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Insurgents fear Trump will cut US funding to opposition forces
The gap between rich and poor nations narrows as the sources of dynamism in high-income economies slow, writes Martin Wolf
Israeli PM’s summit with ‘Visegrad’ members aimed at bolstering their standing within bloc
Hard-won reputation as haven of business stability in restive region in jeopardy
Move comes hours after the president affirmed the nuclear deal he vowed to scrap
Metal detectors installed at sensitive Jerusalem site after killing of policemen
Anwar Gargash dismisses report claiming senior officials discussed the plan
Hossein Fereydoun’s arrest comes amid further polarisation of Iran’s political establishment
Critics say new homes will further alter East Jerusalem’s delicate demographics
Apax-owned money manager has become too big a fish for its small pond
Escalating dispute threatens plans to reinvent oil-based economies
Agreement to stem financing insufficient to lift blockade, says Gulf quartet
Move to help stop jihadis such as Isis financing terror through trade in stolen art
Eight-month campaign displaces almost 1m people and lays Iraq’s second city to waste
Choice of Avi Gabbay to head Zionist Union likened to rise of Emmanuel Macron
The Islamist group has declared war on Egyptian Christians, hoping to take advantage of rising religious tension in the country
US secretary of state seeks to resolve crisis that pits US allies against one another
Opponents fear jihadi group has laid groundwork to reinvigorate its insurgency
Critics say policies risk creating a Muslim Alcatraz and stronger extremist networks
Battle to capture the extremists’ final footholds as state forces reach the Tigris
Aim is to calm area most at risk of triggering a regional escalation of the conflict
