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Post-Khamenei Iran: Power struggle and a new era?
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Opinion: Why are Pakistan and Afghanistan fighting?
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Iranian citizens not looking for monarchy to be restored
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Comment

In a fractured world, China and the UAE choose dialogue over division

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A French forensics officer examines the cut window and balcony of a gallery at the Louvre following a robbery last October. Getty Images

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Deepak Mittal

The Middle East is trapped in a post-9/11 world, 25 years on

Paul
Salem

America grieved that day – and some of us had to look over our shoulder

James Zogby

A new chapter for a partnership built for the future

Ahmed Alattar

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Omar Al-Ubaydli

The UAE wants to teach schoolchildren how to question AI

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Fighters loyal to the Houthi authorities, gather during a rally to recruit more fighters, in Sanaa on September 10, 2026. The country relapsed into war in July after years of calm, drawn into the regional conflict triggered by the US-Israeli offensive against Iran that began at the end of February. (Photo by Mohammed HUWAIS / AFP)

How did the Houthis become so emboldened?

The UK has announced sanctions against illegal Israeli settlements. AFP

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Can Hezbollah survive without money?

What’s behind the Israel-Turkey power struggle in Syria?

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Hezbollah’s surrender of Ali Al Taher has cost it legitimacy in Lebanon

Donald Trump must realise America cannot deal with Iran on its own

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