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Hamas will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over

Middle East TA | AP Insight - January 11, 2026.

Hamas said it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a Palestinian technocratic leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered...

The EU is integrating Jordan into its security system

EU Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - January 11, 2026.

On 8 January in Amman, the European Union and Jordan agreed to establish a formal security and defence dialogue. This decision, confirmed in a joint statement...

How deep are the economic roots of the protests in Iran?

Middle East Djavad Salehi-Isfahani - January 10, 2026.

The protests that erupted in Tehran on December 28 and quickly spread across Iran were triggered by a specific grievance: the collapse of the country’s...

How much real support does Reza Pahlavi have in his homeland?

Middle East TA | AP Insight - January 9, 2026.

He has been in exile for nearly 50 years. His father — Iran’s shah — was so widely hated that millions took to the streets...

Iran’s leaders left wondering if they are next after Venezuela

Middle East Sharmila Devi - January 9, 2026.

Are Iran’s theocratic leaders in Washington’s crosshairs after the US abducted Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro?  The US has threatened a number of other countries in recent...

Slow economic recovery playing havoc with German politics

EU Ferry Biedermann - January 8, 2026.

Germany is this year expected to technically break a three-year streak of economic stagnation but only with a meagre average 1 per cent growth forecast....

UK, Europe face fresh threat as Trump focus switches from Venezuela to Greenland

UK Harvey Morris - January 7, 2026.

A golden rule of British diplomacy is to avoid public disputes with the United States, with the proviso that it does not always work. The doctrine...

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