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
Hamas Faces Financial Crisis After Egypt Tunnel Closures Hamas is struggling to pay the salaries of government employees as revenues from smuggling tunnels have drastically dropped due to closures by Egypt. Palestine
Iran’s Mixed Feelings About Egypt The coup against former President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood leads to questions about Iran-Hamas ties. Egypt
US Should Not Cut Aid to Egypt’s Military US military aid can sustain American leverage and assist Egypt’s democratic transition. Saudi Arabia
Erdogan’s Egyptian Obsession Turkey considers restoring deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood to power as an existential quest. Egypt
Yemen Divided Over Egypt Following the Egyptian army’s ouster of former President Mohammed Morsi, Yemeni political forces are divided in their views and alliances. Yemen
When Nasser Came to Tahrir Square Contrary to the 1952 revolution, Egyptian protesters who brought down the current regime will not succumb to slogans, but they demand a real change of living conditions and personal freedom. Egypt
Erdogan Plays Politics With Egypt's Coup The Turkish prime minister’s stance on Egypt is mostly about domestic politics. Egypt
Egypt’s Young Revolutionaries Uncertain About Future Many young Egyptians with the means to do so are leaving their country because of the instability and lack of jobs. Egypt
PFLP Supports Egypt Coup Palestine's main leftist party has broken with the official Palestinian stance of neutrality and endorsed the removal of Mohammed Morsi from power. Palestine
The Rise and Fall of Al Jazeera Al Jazeera has lost its reputation as a credible Arab media outlet. Egypt
Egyptian Army Enables Democratic Transition It is time to end the debate of whether what took place in Egypt was a coup or revolution. Egypt
Fatah Official Urges Hamas To Abandon Muslim Brotherhood Fatah senses Hamas' regional decline, and is urging it to focus its efforts on national reconciliation. Palestine
