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Global shipping at risk: Strait of Hormuz closure sparks energy crisis annahar.com International Maritime Organization warns naval escorts won’t fully protect vessels as supply chains scramble and inflation fears rise amid Middle East tensions. Follow the latest News and views from the Middle East and the region
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Jordan's Precision Strikes on Arms and Drug Networks
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An attack that tests the new Syria
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Lebanon downplays presence of Assad regime remnants, cites ongoing security coordination
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Lebanon between managed calm and regional bargain
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Lebanon’s cycle of wars and the shadow of armed power
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Syria and Lebanon: From shared history to strategic choices
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The forgotten battlefield: Lebanon’s role in the U.S.-Iran-Israel standoff
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