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
Iraqi Kurdistan's Islamist Parties Condemn Egyptian Coup The Kurdistan Region of Iraq’s Islamist parties consider the coup that ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi a setback for democracy. Egypt
Tamarod Comes to Palestine Hamas and Fatah are exchanging accusations over Egypt, while a Tamarod social media movement gathers steam in Palestine. Palestine
Muslim Brotherhood Missing From Egypt’s Road Map Egypt’s liberals might miss the Brotherhood as the Salafist Nour Party has taken a key role in the transition. Egypt
Turkey Has Role to Play in Egypt Turkey could be well-positioned to assist Egypt’s democratic transition, if it can shift its role from partisan to mediator. Egypt
US Should Strive for Clarity in Egypt The Obama administration might revisit US President Harry Truman’s approach to the Egyptian crisis of 1952. Egypt
Post-Morsi Egypt: Gulf In, Turkey Out Turkey held a positive image among many anti-Morsi protesters but is emerging as a loser with its diplomatic campaign to reinstate the deposed Egyptian president. Egypt
The Egyptian Who Wants To Tell Israelis the Truth Hiba Hamdi Abu Sayyaf, a Cairo resident, has conquered the heart of Israelis, speaking to them in their language and explaining to them the complexity of her culture and the desire for peace. Egypt
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Unfazed by Egypt Crisis Palestinian Islamic Jihad is maintaining its approach of strict neutrality concerning regional developments including Egypt's latest crisis. Palestine
Hamas Feigns Optimism As Gaza Limps Toward Crisis Though Hamas downplays the effects on Gaza of the unrest in Egypt and the closure of the Rafah crossing, economists worry that conditions in the Strip are about to reach a new low. Palestine
Russia Steers Conservative, Steady Course in Middle East Unlike the United States, Russia can walk away from the Middle East at any time. Egypt
Gulf States Embrace Post-Brotherhood Egypt Gulf states are lining up to support Egypt after President Mohammed Morsi's ouster, including more than $8 billion in financial assistance, but should do more to ensure the country does not repeat the mistakes of the past. Legacy: Gulf
