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Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt
Middle East

Egypt stepping out from Israel's shadow? It depends.

President El Sisi has called Jerusalem 'the enemy' and is renewing ties with its other neighbors. But some military and economic bonds are hard to break.

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Trump offers Gaza plan that will please no one but Trump

The White House again gives Netanyahu the red carpet treatment, abandoning real leverage for optics

Recep Tayyip Erdogan Benjamin Netanyahu
Middle East

Why Israel is now turning its sights on Turkey

An intensified rivalry between the two Middle East powers is not a question of 'if' but 'how'

'Devastating' Arab stalemate over what 'to do' about Gaza
Middle East

'Devastating' Arab stalemate over what 'to do' about Gaza

Irreconcilable visions among Egypt, Jordan and the Gulf States, plus Israel and the US, condemn the Strip and its people to ruins

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Middle East

Why Arab leaders aren't helping the Palestinians in Gaza

As the world watches, they see a number of powerful governments virtually on the sidelines.

Bahrain: The only Arabs to join US Red Sea task force
Middle East

Bahrain: The only Arabs to join US Red Sea task force

The Houthis are attacking in their backyard, but other Gulf state nations have their reasons for holding back