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I t was born as the Islamic Resistance Movement. It is more usually known by its Arabic acronym, Hamas. But talks taking ...

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T here had been hopes that Alassane Ouattara, Ivory Coast’s 83-year-old president, might make good on his promise to step ...

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Hizbullah’s grip on the state has never looked weaker. Many of its leaders are dead. Its armoury is depleted. It has lost ...

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