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Week in Review

aerial view of Nile in northern Cairo outskirts

Egypt to Security Council: Ethiopian dam an ‘existential threat’

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"It's my dam" sign at Ethiopia campaign rally

Is UN last diplomatic stop in Nile dam dispute?

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Nizar Banat's body carried

Can Abbas survive summer of Palestinian discontent?

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Supporters of Iranian presidential candidate Ebrahim Raisi hold posters of him during an election campaign rally in the capital Tehran, on June 10, 2021.

Apathy shadows Iran vote but that doesn’t mean change won’t follow

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Port Sultan Qaboos, Muscat

The reform challenge: What Oman (and others) might learn from Egypt

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Biden, Putin

Will Syria come up in Biden-Putin summit?

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Palestinian volunteers and municipal workers clear the rubble of the Hanadi compound, recently destroyed by Israeli strikes, in Gaza City's Rimal district, on May 25, 2021.

How big can Biden administration go with aid to Gaza?

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US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the conflict in the Middle East from the White House on May 20, 2021 in Washington, DC.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict forces Biden to put Mideast on agenda

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Netanyahu in Lod

Has war on Hamas given Netanyahu a political lifeline?

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Sisi Erdogan and King Salman

Erdogan’s reset with Egypt and the Gulf won’t be smooth

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Shoukry at Security Council

Nile Dam dispute could be heading to Security Council

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Netanyahu and Gantz at Knesset swearing-in

A tale of two elections: Netanyahu, Abbas face the abyss

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