Iranian influence in Iraq has limits, post-US pullout

Visiting Iraqi Oil Minister Abd al-Karim Luaybi this month received a warm welcome from his...

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Storm over subsidies brings Nigeria to tipping point

The general strike called in protest against the abolition of fuel subsidies on January 1 entered...

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Nigeria has a long history of influence abroad, especially in West Africa. However, a period of...

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King Abdullah II steered the Hashemite monarchy through last year's regional turmoil relatively...

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Egyptians are voting today in the third round of their first parliamentary elections following...

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Despite much-touted state expenditures on internally displaced persons (IDPs), they remain a...

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The Arab uprisings of 2011 have presented a serious ideological challenge to al-Qaida. The...

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Uprisings against long-standing rulers in Egypt, Tunisia, Yemen, Syria and Libya this year have...

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Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the 23-year old co-chair of the governing Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)...

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Interior Minister Prince Nayef was designated next in line to King Abdallah following the death...

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