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(Qatar/Iran) Qatari FM in Iran, as Doha seeks mediation on nuclear issue (Al Monitor)

Qatar's foreign minister met his Iranian counterpart Monday, after Doha signalled its intention to mediate between Tehran and Washington over a landmark nuclear deal,...

(Iraq/USA) Rockets target north Iraq airbase hosting US troops (Al Monitor)

A volley of rockets targeted the Kurdish regional capital in northern Iraq late Monday, authorities said, as security sources confirmed that at least one...

(USA/Saudi Arabia) Biden effect: Saudi hastens trials, placates rivals (Al Monitor)

Under a new US glare, Saudi Arabia is rushing to release some political prisoners and make up with regional rivals, attempting to clean up...

(Iraq) Iraq finally makes arrests over killing of anti-government protestors (Al Monitor)

Hassan Ali Ahmed Iraqi security forces arrested four suspects for allegedly killing Iraqi protesters and activists. https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/02/iraq-security-protests-militias.html

(Turkey/Syria) Who benefits from attacks on Turkish forces in Idlib? (Al Monitor)

Khaled al-Khateb Repeated attacks on Turkish posts and soldiers in Idlib are obstructing Turkish efforts to reopen the M4 international highway and cement the cease-fire,...

(Egypt/Sudan/Education) Egypt, Sudan cooperate to eliminate extremism in school curricula (Al Monitor)

George Mikhail Egypt wants to support Sudan in ridding its school curricula of extremism, which was established under former Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and following...

(Israel/Iran) Netanyahu appoints his own Iran envoy in message to Biden (Al Monitor)

Rina Bassist Despite the growing presence of Europeans on the Iranian portfolio, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu estimates that the United States alone will be the...

(Turkey/PKK/USA) Blinken walks back State Department ambiguity over Turkish hostages killed in Iraq (Al Monitor)

Amberin Zaman After an earlier statement suggesting Washington didn't necessarily buy Ankara's narrative on the killings, the State Department today said that "PKK terrorists bear...

(Yemen) Lack of international pressure on Yemen’s Houthis could further complicate the war (Middle East Eye)

Barbara Bibbo Human rights violations against civilians and theological indoctrination by the Houthis have gone under-reported, experts say https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/us-reversal-terror-designation-yemens-houthis-could-further-complicate-war

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