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We provide intelligence reports and news on political affairs, security and defence, counterterrorism, and various topics about culture in the Middle East.

  • News
    • Egypt
    • Gulf states
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    • Jordan
    • Lebanon
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Normalisation ‒ The New Norm in the Middle East
31 January 2021087 Neville Teller

Normalisation ‒ The New Norm in the Middle East

Over the course of a few months the well-established link between supporting the Palestinian cause and opposing normalisation with Israel has been sev

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UAE Discusses Moroccan Sahara with Morocco
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UAE Discusses Moroccan Sahara with Morocco

On 16 January 2021,United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation reported that foreign minister, Abdullah bin

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Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy
4 January 20210440 James M. Dorsey

Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ushered in the new year, pledging to employ his country’s military to secure Turkey’s place in a rebalanced new world o

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Economic Crisis Does Little to Dampen Saudi Pricey Ambitions
1 July 20200456 James M. Dorsey

Economic Crisis Does Little to Dampen Saudi Pricey Ambitions

The hiring by Saudi Arabia of an international public relations firm to counter doubts about Mohammed bin Salman’s $500 billion USD dream of a futur

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Gulf States and Worryig Chinese Policy towards Sri Lanka
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Gulf States and Worryig Chinese Policy towards Sri Lanka

China was quick to aid coronavirus-stricken Sri Lanka. Chinese magnanimity and speed in responding to the Indian Ocean Island’s request contrasted s

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Will Gulf States Learn from Their Success in Handling the Pandemic?
2 June 20200424 James M. Dorsey

Will Gulf States Learn from Their Success in Handling the Pandemic?

The economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic for Gulf states has done far more than play havoc with their revenue base and fiscal hous

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Khalifa Haftar – Has the Gamble Failed?
22 May 20200714 Neville Teller

Khalifa Haftar – Has the Gamble Failed?

To be blunt, Khalifa Haftar, once a friend of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and long a prominent figure in Libyan affairs, has been trying to overthrow th

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Image by Israel Defense Forces
20 May 20200412 James M. Dorsey

Israel Shines in the Gulf Where Big Powers Falter

The Firefly, an Israeli-built loitering kamikaze drone, part of the Spike family of missiles that the Jewish state has sold to various European nati

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US Military Drawdown in Saudi Arabia Threatens to Fuel Arms Race
15 May 20200480 James M. Dorsey

US Military Drawdown in Saudi Arabia Threatens to Fuel Arms Race

One thing is certain, the recent US military pullback from Saudi Arabia will fuel a brewing arms race in the Middle East at a time when the region,

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Yemen's dead end
8 May 20200452 Neville Teller

Yemen’s Dead End

Yemen, a country spread across the base of the Arabian peninsula, was described by the Romans as “Arabia Felix” – happy, fortunate Arabia – an epith

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