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
Egypt Should Preserve Unity Among Disparate Parties The Egyptian government needs some political panache. Egypt
Israel-Egypt Forge New Ties Over Sinai The United States is no longer the glue between Israel and Egypt. Egypt
How Did Turkey Lose Egypt? Statements by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the coup in Egypt have set back Egyptian diplomacy and popularity with the Egyptian street. Egypt
Turkish Opposition Builds Bridge to Egypt Two prominent diplomats affiliated with the Republican People's Party are trying to repair ties between Ankara and Cairo. Egypt
Hamas Emphasizes Resistance Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades have held two military parades in recent weeks and intensified its resistance rhetoric as problems with Egypt and Israel escalate. Palestine
Egypt Strives to Revive Tourism Sector With Egypt’s most vital economic sector, tourism, at record lows since revolution, the new government is launching a number of initiatives to attract tourists. Egypt
The Uncertain Fate Of Egypt’s Political Parties A special report on the status of Egypt’s political parties in transition. Egypt
Nile Water Dispute Stymies Egypt Reset with African Union Egypt's relations with Africa remain cool despite a diplomatic campaign by Cairo to reboot ties. Egypt
Egypt Accuses Islamic Jihad Of Arms Smuggling in Sinai Egypt's army has for the first time accused the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad of armed involvement in the Sinai. Palestine
Turkey’s Policies Defied By Latest Twists in Syria Turkey seems to be on the wrong side of events in Egypt and Syria. Egypt
Sinai Tribal Leader Rejects Gaza Buffer Zone The head of the Sinai Tribes Union has thrown his support behind Gaza as Egypt's army tightens its blockade on the Hamas-ruled territory. Palestine
Remembering the Failures Of the Yom Kippur War The legacy of "failure" in the Yom Kippur War still affects Israel's political and military leadership. Egypt
