Malaysia’s national oil company, Petronas, which could trigger legal proceedings against Khartoum in the International Court of Arbitration. Petronas is a multi-billion-dollar company, ranked amongst the largest corporations in the world with more than 20 years of successful …

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