Middle East
Can a drowning Egypt really play Iran war mediator too?
Cairo wants to flex its diplomatic muscle but since it gets most of its energy from Israel and Qatar, it's also trying to survive a growing economic crisis
April 01, 2026
Elfadil Ibrahim
Middle East
Think a $35B gas deal will thaw Egypt toward Israel? Not so fast.
Trump wants a summit to celebrate the agreement but the smoking ruins of Gaza appear to be getting in the way.
December 23, 2025
Middle East
Saudi leans in hard to get UAE out of Sudan civil war
With the latest peace agreement rejected, it's clear the only way to stop the bloodshed is for the US to take Abu Dhabi's interventions in hand
November 25, 2025
Africa
Sudan's bloody war is immune to Trump's art of the deal
El Fasher's fall exposes the failure of Washington’s reliance on regional power brokers — many who are directly involved — to end the conflict
October 30, 2025
Middle East
Can Egypt really stop Israel from attacking Iran again?
After decades in the diplomatic shadows, Cairo is leveraging its old alliances to position itself between America, Israel, and Tehran
October 23, 2025
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