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Strategic Depth or Strategic Dilemma: Israel - Türkiye Competition in Syria’s Post-War TheaterIntroduction The Syrian civil war has long transformed the region into a fragmented geopolitical chessboard, attracting the involvement of regional and global powers. With the recent collapse of effective centralized control by the Assad regime in late 2024, a new phaseContinue Reading
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Military Scenarios for Iran in Response to a Possible U.S. and Israeli Strike on Nuclear FacilitiesThe prospect of a direct military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America stands as one of the most complex and consequential security scenarios in contemporary geopolitics. Historical precedents, Iran’s asymmetric capabilities, and theContinue Reading
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Picking the fights: EU security challenges and threats as of 13 April 2025At the end of 2023, European Union’s (EU) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Terms was estimated at current $ 26.43 trillion, still below $ 27.72 trillion estimation for the United States of America (US), but inContinue Reading
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Public Protests in Morocco: Rising Discontent Against Israel’s Gaza Offensive and U.S. PoliciesPhoto: Large Protest in Morocco Calls for End to Israel Ties, Supports Gaza In early April 2025, Morocco witnessed some of its most significant demonstrations in recent months, as tens of thousands of Moroccans gathered in Rabat to protest Israel’s militaryContinue Reading
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Moroccan Sahara: Diplomatic and Regional Shifts Reshaping the Balance of PowerThe Moroccan Sahara remains one of the most contentious issues on the global stage, a complex conflict shaped by geopolitical interests, regional dynamics, and shifting diplomatic alliances. Recently, however, this issue has seen pivotal changes that could potentially reshape theContinue Reading
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Back-channel & Iran nuclear dealIRAN is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and continues to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Iranian ruling elite frequently reiterates its principled stance to remain a party to the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state. However, theContinue Reading
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Gaza Reconstruction Plan: OngoingThe Arab plan for the reconstruction of Gaza is facing significant challenges from the U.S. and Israel after positioning itself as a viable alternative to Trump’s Riviera. The Cairo Summit, organized by the Arab League, ended in the formulation of aContinue Reading
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International Qods Day: A Day for Justice and SolidarityIn the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful International Qods Day, observed annually on the last Friday of Ramadan, has become a day of international significance for those who stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. This yearContinue Reading
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Pakistan’s pursuit of nuclear energy is essential to its futurePakistan’s civilian nuclear industry is undergoing a steady expansion and up-gradation driven by energy security, socio-economic development imperatives, and its UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Though it is not indigenously developing next-generation fission and fusion reactors, it is enlarging itsContinue Reading
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Russia’s Sale of Su-57 to Algeria: A Surprise for NATO and EuropeOn 12 February, 2025, Algerian Air Force confirmed to acquire Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets and personnel training have been taken place in Russia. Algeria, as Africa’s energy hub for Europe, has a history of tensions with France, Spain, andContinue Reading
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Türkiye’s Kurdish Question and the PKK CeasefirePhoto Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces; SDF fighters celebrating their victory in the Battle of Raqqa against ISIS with a portrait of PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan in the background, mid-October 2017 On March 1, 2025, two days after imprisoned leader Abdullah Öcalan called on theContinue Reading
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Ambassadors of OIC and Arab Group countries hosts Iftar Dinner with PM CiolacuAmbassadors and envoys of countries representing members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab Group in Romania on Tuesday (March, 03, 2025) hosted an Iftar dinner attended by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and other high-ranking officials ofContinue Reading
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The EU-Tunisia Migration Pact: A Fragile Partnership Under StrainPhoto: flags of EU and Tunisia The European Union’s (EU) migration policies have long sought to balance control with cooperation, aiming to curb irregular migration while fostering diplomatic ties with transit countries. In July 2023, the EU and Tunisia signed aContinue Reading
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The Escalating Dynamics of Iran, Israel and the US: What Could Happen Next?Image Credit: Manuel Augusto Moreno, Getty Images The adversarial relationship between Iran and Israel has deep historical roots, tracing back more tough to the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran. Prior to the revolution, Iran under the Shah was a tacit allyContinue Reading
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“Multipolarization” and global affairs: an informal and by no means an exhaustive review of Munich Security Report 2025The 2025 report associated to Munich Security Conference is titled “Multipolarization”, a recuring theme throughout the publication that acknowledges and identifies a major transformation at global level that has the potential to impact security. Except first chapter, all sections of thisContinue Reading
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Oman – recent macroeconomic developments and mid-run outlookWith a nominal GDP estimated by International Monetary Fund (IMF)[1] at around USD 107bn in 2024 (around 0.1% of the world economy) Oman is in the middle of an unprecedented transformation process, in the context of the implementation of theContinue Reading
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Note from the Ambassador On the Occasion of 46th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of IranHE Dr. Seyed Hossein Sadat Meidani delivers the speech on the Occasion of 46th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran at Rapsodia Hall, the Grand Hotel Bucharest, Romania, on 6 February 2024. بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم Note by H.E. Dr. SeyedContinue Reading
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The Geopolitical Implications of Trump’s Gaza Relocation Proposal: A Call for ActionPhoto: US President Donald Trump along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint press conference In Washington on February 04, 2025. Introduction: To Name is to Dominate In the annals of colonial history, the act of naming has been aContinue Reading
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Ruling Through Ranks: The Civil-Military Struggle in Rebuilding SyriaPhoto: Ahmad al-Sharaa, the commander-in-chief of the Military Operations Department Syria’s - reconstruction is unfolding within a broader struggle between militarization and civil governance, reflecting a deeper historical pattern in post-conflict states where security imperatives often override political institutionalization. As securityContinue Reading
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Recent macroeconomic developments and outlook for MENA – the perspective of the World BankIn mid-January 2025 the World Bank (2025, a)[1] released the first edition of this year of the macroeconomic report, Global Economic Prospects, entitled “Emerging and Developing Economies in the 21st Century”. This report includes the macroeconomic forecasts for 2025-2026 for theContinue Reading
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Recent macroeconomic developments and outlook for ChinaThe macroeconomic climate improved in China (the second largest economy in the world, with a nominal dimension of over USD 18tn in 2024) at the end of last year, an evolution supported by several factors, including the gradual acceleration ofContinue Reading
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Trump 2.0: Domestic revival & foreign ambitionsDonald Trump was sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2024. He returns to office with a sound mandate, a fresh team and complete control over the Senate and House of Representatives. In his inaugural address, President TrumpContinue Reading
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Strategic Partnerships in Action: The Political Economy of Turkey-Qatar Alliance in Syria’s ReconstructionPhoto: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met in Ankara in December 2024, https://www.aa.com.tr/ Introduction Turkey-Qatar relations remain exceptionally strong despite ongoing geopolitical challenges, significantly influencing the region’s political and economic dynamics. Both stateContinue Reading
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Market Power or Normative Influence? The EU's Role in the MENA RegionSource of photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/ The European Union’s unique nature as a global actor has sparked extensive debate about its international role and influence. Traditionally viewed as a "civilian power," as first conceptualized by François Duchêne in the 1970s, this perspective hasContinue Reading
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A Month After Assad: Critical Observations and Future DirectionsSource of photo: www.scmp.com After over five decades of authoritarian rule and thirteen harsh years of civil war, the Assad regime experienced a remarkably swift and unexpected collapse on December 8, 2024, occurring in less than two weeks. The Syrian civilContinue Reading
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The President Donald Trump's Middle East PolicySource of photo: https://futureuae.com/ Donald Trump’s re-election triumph marks a turning point in the way American foreign policy is approached in the face of the intensifying and widening conflicts in the Middle East. By returning to the “America First” Doctrine, theContinue Reading
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The Legal Framework of Lebanon’s Presidential ElectionsSource of photo: Wikipedia, Lebanese President Joseph AOUN In the past five years, Lebanon has faced continuous crises and difficulties. A severe economic collapse in 2019 provoked tremendous financial repercussions. These repercussions manifested in; the deterioration of the Lebanese currency value,Continue Reading
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Gulf's energy future: a balance of fossil fuels and solar powerDespite being widely known as crude oil exporters, the Persian Gulf countries, such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, aim to significantly strengthen their green energy sectors. Some of them even hope to eventually lead the globalContinue Reading
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Silk Roads to Starry Skies: China's Role in Shaping Middle Eastern Space ProgramsAs part of their efforts to diversify away from an oil-based economy, Middle Eastern countries have increased their spending on space exploration and technology in recent years. When considering the international actors that are contributing to this trend, China comesContinue Reading
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Israel’s Security Dilemma: Analysing the Role of External Actors and the Potential Impact of a Trump PresidencyPresident Biden Meets with President Netanyahu. Credit: Getty Images In October 2023, the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Sunni Islamist group Hamas saw a dramatic escalation when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. Described asContinue Reading
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Strategic Depth or Strategic Dilemma: Israel - Türkiye Competition in Syria’s Post-War TheaterIntroduction The Syrian civil war has long transformed the region into a fragmented geopolitical chessboard, attracting the involvement of regional and global powers. With the recent collapse of effective centralized control by the Assad regime in late 2024, a new phaseContinue Reading
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Military Scenarios for Iran in Response to a Possible U.S. and Israeli Strike on Nuclear FacilitiesThe prospect of a direct military confrontation between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America stands as one of the most complex and consequential security scenarios in contemporary geopolitics. Historical precedents, Iran’s asymmetric capabilities, and theContinue Reading
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Picking the fights: EU security challenges and threats as of 13 April 2025At the end of 2023, European Union’s (EU) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Terms was estimated at current $ 26.43 trillion, still below $ 27.72 trillion estimation for the United States of America (US), but inContinue Reading
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Public Protests in Morocco: Rising Discontent Against Israel’s Gaza Offensive and U.S. PoliciesPhoto: Large Protest in Morocco Calls for End to Israel Ties, Supports Gaza In early April 2025, Morocco witnessed some of its most significant demonstrations in recent months, as tens of thousands of Moroccans gathered in Rabat to protest Israel’s militaryContinue Reading
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Moroccan Sahara: Diplomatic and Regional Shifts Reshaping the Balance of PowerThe Moroccan Sahara remains one of the most contentious issues on the global stage, a complex conflict shaped by geopolitical interests, regional dynamics, and shifting diplomatic alliances. Recently, however, this issue has seen pivotal changes that could potentially reshape theContinue Reading
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Back-channel & Iran nuclear dealIRAN is a member of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and continues to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The Iranian ruling elite frequently reiterates its principled stance to remain a party to the NPT as a non-nuclear weapon state. However, theContinue Reading
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Gaza Reconstruction Plan: OngoingThe Arab plan for the reconstruction of Gaza is facing significant challenges from the U.S. and Israel after positioning itself as a viable alternative to Trump’s Riviera. The Cairo Summit, organized by the Arab League, ended in the formulation of aContinue Reading
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International Qods Day: A Day for Justice and SolidarityIn the name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful International Qods Day, observed annually on the last Friday of Ramadan, has become a day of international significance for those who stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. This yearContinue Reading
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Pakistan’s pursuit of nuclear energy is essential to its futurePakistan’s civilian nuclear industry is undergoing a steady expansion and up-gradation driven by energy security, socio-economic development imperatives, and its UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Though it is not indigenously developing next-generation fission and fusion reactors, it is enlarging itsContinue Reading
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Russia’s Sale of Su-57 to Algeria: A Surprise for NATO and EuropeOn 12 February, 2025, Algerian Air Force confirmed to acquire Russian fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jets and personnel training have been taken place in Russia. Algeria, as Africa’s energy hub for Europe, has a history of tensions with France, Spain, andContinue Reading
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Türkiye’s Kurdish Question and the PKK CeasefirePhoto Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_Democratic_Forces; SDF fighters celebrating their victory in the Battle of Raqqa against ISIS with a portrait of PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan in the background, mid-October 2017 On March 1, 2025, two days after imprisoned leader Abdullah Öcalan called on theContinue Reading
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Ambassadors of OIC and Arab Group countries hosts Iftar Dinner with PM CiolacuAmbassadors and envoys of countries representing members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab Group in Romania on Tuesday (March, 03, 2025) hosted an Iftar dinner attended by Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu and other high-ranking officials ofContinue Reading
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The EU-Tunisia Migration Pact: A Fragile Partnership Under StrainPhoto: flags of EU and Tunisia The European Union’s (EU) migration policies have long sought to balance control with cooperation, aiming to curb irregular migration while fostering diplomatic ties with transit countries. In July 2023, the EU and Tunisia signed aContinue Reading
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The Escalating Dynamics of Iran, Israel and the US: What Could Happen Next?Image Credit: Manuel Augusto Moreno, Getty Images The adversarial relationship between Iran and Israel has deep historical roots, tracing back more tough to the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran. Prior to the revolution, Iran under the Shah was a tacit allyContinue Reading
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“Multipolarization” and global affairs: an informal and by no means an exhaustive review of Munich Security Report 2025The 2025 report associated to Munich Security Conference is titled “Multipolarization”, a recuring theme throughout the publication that acknowledges and identifies a major transformation at global level that has the potential to impact security. Except first chapter, all sections of thisContinue Reading
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Oman – recent macroeconomic developments and mid-run outlookWith a nominal GDP estimated by International Monetary Fund (IMF)[1] at around USD 107bn in 2024 (around 0.1% of the world economy) Oman is in the middle of an unprecedented transformation process, in the context of the implementation of theContinue Reading
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Note from the Ambassador On the Occasion of 46th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of IranHE Dr. Seyed Hossein Sadat Meidani delivers the speech on the Occasion of 46th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran at Rapsodia Hall, the Grand Hotel Bucharest, Romania, on 6 February 2024. بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم Note by H.E. Dr. SeyedContinue Reading
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The Geopolitical Implications of Trump’s Gaza Relocation Proposal: A Call for ActionPhoto: US President Donald Trump along with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint press conference In Washington on February 04, 2025. Introduction: To Name is to Dominate In the annals of colonial history, the act of naming has been aContinue Reading
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Ruling Through Ranks: The Civil-Military Struggle in Rebuilding SyriaPhoto: Ahmad al-Sharaa, the commander-in-chief of the Military Operations Department Syria’s - reconstruction is unfolding within a broader struggle between militarization and civil governance, reflecting a deeper historical pattern in post-conflict states where security imperatives often override political institutionalization. As securityContinue Reading
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Recent macroeconomic developments and outlook for MENA – the perspective of the World BankIn mid-January 2025 the World Bank (2025, a)[1] released the first edition of this year of the macroeconomic report, Global Economic Prospects, entitled “Emerging and Developing Economies in the 21st Century”. This report includes the macroeconomic forecasts for 2025-2026 for theContinue Reading
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Recent macroeconomic developments and outlook for ChinaThe macroeconomic climate improved in China (the second largest economy in the world, with a nominal dimension of over USD 18tn in 2024) at the end of last year, an evolution supported by several factors, including the gradual acceleration ofContinue Reading
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Trump 2.0: Domestic revival & foreign ambitionsDonald Trump was sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2024. He returns to office with a sound mandate, a fresh team and complete control over the Senate and House of Representatives. In his inaugural address, President TrumpContinue Reading
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Strategic Partnerships in Action: The Political Economy of Turkey-Qatar Alliance in Syria’s ReconstructionPhoto: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met in Ankara in December 2024, https://www.aa.com.tr/ Introduction Turkey-Qatar relations remain exceptionally strong despite ongoing geopolitical challenges, significantly influencing the region’s political and economic dynamics. Both stateContinue Reading
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Market Power or Normative Influence? The EU's Role in the MENA RegionSource of photo: https://en.wikipedia.org/ The European Union’s unique nature as a global actor has sparked extensive debate about its international role and influence. Traditionally viewed as a "civilian power," as first conceptualized by François Duchêne in the 1970s, this perspective hasContinue Reading
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A Month After Assad: Critical Observations and Future DirectionsSource of photo: www.scmp.com After over five decades of authoritarian rule and thirteen harsh years of civil war, the Assad regime experienced a remarkably swift and unexpected collapse on December 8, 2024, occurring in less than two weeks. The Syrian civilContinue Reading
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The President Donald Trump's Middle East PolicySource of photo: https://futureuae.com/ Donald Trump’s re-election triumph marks a turning point in the way American foreign policy is approached in the face of the intensifying and widening conflicts in the Middle East. By returning to the “America First” Doctrine, theContinue Reading
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The Legal Framework of Lebanon’s Presidential ElectionsSource of photo: Wikipedia, Lebanese President Joseph AOUN In the past five years, Lebanon has faced continuous crises and difficulties. A severe economic collapse in 2019 provoked tremendous financial repercussions. These repercussions manifested in; the deterioration of the Lebanese currency value,Continue Reading
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Gulf's energy future: a balance of fossil fuels and solar powerDespite being widely known as crude oil exporters, the Persian Gulf countries, such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman, aim to significantly strengthen their green energy sectors. Some of them even hope to eventually lead the globalContinue Reading
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Silk Roads to Starry Skies: China's Role in Shaping Middle Eastern Space ProgramsAs part of their efforts to diversify away from an oil-based economy, Middle Eastern countries have increased their spending on space exploration and technology in recent years. When considering the international actors that are contributing to this trend, China comesContinue Reading
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Israel’s Security Dilemma: Analysing the Role of External Actors and the Potential Impact of a Trump PresidencyPresident Biden Meets with President Netanyahu. Credit: Getty Images In October 2023, the longstanding conflict between Israel and the Sunni Islamist group Hamas saw a dramatic escalation when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip. Described asContinue Reading
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