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Analysis: China and Pakistan have vowed closer cooperation in Afghanistan as Beijing seeks to protect its long-term interests amid the Taliban's resurgence.
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Analysis: Hezbollah's shadow financial system, developed in response to long-lasting sanctions, has placed the group in a favourable position amid Lebanon's economic crisis.
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Analysis: Israel's new government has signalled a willingness to reconnect with the EU, but questions remain over whether Tel Aviv will cut ties cultivated by Netanyahu with populist and far-right leaders.
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With the first anniversary of the Beirut Port tragedy and Lebanon's myriad of problems continuing to deteriorate, the reopening of art galleries in Beirut's Mark Mikhael district offers a flickering hope of normality in Lebanon.
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03 August, 2021
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