Fear and loathing surrounding India’s election
May 16, 2024
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Kuwait: Islamists and the end of Arab democracy
Kuwait’s unprecedented suspension of its constitution has marked the end of an era of change that started with the toppling of Iraq’s Saddam Hussein in 2003 and that was followed by the ejection of Syria’s Bashar from Lebanon in 2005. In 2011, a series of revolutions broke out and decapitated the regimes in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Yemen. Those revolutions came to be known as the Arab Spring.
Biden and Netanyahu's fraught relationship hits new low after U.S. pauses weapons shipment
"It's definitely an earthquake."
China reaps geopolitical dividend in Middle East exports
China’s exports in April surged towards the Global South while shrinking in developed markets, following a pattern of geographic divergence that began four years ago.
Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s attack on Rafah?
Israel entered Rafah, a city that marks Gaza’s southern border crossing with Egypt, on May 7, 2024, launching a military offensive that the US and others have cautioned Israel not to pursue.
Wednesday Briefing: Israel in Rafah; Negotiators in Cairo
Israel sent tanks into Rafah yesterday and seized control of the border crossing with Egypt, halting the flow of aid. Delegations from Israel and Hamas also arrived in Cairo to resume talks on a proposed deal for a cease-fire.
Oil falls as course of Gaza war remains uncertain, while cease-fire talks hang in the balance
Crude oil futures fell Tuesday as the course of the war in Gaza remains uncertain.
Israeli forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt
An Israeli tank brigade seized control Tuesday of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, authorities said, moving forward with an offensive in the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife's edge.