With Saudi visit, Joe Biden shows rhetoric against autocracy is bluster
What, exactly, is the US getting out of this?
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Israel’s double standard on flag-waving is a risk to democracy
An annual Israeli nationalist march is going ahead. Compare that with how its authorities react to Palestinian flags.
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Ahdaf Soueif’s Diary: My nephew is on hunger strike in an Egyptian prison. Can the British government save him?
Since 2006, every regime that has come to power in Egypt has tried to silence Alaa Abd el-Fattah – but…
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George Bush’s Iraq War gaffe is unintentionally revealing
A slip of the tongue from the former US president highlights uncomfortable parallels with Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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What Assad can teach Putin about surviving international isolation
The Syrian regime has been partially rehabilitated, and it doesn't even have Russia's natural resources to bargain with.
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Attacks in Israel show peace with its neighbours is not enough
Regional alliances do nothing to assuage tensions between Israelis and Palestinians.
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How war in Ukraine could spark unrest in the Middle East
The rising price of wheat will have severe repercussions in countries that rely on imports for bread.
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The war in Ukraine could unleash a catastrophe on the Middle East
Food and fuel prices are at their highest since 2011, when increases helped trigger the Arab Spring.
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