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(L-R) Bloomberg Television's journalist Francine Lacqua, Singapore's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed al-Jadaan, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde, Co-chairman of the private equity firm of The Carlyle Group David Rubenstein, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala attend a session on the closing day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 19,

Analysis

From Davos, all roads lead to the Middle East

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on Sept. 22, 2023.

Analysis

Middle East hopes to weather storm before the calm

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Iranian mourners gather around coffins wrapped with the Iranian flags during the funeral ceremony of yesterday's explosion on Jan. 5, 2024, in Kerman, Iran.

Analysis

Israel-Hamas war gets personal for Iran

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

A view of Israeli troops along Israel's southern border with Gaza on Dec. 22, 2023 in southern Israel.

US, Arab partners raise the stakes for Israel in post-war Gaza

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images

Analysis

Does Hamas have a future after Gaza war?

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the Defense Department's budget request on Capitol Hill on June 17, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Interview

US senator calls for holding Israel accountable if it doesn’t limit civilian casualties

Omar Olama

Interview

Fear shouldn’t overtake rationality in approach to artificial intelligence, says UAE AI minister

United Arab Emirates

Palestinians families fleeing Gaza City and other parts of northern Gaza towards the southern areas, walk along a highway on Nov. 9, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.

Analysis

Not your parents’ Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

11/03/2023 Tehran, Iran. In a pro-government rally in the Islamic Republic of Iran, people gathered at Imam Hossein Square in Tehran on November 3, 2023, to watch Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah's speech regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict. Among the crowd, Lebanon's Hezbollah flags and Palestinian flags were proudly waved. During the speech in Beirut, Nasrallah addressed the Israeli army's attack on Gaza and issued a warning to Israel about a potential attack on Lebanon. (Photo by Hossein Beri

Analysis

Hezbollah's Nasrallah signals restraint, keeps options open in Gaza war

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Gaza rubble

Analysis

Gaza needs integration, not isolation, after Israel-Hamas war

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

US President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Thursday on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Russian invasion of Ukraine

On Israel-Hamas war, Biden puts Iran on notice as it bides its time

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti

Gaza fighting

'We are living a real doomsday': Gaza residents with nowhere to hide from Israel’s looming incursion

Week in Review

Andrew Parasiliti

Week in Review , Andrew Parasiliti