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April 11, 2026

Not radicalism but rivalry: Why autocrats fear the Brotherhood

The Washington Post has published many fine pieces over the years. This piece, published on March 25, 2026, entitled “The Mideast pushed out the Muslim Brotherhood. Here’s where it...

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April 11, 2026

US ‘clearing out’ Strait of Hormuz: Trump

The US has begun operations to clear out the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, Anadolu reports. “We’re now starting...

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April 11, 2026

Israel imposes restrictions in East Jerusalem amid Holy Saturday observances

Israeli forces turned parts of East Jerusalem, including Old City and Damascus Gate, into a militarized zone on Saturday, setting up checkpoints during Holy Saturday observances at the Church...

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April 11, 2026

Saudi Arabia, Qatar to provide $5B financial assistance to Pakistan amid debt repayment obligations to UAE

Saudi Arabia and Qatar will provide Pakistan $5 billion in financial assistance, enabling Islamabad to avert stress on the country’s weak foreign reserves while making external payments by June,...

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April 11, 2026

The illusion of a substitute: Turkey is not the region’s replacement for Iran

Whenever the question of Iranian influence in the Middle East arises, Turkey is often presented as a ready-made alternative. The logic seems straightforward: if Iran’s power diminishes, Ankara will...

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April 11, 2026

Pakistani Premier Sharif holds separate talks with US’ Vance, Iranian delegation ahead of Islamabad Talks

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday held separate talks with the US and Iranian delegations who are in the nation’s capital Islamabad to end the war that began...

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April 11, 2026

Islamabad and the end of easy empire

History, when it chooses to humiliate power, does not bother with elegance — it stages spectacle. Islamabad — a capital long patronized, managed, and dismissed — now hosts the...

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April 11, 2026

US-Iran talks to seek permanent ceasefire kick off in Islamabad

The first round of talks between the US and Iran opened in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday to seek a permanent ceasefire following a two-week temporary truce between...

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April 11, 2026

Israeli military activity in Lebanon continues despite talks scheduled for next week

Israeli army’s military activities in Lebanon continue despite an agreement between Tel Aviv and Beirut to hold a meeting on April 14 to secure a ceasefire and launch direct...

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April 11, 2026

Iraq: A gaping enigma and a global laughingstock

The Joke That Wrote Itself There is a particular category of political absurdity that defies satire, not because it is too subtle to mock, but because it is so...

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