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Russia’s Lebanese Matryoshka Doll

Middle East
The fact that Prime Minister Hariri received a royal reception at Moscow airport, with President Putin's special representative in the Middle East and North Africa Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, Deputy Chief of Protocol in the Russian government Ambassador Kuznetsov, and the Lebanese ambassador to Moscow in attendance, is no minor detail.

Does Anyone Care? It’s Time to Break the Silence on Palestine

Middle East
Should they be surprised by the deafening silence in the West, the lack of solidarity and guilty conscience of the leaders of the Arab Gulf, or the disturbing silence of the Asian and North African countries? It seems, again, for the umpteenth time, most Arab countries prioritize close ties with the United States and Israel over speaking up against the apartheid state of Israel and its ongoing violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.

Russia in the Middle East: From Arms to Mercenaries

Opinion
Despite Moscow testing a wide spectrum of weaponry and military hardware in Syria, this has not translated into an uptick of its military exports to the Middle East and Northern Africa, a region which occupies a special place for Russia to expand its military-technical cooperation with countries around the globe.

France’s Endless War in the Sahel

World
"Read: French Commission Report Admits France’s Responsibility in the Rwanda GenocideFor General Riho Terras, a member of the European Parliament (European People's Party, EPP) who commanded the first forces deployed by Estonia to Africa in 2018, it is also a matter of Estonia gaining value in the eyes of its most powerful Western partners.

Two-State Solution for Cyprus Difficult, But Not Impossible

Opinion
Read: US Lifts Arms Embargo on Cyprus, But Only Selling SmokeWith its strategy in North Africa in tatters and its bases in Lebanon exposed to the dangers of what some may say is already a failed state, France is desperate to consolidate its standing in the region, and is doing so by riding the wave of European solidarity with Greece and the Greek Cypriots.