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Analysis: With both sides having abandoned the diplomatic track and Ethiopia preparing for a fifth filling of the dam, will tensions rise?
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Analysis: Israel's retaliatory strike after a Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv will cement the group's popularity and does little to prevent future attacks.
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Analysis: After 15 months of fighting with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Sudan's army is looking increasingly weak and capable of being defeated.
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Analysis: Migration and the Ukraine war will dictate how the new European parliament, with a strengthened far right, interacts with the Middle East.
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Analysis: Will a changing geopolitical landscape see Arab states soften their position on Hezbollah?
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Analysis: Despite some criticism of Turkey's past operations, Baghdad is showing a new level of tolerance towards Ankara's ongoing offensive in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Analysis: The Cairo summit marked a significant step towards unifying the Sudanese political position to end the war, but huge challenges remain.
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Analysis: Iran's new reformist president could seek warmer ties with the West to ease economic sanctions, but his foreign and domestic powers are limited.
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Analysis: The SDF knows it will find itself in an extremely precarious position if Turkey and Syria restore relations.
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Analysis: No radical shift in Britain's relationship with the Middle East is expected under Labour's centrist government, but there could be important changes.