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's Moral Test The challenges of the second transition in Egypt will not be overcome by sheer force or security measures alone, but through prudence, restraint, a spirit of reconciliation and high moral standards. Egypt
Iran, Iraq React Differently to Morsi's Fall A comparison of the Iraqi and Iranian reactions to the situation in Egypt shows a profound difference in their perspectives on democracy. Egypt
The Blame for Egypt Goes to Morsi The military's firing on pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters has escalated the crisis to a deadlier level, but it is former President Mohammed Morsi and the Brotherhood who got Egypt to this point. Egypt
Israel Concerned By US Hesitancy in Egypt In view of American hesitant reactions to events in Egypt, Israeli officials wonder: Is the United States losing its grip on events in the Middle East? Egypt
What are Egypt's Lessons for Iraq? Having less to do with regional sectarian Sunni-Shiite disputes, Iraq’s political players should focus on the failure of political Islam in their analyses of the June 30 events in Egypt. Egypt
Egypt Upheaval Deepens Turkey’s Regional Isolation Ankara and Riyadh are at loggerheads over Egypt as the “Sunni Axis” collapses. Egypt
Morsi's Ouster Leaves Hezbollah Uncertain About Egypt Ties Hezbollah remains unsure of what to make of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi’s ouster. Egypt
Five Lessons From Egypt'sSecond Revolution The dynamics of change in Egypt and the direction they will take. Egypt
US Could Face a Trap in Egypt Israel worries that the US may put the Israel-Egypt peace agreement at risk if it cuts off aid to Egypt's military. Egypt
Witnesses Recount Attack On Morsi Supporters A report from a field hospital in Cairo where nurses and witnesses recall the attack that killed 51 people and injured more than 300 moments after it happened. Egypt
First Look at Egypt's Constitutional Declaration Egypt's constitutional declaration sets the ground rules for the post-Morsi transition. Egypt
Egypt’s Military Cracks Down, Kills Morsi Supporters A first-hand account of the deadly violence in Cairo, where at least 51 people died in clashes between Egyptian security forces and supporters of Mohammed Morsi. Egypt
