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The killing is the latest in a string of wilful and imperious moves that have backfired
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The prospects for military co-operation in the Middle East are fading
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US president plays down Khashoggi death and possible role of Mohammed bin Salman
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The legacy of the countries’ rivalry lives on in today’s bitter struggles for influence in the region and the fight for its resources
View ArticleUS withdrawal from Syria will remove restraints
Trump is making the most consistently combustible region in the world more explosive
View ArticleTurkey’s Syrian ambitions are likely to fail
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View ArticleNetanyahu and the looking-glass world of Israeli politics
The Israeli premier will look for ways to burnish his rightwing credentials ahead of elections
View ArticlePope Francis fights a losing battle in the Middle East
The mass flight of Christians from the region continues unchecked
View ArticleGlobal tide turns against Mohammed bin Salman
Former admirers are losing patience with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince
View ArticleIran has been lucky in its enemies
Forty years after the Islamic Revolution, Tehran’s Shia axis is all but complete
View ArticleZarif departure would benefit Iran’s hardliners
Meanwhile, the west has to deal with Tehran’s proxies in the Middle East
View ArticleRise of the right transforms Spanish election
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Josep Borrell says rivals are inciting conflict in dispute over Catalonia
View ArticleA defeat for Isis does not mean an end to jihadism
It is only a matter of time before a more virulent strain emerges if states keep blundering in the Middle East
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