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...
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...
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...
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...
EU-Egypt Migration Deal Leaves Refugee Families Without Aid
The European Union has committed €7.4 billion to Egypt for migration management across 2024 to 2027, but Cairo argues the deal underpays for a hosting...