First ship carrying aid approaches Gaza Strip as Israel accused
The Open Arms vessel docked in the Cypriot port of Larnaca. – | Afp | Getty Images An aid ship was approaching the Gaza Strip’s coastline on Friday with much-needed…
Egypt hikes interest rates by 600 basis points, pound crumbles to record low
Yousef Gamal El-Din | CNBC Egypt’s pound hit a record low against the dollar on Wednesday after its central bank hiked interest rates by 600 points and devalued the currency.…
What Israel needs if Middle East normalization is finally to happen
Policymakers envision an era of “normalization” after the current round of fighting in the Middle East concludes. That would sit well with Israel. After all, the icon of Zionism, Theodor…
Egypt setting up area at Gaza border which could be used to shelter Palestinians: Reuters
Children stand outside their tents at a camp set up for people displaced from Khan Yunis and areas north of Rafah, in the southern Gaza border city with Egypt on…
Traders monitor Gaza talks, Iran tensions
A Palestinian petrol station attendant stands at empty pumps at a closed petrol station in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on November 5, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between…
A two-state ‘solution’ would be a disaster for the Biden administration
Say this for the Biden administration: It never runs out of bad ideas or the energy to pursue them. Take its tone-deaf badgering of Israel to accept the creation of…
The Israel-Hamas war is affecting traveler confidence and bookings
The Israel-Hamas war is affecting travel across the Middle East and beyond. International arrivals to the region grew in the fourth quarter of 2023 — mainly owing to an increase…
Indian Woman Reaches Cairo After Being Evacuated From Gaza
Cairo: Indian Ambassador to Egypt Ajit Gupte on Tuesday received an Indian national who arrived safely in Cairo after being evacuated from the Gaza Strip.Lubna Nazir Shaboo further expressed gratitude…
Fears of another Palestinian exodus reverberate across the Middle East
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Amman, Jordan CNN…
Queen Rania of Jordan accuses West of ‘glaring double standard’ as the death toll rises in besieged Gaza
CNN — Queen Rania of Jordan has accused Western leaders of a “glaring double standard” for failing to condemn the deaths of civilians under Israeli bombardment in Gaza, as Israel’s…