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The Referendum Is Over: It’s Time for a New Britain

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Algeria - The Hidden Treasure http://t.co/MUmag7rfsk via @THEIINTEREST

Algeria – The Hidden Treasure

When someone says Algeria, you think gas, oil, Zinedine Zidane. If someone declares it as their new holiday destination, you assume they could only be of Algerian descent. However, when I visited …

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Tunisia – The Jewel of the Mediterranean http://t.co/oiKZwgW29k http://t.co/OAmQxLdHZY

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Brexit would be the Greatest Propaganda Coup of our Time

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The Battle of Adwa that shook Africa

The 1st of March, 2015, was the 119th anniversary of the Battle of Adwa in which the Ethiopian Empire defeated the Kingdom of Italy. Not only did this battle secure Ethiopia’s sovereignty but ensur…

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How Hashd may destroy Iraq in a way ISIS never will http://t.co/GczjTzvztf http://t.co/lXeMKcz7ts

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'Death to Morsi = Death to Democracy' http://t.co/bpaHUFY9uP #Egypt #Sisi #MB

‘Death to Morsi, Death to Democracy’

Today, former President Mohamed Morsi (or current President depending on which side you take) was sentenced to death for his purported involvement in the mass prison break in 2011 during the 25 Jan…

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#Leave Renege on Key Promises. So What did Brexit-ers Vote For?

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The UK has nothing to contribute via #airstrikes . Here's why.: #Syria #Corbyn #Cameron #ISIS

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The International Interest is a political risk firm. What does that mean? We asked our managing director and editor-in-chief Sami Hamdi to explain in 60 seconds. He managed to do it in less than two minutes.

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Migrants are human. We in the UK need to learn that. http://t.co/cUemWoOsII via @THEIINTEREST

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Thousands took the streets in Tunis yesterday. But you probably did not hear about it.

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Assad is back in the Arab League because it is one of Iran’s conditions for a truce with Saudi. From this week's coffee brief:

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" #EU will not easily forgive Serraj for inviting #Turkey . After Haftar is pushed out of Tripoli, EU will seek to empower alternative factions+reform govt+seek to get Turkey- #Libya agreements rescinded. There will also be Turkey-Russia v EU rivalry over who brokers negotiations"

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The International Interest is a political risk firm advising how politics affects markets in the Middle East and Africa. "المصلحة الدولية" متخصصة في تقديم الاستشارات حول كيفية تأثير التطورات السياسية على الأسواق في الشرق الأوسط وإفريقيا. #Japan #Asia

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Striking images from the I.i. team, Why you should visit Algeria: #Algeria #Algerie #Travel

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" #Iran will 'retaliate' without retaliating. It will want to respond without igniting war. US+Iran want to negotiate. But Iran will not come to table if it feels publicly belittled. So US will tolerate minor skirmishes as long as they do not humiliate Trump" #QassemSuleimani

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48 Hours in Tokyo (Part 1) #Travel #Japan #Tokyo

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" #Turkey has caused everyone to act in #Libya by threatening to send troops and become a power broker. It has spurred everyone to action not because everyone suddenly wants to solve the conflict; but because everyone wants to make sure that Turkey does not become the major power"

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Marrakech: Maison de la Photographie: via @THEIINTEREST @marrakech @mmpva

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Bin Salman officially divorces the #Saudi founding of the state from #Islam ...

Bin Salman officially divorces the Saudi founding of the state from...

Today, Bin Salman has officially divorced the founding of the #Saudi state from Islam after changing its date from 1744 (when Mohamed Al Saud made a pact wit...

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And in today's Coffee Brief: Saudi says it has halted normalisation talks with Israel. Has it actually? Subscribe today:

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Speculation is rife that Iran is taking advantage of its rapprochement with Saudi to intensify its bullying of Kuwait over access to gas fields. Here is what you need to know in today's Coffee Brief:

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We regularly produce short 2-3 minute videos that can be accessed (for free) on our youtube page (). Do subscribe/watch/share. The latest video is on #UAE concern over having to make concessions to its allies on what it considers important interests.

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Doctors are striking: Are patients in danger?: #juniordoctorsstrike

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War with the Kurds: Erdogan has no choice any more: via @YouTube

War with the Kurds: Erdogan has no choice any more

"On the Kurdish issue, Erdogan has no choice any more [other than Operation Olive Branch]. The Kurds are a very real problem that threaten not only to bring ...

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Tunisia’s Agriculture Continues to Struggle

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"The reason the #Houthis attacked #AbuDhabi airport is because there has been a shift in #UAE policy in #Yemen from actively avoiding clashes with the Houthis to actively targeting them. But the more important question is why the UAE appears to have changed its policy in Yemen"

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3- Chad President in the UAE The last time Chad's President visited the UAE, planes started taking off from Abu Dhabi with weapons hidden amongst 'humanitarian' aid to be delivered to Hemedti's rebel militia in Sudan. ()

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2- Bin Salman in unusually long stay in Oman: was he meeting the Houthis? (A day after we sent this brief out, a Omani delegation went to Sanaa to carry a Houthi delegation to Riyadh where negotiations have commenced over a ceasefire.) ()

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UK air strikes, Syrian rivers of blood, and no dam in sight #SyriaVote #Airstrikes #SyriaAirStrikes

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It’s not just in Europe to ease the migrant crises – it’s time for Africa too

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Tunisia: A Success Story?

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" #UAE never wanted to reconcile with Qatar. They were dragged into it by #SaudiArabia 's Crown Prince. It is in this context that while Saudi- #Qatar ties are improving rapidly, Abu Dhabi and Doha continue to fiercely wrestle with one another"

Qatar and UAE are supposedly reconciled. So why ‘Qatargate’?

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Elections 2015: What have the parties promised the youth? http://t.co/j6rpfCvdmu

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In this week's briefing: *In #Libya , France hits Serraj from behind *Coup in #Kosovo ? * #Somalia 's army finally opens up land route * #Erdogan 's fears over economy spill over COVID-19 measures * #SaudiArabia picks up pace Subscribe (for free) and get yours:

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Why are protests suddenly erupting across #Tunisia ?

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*Thread* Some highlights from our Coffee Brief last week (): 1 - G20 Summit in India: - Ukraine - Pakistan-Saudi relations - African Union - Saudi-Israel economic integration - Unhappy China - Are BRICS members US or China allies?

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What's behind the oil price war between #Russia and #SaudiArabia ? Why have both countries significantly increased production? And what is at stake? @SALHACHIMI breaks down the geopolitical context in two minutes.

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#SaudiArabia 's MBS believes winds are changing favourably: - Macron pays a state visit - Biden chasing dialogue (oil price) - US Congress eases up (arms sales) - 'positive' coverage of 'desert raves'+bikini beach - #Erdogan coming to Riyadh to sue for peace #2MinuteBrief

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' #KualaLumpurSummit reflected the expanding influence and growing strength of the #Turkey - #Qatar partnership...it was proof that the alliance has expanded to include #Malaysia +sympathies of #Pakistan + #Indonesia These realities did not go amiss in Riyadh'

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War erupts in #Sudan What you need to know in two minutes:

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Amidst rumours of King Salman's fury at #UAE normalisation and #SaudiArabia 's role in it, we explore to what extent the King retains control and influence over the kingdom and to what extent Saudi policies are aligned with his thinking. Access briefing:

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World Islamic Banking Conference announces record 24th edition in strategic partnership…

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Backlash in Washington over UAE role in Assad normalisation. But Abu Dhabi believes Biden's options are limited... 👉 ------------- Do you want to receive exclusive analysis directly in your inbox? Subscribe now to the Coffee Brief

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Iran has no intention of retreating from #Yemen , #Iraq , #Syria , or #Lebanon . Instead, all signs indicate that Iran's allies will be allowed to further entrench themselves. Here's why #SaudiArabia has agreed to allow that in exchange for a truce

Why are Saudi and Iran calling a truce?

A breakdown of what you need to know about the resumption of ties between Saudi and Iran.

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'Bin Salman sees himself as destined to be the main player, while Bin Zayed sees the relationship as one of equals. Bin Salman believes #SaudiArabia is the big brother while Bin Zayed wants to assert a relationship where there is no big brother.'

Why is the UAE-Saudi rift becoming more public?

UAE's Bin Zayed refuses to attend GCC-China summit in Riyadh, and UAE commentators lament the behaviour of 'the donkey'. Let's talk about why the rift between these two allies is becoming more public…

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'Bin Salman and Macron struggle to agree on #Lebanon , #Ukraine , #Russia , and energy prices. But the primary purpose of Bin Salman's trip to Paris is not to see him or agree on any of these issues…' Get your coffee brief today:

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And #GEFF2017 is under way Find out more at

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Thank you to everyone who joined us last night at Brussels Press Club with @Salhachimi , @Talha_Kose1 , @MauriGeri , @tekdemir_ipek in what was a lively (+frank) discussion regarding the challenges in pursuing multilateral solutions in the Med. Follow us for updates on future events

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British politics will never be the same http://t.co/32rGN114cS #GE2015 #ConservativeVictory

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What are the moral & ethical considerations of financialization of the economy? More at #WIBC2017

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"Many OPEC economies were battered by low oil prices over last decade. It makes sense therefore that they would want to protect high oil prices. However, for #SaudiArabia , the surprise cuts are just as much driven by politics as they are by economics"

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The challenges of aligning the #financialsystem with #SustainableDevelopment KEY ISSUE at #GEFF2017 - REGISTER at:

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Junior Doctors: Who? What? Why strike?

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'The case of the arrest [and subsequent release] of the TikTokers is more a reflection of the natural confusion among local authorities in #SaudiArabia . Do they implement the law? Or do they set it aside in the spirit of Bin Salman's directives?' 👉

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You have already seen what can be delivered in the two-minute videos (and we hope you have found them useful). Now go beyond with the Coffee Brief; all the nuance+context of the events that matter for the price of a cup of coffee a week. Subscribe now 👉

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Sami Hamdi: "There is a huge Gulf between Obama and Saudi": via @YouTube

Sami Hamdi: "There is a huge Gulf between Obama and Saudi"

Sami Hamdi discusses Obama's visit to Riyadh.TRT World: Live 20/04/2016

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7 weeks for the Global Ethical Finance Forum to kick-start in Edinburgh! REGISTER NOW at: #GEFF2017 @GEFF_2017

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"If the US were to withdraw from #Iraq , #Iran would find itself in an awkward position as it faces a mass protest movement directed at its allies in Parliament, at the government in #Baghdad that it controls, at its militias, and at its very presence in Iraq itself".

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Global Ethical Finance Forum 2017: What we learnt

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Algeria's President Tebboune told France's Le Figaro in an interview that the choice was between "war with Morocco or suspension of ties". Why are tensions sky-high between #Morocco and #Algeria ?

Why are tensions sky-high between Morocco and Algeria?

Algeria's President told Le Figaro:

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'Many Tunisians will be surprised that Saied has gone "where no one dared to go before him" in arresting Kamal Ltaief, and the arrest may well temper criticism of Saied from his supporters of having achieved "nothing" for them since seizing power'

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How the response to the Paris attacks made ISIS stronger #Brussels

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Why I didn't vote for the Party I believe in... By Nora Hamdi http://t.co/8NPybbAGgg

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Our Briefing went out today. Subscribe and receive yours In today's issue: - US scrambles on oil price war - Serraj, losing hope, gambles in #Libya - Putin offers Erdogan attractive proposal in #Syria - Houthis nervous as rumours spread #Yemen

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Tensions between Egypt and Saudi: 'Saudi+UAE have impressed upon Sisi that he should push the army to loosen its grip and sell assets to them. Sisi however is....' 👉 ---------- It's time to subscribe to the coffee brief👉

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'From #Somalia + #Eritrea , Sisi who controls Suez+Alexandria, to #Libya 's Benghazi+Tripoli, #UAE wants to establish itself as a major maritime power. If Haftar seizes #Tripoli , Libya would fall under UAE orbit, completing chokehold on #Turkey in the Med'

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Election Day: What government coalitions can we expect? #ElectionDay #Election2015 http://t.co/r4GGWjLu1h

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In this week's briefing: *Haftar cuts off HoR's attempts to undermine him in #Libya *Did #SaudiArabia consider backing Separatists bid in #Yemen ? *Al Shabab repelled from Barawe amidst conflicting reports from SMISOM and Somali army Subscribe for free:

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Why Bin Salman cannot abandon his alliance with UAE

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Student solidarity across borders: via @THEIINTEREST @HistoryPolicy @DrGinaB @refugeecrisis @syria @europe @aid

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Will be on Aljazeera English at 11am today discussing Khashoggi

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In today's coffee brief: [Subscribe today: ] #Yemen #SaudiArabia

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People take to the streets in the Eastern city of Vaan in support of Erdogan - Read more at: #Turkey

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"Armed with US recognition of his 'elections' in which only 8.8% of Tunisians voted, Saied has ramped up his crackdown and tossed a former PM in jail, issued an arrest warrant for another, and officially charged the main opposition leader with 'terrorism'" #Tunisia

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Will be speaking in Brussels on 23rd October at MEDC alongside @andreas_krieg and Julien Barnes-Dacey on what role Europe can play in the Middle East crises. Details below. Still spaces so do RSVP and attend:

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Why #Saudi and the #UAE withdrew aid from #Jordan , forcing announcement of new domestic economic policies, that unleashed pent-up societal frustration in the form of widespread protests.

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'According to #Ankara , #Libya today is as important to #Turkey ’s interests as #Syria .'

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Rumours of an imminent end to the war in #Yemen after success of discussions in #Muscat #Houthis #SaudiArabia

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Will be on Aljazeera English 'Inside Story' today at 18:30 London time discussing the OPEC summit in Algiers and Trump's pressure on members to bring oil prices down.

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'Therefore, its only current viable option is a new FSA set up and trained in Northern Syria in the areas of Afrin and Manbij alongside Turkey. Accepting such a proposal would temper relations with Ankara, and create an effective s…

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The War in Yemen: When will it end?

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Mohamed Bin Salman and the Religious Authorities in Two Minutes

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Opinion piece by @Pritam_Anada on the 'infantile' state of the debate on EU immigration in the UK. http://t.co/13OmluAxy3 via @THEIINTEREST

Along Came UKIP

The UK Independence Party has now secured two parliamentary seats in the space of a few weeks, effectively setting them to be the key power broker in the next election. What has been most surprisin…

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Also in today's brief: A lot happened at the UN regarding #Sudan . Here is what you need to know:

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We must not abandon #Tunisia http://t.co/b2xAupZiIv #Tunisiaattack #Sousse #Tunis #ISIS

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What do Cameron, Bush, and Clinton have in common? And was Hilary Benn's speech that extraordinary?: via

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Have a re-read of our editorial on Morsi's death sentence: 'Death to Morsi, Death to Democracy' http://t.co/bpaHUFY9uP via @THEIINTEREST

‘Death to Morsi, Death to Democracy’

Today, former President Mohamed Morsi (or current President depending on which side you take) was sentenced to death for his purported involvement in the mass prison break in 2011 during the 25 Jan…

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*Supply chains *Production *Maintaining workforce *Political stability What impact will #COVID_19 have on the Middle East economies? #SaudiArabia #Egypt #UAE #Qatar

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I am a British Muslim. Here is what I really think. @KTHopkins #TrevorPhilips #WhatBritishMuslimsThink

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'Meanwhile, Bin Salman's ally [ #UAE 's MBZ) stays away and does not even send his PM in his stead, almost as if recognising the lack of substance in Xi's visit, and almost in disapproval at the unnecessarily lavish display of defiance by MBS' #SaudiArabia

So why did Saudi Arabia’s MBS still lavishly host China’s Xi?

Biden gave him immunity from prosecution in the US, and visited him in Jeddah to end his 'pariah' status. Let's talk about why Saudi still hosted Xi…

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Are UK #airstrikes really going to make that much difference in #Syria ? #ISIS #ISIL #Turkey #Russia

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An Interview with an Algeria-phile #Algeria #Travel #Holiday http://t.co/dDxvOz819y

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Reports of a military coup underway in #Turkey Police surround Erdogan's palace

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We must not abandon Tunisia http://t.co/WKDuB8ZuHE http://t.co/0RnVyWtt11

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A pleasure to have presented on the geopolitical implications of the Gulf Crisis in Brussels yesterday with Qatar's Ambassador to the EU and NATO H.E. Abdulrahman al-Khulaifi, Allison Wood, Dr Ian Black and Debeuf Koert. A lively and engaging discussion.…

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Three Muslim students killed in extremist attack - where is the media uproar? #ChapelHillShooting http://t.co/umvmMht1vf

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'It is almost as if Abu Dhabi is saying: "If #Qatar messes with my relationship with #Saudi , I will mess with its relationship with Turkey".' #UAE

Qatar and UAE are supposedly reconciled. So why ‘Qatargate’?

Let's talk about why Doha and Abu Dhabi are still swinging at each other in Europe and beyond despite officially 'reconciling'…

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