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Commentary: Post-war Armenia – New remedies for old maladies
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Commentary: Post-war Armenia – New remedies for old maladies

18 February 2021
Armenia's asymmetric dependence on Russia has cost it dearly, especially during the recent Karabakh war, argues Alexander Petrosyan in this commentary for commonspace.eu. Two projects – the Iran-Armenia railway, and the Iran-Armenia-Georgia gas pipeline – can help restore the balance, he contends.
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Azerbaijan to spend $59 billion to rehabilitate territories, but development also requires peace
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Azerbaijan to spend $59 billion to rehabilitate territories, but development also requires peace

17 February 2021
Azerbaijan plans to spend up to $59 billion over the next ten years to rehabilitate the territories it has recently taken back after being for decades under Armenian control. It is a huge sum even for an oil rich country, but for President Ilham Aliyev developing the new territories now has become the primary mission of his presidency.
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Bahrain looks forward to reopening of King Fahd Causeway to ease post-Covid economic recovery
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Bahrain looks forward to reopening of King Fahd Causeway to ease post-Covid economic recovery

16 February 2021
Bahrain expects a quick return to pre-pandemic levels in tourist arrivals when the Gulf island nation reopens the King Fahd Causeway which links it to Saudi Arabia. The causeway was scheduled to open on 31 March, but that has now been delayed to 17 May. The causeway has been closed since 8 March of last year. 
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Rocket attack on US base in Erbil
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Rocket attack on US base in Erbil

16 February 2021
The northern Iraqi city of Erbil, in the country's autonomous Kurdish region, faced a tense night after rockets struck the area between Erbil international airport and the nearby base hosting US troops on late Monday. The attack killed one contractor working with the US coalition and wounded at least eight other people, according to Iraqi and coalition officials. 
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South Ossetian leader summoned to Moscow amid simmering political crisis in the territory (Updated)
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South Ossetian leader summoned to Moscow amid simmering political crisis in the territory (Updated)

16 February 2021
The leader of the self-declared Republic of South Ossetia has gone to Moscow amid a simmering political crisis in the territory, which seceded from Georgia. South Ossetia is currently gripped in a political crisis following the death in police detention of a young Ossetian, which sparked public protests and a boycott of parliament by some MPs.