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
Brotherhood Document Blames Israel, Iran, Gulf for Egypt Coup An internal Muslim Brotherhood document blames external forces for Egypt's coup without noting a single error by Mohammed Morsi. Egypt
Why Egyptians Don’t Like America US popularity is sinking to new lows after the June 30 demonstrations that led to the ouster of Mohammed Morsi. Egypt
FC Barcelona Teaches Lesson of Coexistence The legendary FC Barcelona soccer team enthused the West Bank and Israel during its peace tour on Aug. 3-4. Egypt
Egyptian Unrest Rattles Rafah Palestinians Regular clashes between the Egyptian army and militants on Gaza's border are terrifying Palestinian residents in Rafah. Palestine
Seized Documents Suggest Fatah Plotted to Frame Hamas in Egypt Hamas has leaked internal Fatah documents it says proves that its rival was trying to frame it in Egypt's political crisis. Palestine
The Road Map That Egypt Needs A number of conditions could break the deadly stalemate in Egypt and produce a smooth transition. Egypt
Engel: Sanctions, Not Rouhani, Only Chance for Iran Deal Eliot Engel, ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, discusses sanctions on Iran, his support for missile strikes against Syrian airfields and the need to maintain US military assistance to Egypt. Egypt
Egyptian Crisis Reduces Friction Between Israel and Hamas Both Israel and the Hamas government in Gaza have an interest in preventing a further deterioration on the Egyptian border. Palestine
Egypt’s Military Shows No Restraint Egypt’s political factions may soon regret their deal with the military as a pact with the devil in unseating deposed President Mohammed Morsi. Egypt
Israel, US Navigate Slow Trend To Arab Democracy The US and Israel continue to be surprised by events in Egypt and Syria. Egypt
Turkey’s Twitter 'Fenos' Work to Marginalize Critics Women journalists, in particular, face the wrath of pro-AKP pundits. Egypt
