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d a visit to Morocco and held meetings with King Mohammed VI and the elected government just before the new year. This visit brought together two of the Middle East's youngest leaders: Sheikh Tamim is in his early 30s and King Mohammed VI is 50. Agreements were signed during the visit to cover the Qatari share ($

elegation headed by former foreign secretary Jack Straw arrived in Tehran for consultations on the rapprochement. The delegation is set to meet with Ali Larijani (speaker of the Majlis) and Gholam Hossein Shafei (president of Iran's Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture). This visit is a sign

ot preoccupied with fighting for their interests in the maelstrom of regional disputes. Gerald Butt, a former BBC Middle East correspondent, covers the Middle East for the Church Times. Asharq Al Awsat Diverting the Blue Nile's course could take Africa to war Huda Al Husseini 24 Mar, 2014 -- Water wars, ma

sit to Tehran. Regional developments The resumption of relations between the two sides was announced March 10 by head of the Iranian Shura Council Ali Larijani, who said, "Iran is supporting Hamas on the grounds that it is a resistance movement. ... Our relationship with [Hamas] is good and has returned to

y of their sworn Shiite enemy, Iran, which destabilizes the region with terrorism and nuclear threats. For the Saudis, depriving the Russians of a Middle Eastern toehold is an added bonus. The two countries share a long-standing animus. In the 1970s, the Saudis used their enormous oil wealth to inflict pain

f Principlists essentially has tried to bring together all the three wings of principlism together and has candidates that represent, for example, Ali Larijani [speaker of the parliament] wing as well as other hardliners, while the Steadfastness Front has a list of hardliners, mostly followers of the EFTA