Newsletter: FutureVerse LEAP’s comeback The fifth edition of the gathering offers a temperature check for the Gulf’s AI ambitions amid fallout from the US-Israel-Iran war. By Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
Xi makes first Egypt visit in decade as Cairo gets caught in US-China AI row China's Huawei last month submitted a bid to build advanced AI data centers and supply more than 2,000 AI chips for Egyptian government systems. Egypt
Analysis How Ethiopia’s new dams test Egypt’s ability to defend its Nile red lines Ethiopia’s water minister has emphasized the country’s plans to move forward with new Blue Nile dam construction, leaving Egypt to contend with the potential fallout. By Eli Siegel-Bernstein
Newsletter: Business & Tech Iran keeps Hormuz reopening on hold Traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remained low, with only five commodity vessels transiting the waterway on Tuesday, according to data from maritime tracking firm Kpler. By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
Egyptian Islamic Jihad founder: Annihilate terror groups or they annihilate you In an interview with Al-Monitor, Nabil Naeem, the founder and former leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, expresses concerns about the potential for a reconciliation between extremist groups and the state. Egypt
Egypt defends treatment of Ethiopian refugees Although Egypt has received Oromo refugees from Ethiopia, it says it is not showing favoritism toward either side or trying to take advantage of the discord. Egypt
Egypt’s 'Indiana Jones' says new theory on King Tut’s tomb is wrong In an interview with Al-Monitor, famed Egyptologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass discusses the problems facing antiquities in Egypt and expresses skepticism over reports of an additional chamber in King Tut’s tomb. Egypt
How calling out corruption cost this top Egyptian official his job President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s decision to fire Hisham Geneina, the head of the state’s top auditing authority, following Geneina’s statements on mass corruption in the country has caused controversy. Egypt
Why Iran wants Hamas to apologize Hamas representatives remain busy trying to repair relations with Egypt and Iran while not offending anyone in the Gulf. Legacy: Gulf
Will Egyptian parliament cut into the military's profit margin? The Egyptian army’s strength may hinder any attempt at limiting its economic activities. Egypt
Is this the man who will replace Abbas? It seems dismissed Fatah leader Mohammed Dahlan is expanding his regional and international influence to become the potential successor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Saudi Arabia
What the Egyptian Cabinet reshuffle means In a bid to revive his Cabinet’s role before addressing the parliament to earn confidence, Egyptian Prime Minister Sharif Ismail yielded to the parliament’s demands and announced a Cabinet reshuffle that included 10 portfolios. Egypt
Are ships really avoiding the Suez? Falling oil prices do not necessarily spell disaster for the Suez Canal. Egypt
Will Egypt-Hamas fallout hurt Palestinian reconciliation? Hamas appears to be making an effort to repair relations with Egypt, but it’s unclear whether the road runs both ways. Palestine
MP says Iran shuttered embassies over lack of funding According to one Iranian parliamentarian, financial issues were behind Iran's closing of a number of embassies, for which the Foreign Ministry has long complained of a lack of funding. Saudi Arabia
Egyptian state takes on independent trade unions After Egypt recently declared independent trade unions invalid, many groups said they will fight the decision on the grounds that it violates the constitution. Egypt
