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Russia shifts to civilian targets as war falters
Ukrainian cities have suffered a second day of aerial attacks
RussiaIran protests not yet pointing to government collapse
The Mahsa Amini protests are in their fifth week despite harsh repression, mass arrests and internet shutdowns.
IranYemen’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
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