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Giorgio Cafiero

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Middle East

Is a Houthi-Saudi truce in Yemen imminent?

The two major warring factions have had productive talks, but even if a deal is reached, the 'Sana'a delegation' has work to do domestically

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Africa

Why Algeria wants to prevent war in Niger

Algiers is shopping a plan to restore democracy after the coup in Niamey and stave off a foreign military intervention

Iranian-Saudi deal: They didn't do it for love
Middle East

Iranian-Saudi deal: They didn't do it for love

Taking stock after six months: 'The decision to restore relations was made by both sides with cold calculation.'

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Middle East

UAE-Iran islands dispute complicates regional diplomacy

But Abu Dhabi''s claims to Greater and Lesser Tunbs and Abu Musa in the Strait of Hormuz aren't likely to lead to direct confrontation.

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Middle East

Making sense of renewed Iraq-Syria ties

The US needs to learn that, despite Bashar al-Assad’s brutality, serious regional issues cannot be addressed without him.