Analysis JPMorgan to drop UAE from emerging market bond indexes: What to know A rift between the two Gulf heavyweights has emerged in areas ranging from foreign policy to trade. By Jack Dutton In Bristol, reporting on regional business, climate change, AI, tech
'No meaningful protection': Israel’s new Gaza aid rules raise data, security risks The guidelines expand Israeli authority to deny NGO registration in the Palestinian territories and visas for foreign aid workers as Gaza continues to reel from two years of war. Palestine
How did FIFA become part of Trump’s Gaza reconstruction effort? FIFA signed a deal on Thursday that marks the global soccer association's most significant postwar intervention in the Middle East yet. Palestine
Billions pledged, but Hamas' grip clouds Trump’s Gaza plan The Board of Peace is touting new aid and military commitments, but will they make a difference if Hamas still holds the guns in Gaza? Palestine
Analysis Israel concerned Iran trying to buy time but sees US strikes as still possible By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Gaza: Love in the time of COVID-19 The requirement that Gaza residents go into quarantine upon returning to the territory has resulted in a number of people meeting their match. Palestine
Coronavirus killing off what's left of Gaza Strip's economy Due to measures taken to tackle COVID-19, the Gaza Strip economy is at a virtual standstill, worsening unemployment and poverty. Palestine
Gaza resumes coronavirus testing, but equipment remains in short supply COVID-19 testing has resumed in the Gaza Strip with kits from the World Health Organization, but testing supplies will soon run out again in the impoverished enclave. Palestine
Gaza Strip to get laboratory for coronavirus testing Israeli and Chinese genomics companies plan to provide a COVID-19 testing lab for the Gaza Strip, but in the meantime, there are no test kits to be had there. Palestine
No sanitizers, fresh food or distance in some of Gaza's quarantine centers Gaza quarantine centers, which are mostly converted from schools and hotels, lack the basic necessities such as fresh food and sanitation that are necessary to survive the coronavirus pandemic. Palestine
Egypt intervenes as Gaza warns Israel over medical aid Egyptian intelligence has contacted Hamas and Islamic Jihad in Gaza to prevent a military confrontation with Israel over the growing coronavirus threat. Palestine
Rocket fired toward Israel amid coronavirus outbreak in Gaza Hamas weighs escalating confrontation with Israel as COVID-19 cases grow. Palestine
Israel suggests strings be attached to coronavirus aid for Gaza Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett has urged that any aid to Gaza for the COVID-19 pandemic be linked to the recovery of soldiers' remains. Palestine
Gaza students embrace e-learning to avoid coronavirus COVID-19 has forced schools and universities in the Palestinian territories to shut down, prompting the Gaza Ministry of Education and Higher Education to promote e-learning. Palestine
How is Gaza dealing with COVID-19? While the UNRWA turned schools in the Gaza Strip into clinics to provide treatment for patients with respiratory diseases, the Ministry of Health is turning schools into quarantine centers where those arriving to the Gaza Strip are kept as a precautionary measure against COVID-19. Palestine
Gaza officials warn fragile health care system ‘cannot survive’ coronavirus After Gaza confirmed two cases of the coronavirus, health officials fear the territory is not prepared to handle the expected spread. Palestine
Israel dreads coronavirus outbreak in Gaza So far, the closure has protected the Gaza Strip from the coronavirus, but Israeli specialists estimate that a COVID-19 outbreak there is just a matter of time. Palestine
