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Oman will strengthen security amid Gulf tensions

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OMAN

With an ageing head of state, Oman must prepare for a post-Sultan Qaboos era, with some of its key policies at odds with those of other Gulf governments.

Credibility deficit curbs North Africa jihadism battle

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NORTH AFRICA

The ideological battle in North Africa

Prospects for the Middle East in the second quarter

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PROSPECTS Q2 2015

Prospects for the Middle East in the second quarter.

Any Iranian-Moroccan detente will be slow to emerge

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IRAN/MOROCCO

Resuming ties with Iran could ease the discomfort Rabat's ties with Israel have caused in the last 14 months, and could bring Morocco into the wider warming of relations between…

Prospects for the Middle East to end-2016

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PROSPECTS H2 2016

Prospects for the Middle East and North Africa to end-2016

Egypt’s foreign policy will be a balancing act

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EGYPT

Cairo’s anti-Islamism jars with chief backer Saudi Arabia, but brings it closer to the United Arab Emirates and Russia

Islamic State fears will fuel Maghreb political risks

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MAGHREB

The request comes after extremists affiliated with Islamic State group (ISG) beheaded 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya on February 15. The slayings raise new fears of ISG expansion…

Saudi Arabia will use security risks to manage dissent

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SAUDI ARABIA

Although Riyadh’s control of internal security is strong, it is facing a time of change, with an untried interior minister, bureaucratic reorganisation in the counter-terrorism…

Terror risks will rise in Jordan

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JORDAN

JORDAN: Terror risks will rise

Saudi Arabia will seek influence over Balkan Muslims

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SAUDI ARABIA/BALKANS

SAUDI ARABIA/BALKANS: Influence over Muslims