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
Palestinians skeptical of humanitarian efforts in Gaza Israel and the United States have indicated that they seek to ease the blockade on Gaza and improve the humanitarian situation in the coastal enclave, but Palestinians question their real intent. Palestine
Why Israel’s 11-year closure didn’t topple Hamas It took Israel a decade to realize that its closure policy won’t topple the Hamas regime. Palestine
Israeli minister offers creative approach to easing Gaza siege Undeterred by objections in the governing coalition, Transportation and Intelligence Affairs Minister Yisrael Katz continues to push his plan to construct an island off Gaza to provide it access to the outside world. Palestine
Israel squeezes Abu Mazen as West Bank simmers in solidarity with Gaza, Jordan protests Hamas seeks to seize opening to expand protests to the West Bank; Crest Media announces partnership with North Base Media to manage Al-Monitor. Palestine
Medical shortages threaten lives of Gaza’s wounded With shortages of medication, supplies and beds, hospitals in the Gaza Strip are unable to provide those wounded in the Great Return March protests with necessary treatment. Palestine
PA worried by potential Hamas-Israel truce The Palestinian Authority fears the proposed long-term truce between Hamas and Israel under the pretext of the humanitarian crisis would lead to separating the Gaza Strip from the West Bank, and then to passing "the deal of the century." Palestine
Despite advancing technology, IDF faces dilemma on Gaza border Israel successfully intercepts rockets fired from the Gaza Strip, but fails in addressing the threat of incendiary kites launched by Hamas activists. Palestine
Flaming kites, aid flotillas fill lull at Gaza border As calm prevails for now on the Gaza border, Palestinian activists have turned to both peaceful and violent modes of resistance. Palestine
Palestinian campaign settles debts of those killed during Great Return March A Gaza-based charity campaign is helping the families of the Great Return March victims to settle debts with a newly launched campaign. Palestine
Upcoming protests will test Hamas' ability to calm Gaza Hamas would have to end both the rocket fire and the border demonstrations to achieve a real truce with Israel. Palestine
Palestinian cartoonists capture Great Return March in pen and ink Despite economic and social hardships, Palestinian caricaturists stick to their art as a peaceful means of telling the world about their people's struggle. Palestine
Will Israel, Hamas miss out on chance for deal? Israel and Hamas are about to miss an opportunity to halt the cycle of violence and make a deal for lifting the siege and demilitarizing the Gaza Strip. Palestine
