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Yemen’s war will restart if UN talks fail
A six-month-long truce in Yemen ended on October 2 as UN-sponsored talks failed
YemenNuclear talk paralysis will encourage Iranian meddling
Iran confirmed yesterday that it has upgraded centrifuges that are not permitted under the original nuclear deal
IranKurdish security forces in Iraq will not unify
Washington is pressurising Iraqi Kurdistan's political parties to unite their armed forces
IraqIsrael-Lebanon tensions will rise in the short term
Israel forces are on heightened alert as a gas rig trials a pipeline in an area claimed by Lebanon
IsraelGrowth will slow in the Middle East and North Africa
The World Bank forecasts that 2022 will record the strongest growth in the MENA region since 2016
Middle EastConditions make Iraqi talks unlikely, protests likely
Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr yesterday tweeted that he was willing to talk with his rivals, but set onerous conditions
IraqIran’s harsh repression of the protests will continue
Hundreds of protestors were released yesterday as the government blamed “enemies” for the ongoing protests
IranWeakening Iranian rial will push up prices
The rial has fallen to its weakest level ever on the parallel exchange market
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