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Omar Shariff, Deputy GCC/Middle East Editor
Articles from the author
Algeria: Secret political games
In past few months, composition of ‘powers that be’ has been changed
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Why Al Shabab continues to attack Kenya
Kenya is social, political, economic and media hub of East Africa
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Why Israel is repeatedly attacking Syria
Just as Iran used war to open new front, Tel Aviv saw it as chance to go after Tehran
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Zanzibar: A slice of Oman in East Africa
Archipelago was so central to Oman that in 1840 capital was moved from Muscat to Zanzibar
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Al Bashir’s Syria visit to ‘reclaim Arab role’
Non-Arab guarantors are seemingly making deals over Arabs’ heads in Syria
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Russia role in Libya more nuanced than it seems
Moscow more keen to revive arms sales and fight terror than exert pressure on Europe
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US envoy: Syria war region’s core disaster
Washington seeks removal of Iranian forces from Syria, and irreversible political process
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All you need to know about BDS movement
Israel has invested millions to counter growing influence of boycott movement
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Iran defiant as US vows relentless measures
Washington’s goal is zero imports of Iranian oil, US Iran envoy tells journalists
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Iran has bitten off more than it can chew
It is a testament to recklessness of Iranian security establishment that it is willing to alienate France, which is one of the main backers of the nuclear deal
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‘The Angel’ review: Ashraf Marwan story retold
Story of Egyptian arms dealer, who was believed to be an Israeli spy as well as an Egyptian double agent, is told from an Israeli perspective
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US in ‘consolidation phase’ in Daesh fight
Transparent military-to-military ties between coalition states crucial, says US general
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