A French-Israeli soldier turns his camera on a Palestinian detainee in one of the clips catalogued by Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit Gaza archive, a database...
Egypt’s Banks Race to Refill 26,000 ATMs as Eid Cash Demand Surges
Egyptian banks are racing to refill the country's 26,000 cash machines after the National Bank of Egypt alone saw customers pull nearly 9 billion Egyptian...
Eid Sellout Exposes Egypt’s 110,000-Room Hospitality Ceiling
Cairo's Nile-view hotels filled before the Eid Al-Adha holiday weekend opened, and Red Sea resort managers are now telling industry associations they expect to clear...
Qatar and Egypt Back Pakistan’s US-Iran Track as Hormuz Deal Nears
Qatar's prime minister and Egypt's top diplomat spent part of Saturday on the phone trading notes on a third country's mediation. Pakistan's. The May 23...
Egypt’s Chinese Arms Push Cracks Israel’s Decades-Old Veto Lever
Eight months after Chinese J-10C fighter jets touched down at an Egyptian airbase for joint drills, and three months after Cairo deployed Chinese HQ-9B long-range...
Cambridge Saudi Defence Deal Puts Scholars’ Sons at Center
The Cambridge Saudi defence ministry deal under scrutiny is a proposed memorandum of understanding for Cambridge Judge Business School to train Saudi defence ministry staff...
Saudi German Health Board Exits Put Shareholders in Focus
Saudi German Health board exits have turned a regulatory accounting case into a live governance test for one of the Kingdom's best-known private hospital operators....
IMEC Needs Redundant Routes After the Hormuz Shock
IMEC, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, now has a harder job than cutting transit time between Mumbai and Mediterranean ports. After the Strait of Hormuz...
Egypt’s Grain Hub Bet Turns Russian Wheat Into Power
Egypt's grain hub plan would turn one of the world's largest wheat importers from a price-taking buyer into a storage, processing and re-export platform for...
Saudi Arabia Hajj Vehicle Ban Turns Roads Into Permit Gates
Saudi Arabia's Hajj vehicle ban is now in force at the holy sites, barring unauthorized cars from Mina, Muzdalifah and Arafat through Dhu Al-Hijjah 13,...
Jordan’s Al Aqsa Warning Puts Status Quo Under Strain
Jordan's Al Aqsa warning on May 22, 2026 put a familiar Jerusalem flashpoint back in a sharper frame: who controls the 144-dunam compound, who regulates...
Dakar’s BAL Upset Puts Al Ahly on Aggregate Clock
Dakar's Basketball Africa League (BAL, the African club competition run through NBA Africa and the International Basketball Federation) upset over Al Ahly changed the quarterfinal...
Saudi Visa-Free Eid Trips Come With a Timing Trap
Saudi visa-free Eid travel looks unusually open this year: Eid al-Adha begins in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, May 27, and Saudi passport holders can still...
Tel Aviv Bus Crash Puts Sidewalk Safety on Trial
The Tel Aviv bus crash that killed Talia Chaya Timsit, 11, has turned a Monday night collision into a harder question about what protects pedestrians...
AIKO Egypt Solar Deal Puts Benban Storage on Trial
AIKO Egypt solar deal gives the Nefer Benban project a one month module delivery clock and a sharper grid test. China-headquartered AIKO will supply modules...
Europe Turns Israel Settlement Warning Into Business Risk
The Israel settlement warning issued Friday by nine Western governments does more than restate their opposition to construction in the occupied West Bank. It tells...