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Mali will probably test ECOWAS resolve again

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MALI

Formally, the sanctions were removed because Mali’s military-dominated transitional government promulgated a new electoral law as well as a new 24-month transition timetable. The…

Coalition party will decide Slovak government’s fate

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SLOVAKIA

The president’s statement reflects a widespread crisis of trust in the government a week after investigative journalist Jan Kuciak was found shot dead with his fiancee Martina…

Iran’s slow COVID-19 vaccination will see long impacts

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IRAN

The slow pace of vaccination and the arrival of the Delta variant caused a deadly new pandemic crisis in Iran. However, the new government of President Ibrahim Raisi, like its…

Russia row will erode Czech trust in politicians

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CZECH REPUBLIC

The security services have revealed that Russia’s GRU military intelligence service was behind an explosion at an arms depot in Vrbetice in 2014, in which two Czechs died. The…

Refugee wave to complicate German immigration policy

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GERMANY

Last year saw the largest population increase since 1992, largely owing to immigration, according to the Federal Statistical Office. The asylum seeker influx has revived debates…

Lebanese Shia will rely on Hezbollah parallel economy

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LEBANON

This promptly followed reports of a large explosion at a Hezbollah-linked fuel depot on a smuggling route across the Lebanon-Syria border, possibly targeted by Israeli planes.

German-Turkish tensions put Merkel under pressure

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GERMANY

Relations between Germany and Turkey have taken a turn for the worse since the attempted coup on July 15-16. Faced with a widening crackdown on the Turkish opposition, a spillover…

Permanent EU asylum reforms will be hard in crisis

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EU

The EU's 'Dublin' asylum system, whereby protection responsibilities rest with the first EU state of entry, has broken down under the scale of the influx of refugees and migrants…

Regional tensions will worsen Lebanon’s crisis

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LEBANON

LEBANON: Regional tensions will worsen the crisis

Polish PiS may be largest party yet fail to govern

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POLAND

Right-wing Law and Justice (PiS), the main opposition party, may emerge from the elections as the largest parliamentary group. However, it could find itself in opposition for…