Syria's Idlib could ultimately become a bloodbath

At the launch of the eighth round of ceasefire talks, tensions rise in the country's largest 'de-escalation zone'

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Modi's party will rethink strategy despite poll win

Victory in the Gujarat state election was expected, but ultimately not emphatic

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Riyadh's priorities and Washington's new National Security Strategy focus on opposing Tehran, despite Jerusalem tensions

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With the Huthi-led administration in the north wavering, its enemies are shelving their differences

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In the latest high-profile reform announcement, Riyadh will allow cinemas from 2018

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Al-Qaida-aligned groups pose renewed threats in the Sinai and the mainland

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Erdogan has soured a visit supposedly meant to improve bilateral relations by raising border issues and minority rights

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There have been further massed protests in Jakarta over the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

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Othmani’s election as leader of the party should strengthen the Islamist movement

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The Tajik leader has decided on a foreign policy shift whose implications he may not understand

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