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Syrians struggle with soaring prices as crisis challenges post-Assad recovery
End of subsidies and rising prices drive discontent, testing support for Ahmed al-Sharaa's government.
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Iraqi PM Ali al-Zaidi meets Ahmed al-Sharaa in historic Syria visit
Talks focused on enhancing trade, reviving Baniyas oil pipeline and achieving stability through cooperation.
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Ethiopia-Eritrea: Is there a risk of a wider conflict?
Concerns are mounting as Ethiopia and Eritrea inch closer to war. With Ethiopia now having taken control of the border town of Zalambessa, the fear is that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will send his troops into Eritrea. In Perspective, we spoke to Martin Plaut, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of London.
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Ethiopia's Abiy Ahmed appoints interim Tigray government
Abiy Ahmed's office said there would be elections held in Tigray within 6 months. The move comes after an escalation in fighting between federal forces and a rebel alliance.
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Tigray war may spill over to Eritrea — helped by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's rhetoric
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is consolidating power, but he must contend with a regional alliance opposing him and a Tigray conflict that could spill over into Eritrea.
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"The Golan will remain a Syrian territory": Syrian Charaa warns Israel at the UN
On Wednesday, the Syrian President recalled at the UN rostrum that the Golan Heights "will remain a Syrian territory" while Colombia recently acknowledged its annexation by Israel, joining the United States line. Ahmed al-Charaa also denounced Israeli military operations since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
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Ethiopian armed groups announce anti-government alliance
On the eve of International Peace Day, an Ethiopian rebel leader announced an alliance of seven armed groups with the stated objective of toppling Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ruling party and establishing a transitional government. The alliance consists of former enemies during the 2020 civil war that killed 600,000 people, and other armed groups from across the country, all fighting their own battles against federal troops. With the war in Sudan across the border, and several third parties like Eritrea siding with involved parties, there are fears of isolated armed conflicts in Ethiopia spill