Syria’s Deraa will see chronic instability and poverty

Damascus is bringing in troops after nine policemen were killed in the restive southern province

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Setbacks are likely in Sudan’s fraught transition

An attack against the prime minister has added to the multiple pressures the transition faces

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Despite calls for new military leadership, the government is maintaining the status quo

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Russia has increased covert action against Bulgaria recently, although other countries in the region are also targeted

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Heightened tensions with the United States are squeezing Tehran’s budget

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Since President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi's 2013 coup against the Muslim Brotherhood government, Cairo has repressed the group

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The premier resigns as of January after investigation of government officials for an anti-corruption journalist’s murder

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The opposition and others accuse the government of a wave of extra-judicial acts targeting anti-government critics

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An unexplained series of abductions has disproportionately affected anti-government activists

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An alleged regional coup attempt underscores the dangers posed by rising nationalist violence across the country

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