Chabahar was destined to become a player in geopolitical and economic manoeuvring between China, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Central Asian states even without the re-imposition of sanctions.

Opinion: Iran’s Chabahar port is where Asian and Middle Eastern rivalries collide

With Erdogan likely to emerge victorious in Sunday's election despite the opposition posing its most serious challenge to date, Perincek looks set to be a winner even if he does not make it into parliament.

Opinion: Eurasianism wins in Turkey even if ideologue loses election

The Moroccan boycott grew out of months of daily protests in the country's impoverished northern Rif region that the government tried to squash with a carrot-and-stick approach that involved the arrest of hundreds of people

Opinion: Morocco may have lost the World Cup but could lead the way in protest

Saudi Arabia is playing in the World Cup finals for the first time in more than a decade

Opinion: Saudi Arabia drags geopolitical baggage on to the World Cup pitch

UAE Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed is known for his intense opposition to political Islam, including the Brotherhood.

Opinion: Mahathir's reforms could put Saudi Arabia and the UAE on the spot

For its part, India, despite being dependent on energy from the Gulf, has vowed to keep trading with Iran irrespective of the fallout from US sanctions.

Opinion: How much solidarity with Iran can the China-led SCO afford?

The UAE-Egypt-Chechnya alliance may have produced economic benefits but appears to have done little to improve the tarnished image of the Russian republic or Mr. Kadyrov himself

Opinion: Football World Cup offers Chechnya opportunity to play Middle Eastern politics

Pakistan has repeatedly put Saeed under house arrest, only to release him on court orders that asserted that there was insufficient evidence against him.

Opinion: What to do with Hafiz Saeed? Pakistan and China grope for ambiguity

Leveraging its experience, an effort by China together with Russia and Europe that keeps the Iranian nuclear deal in place

Opinion: Playing US sanctions - China walks a fine line in Iran

A Saudi Moroccan soccer spat speaks volumes about the depth of change in the Arab world

Opinion: Saudi Moroccan soccer spat symbolises the Arab world’s new politics

Some bankers and financial executives have, moreover, reportedly been detained at UAE airports because they had Qatari visas.

Opinion: Gulf crisis escalates as major corporations are forced to take sides

Algeria has long seen Saudi-inspired quietist strands of Salafism that preach unreserved obedience to a Muslim ruler as a way of countering expressions of popular discontent and more militant strands of Islam

Opinion: Algerian controversy over Salafism puts government control of religion on the spot

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