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Israel-Hamas Conflict

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Washington will push Israel to carry out a more targeted operation in coordination with Egypt against the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza's southern city of Rafah, rather than a full-scale invasion, when an Israeli delegation visits Washington the week of March 25, The Times of Israel reported on March 20, citing two senior U.S. officials.

U.S., Israel: Washington To Push 'Targeted' Operations for Rafah

Sudan

Europe

Economics

The European Union is preparing a 7.4 billion euro ($8.1 billion) aid package of grants and loans for Egypt aimed at bolstering the country's ailing economy amid fears that conflicts in Gaza and Sudan may exacerbate Egypt's financial crisis and lead to an immigration outflow toward Europe, the Financial Times reported on March 13.

EU, Egypt: EU Prepares $8.1B Aid Package to Egypt With Eye on Migration

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United Arab Emirates

Egyptian Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly announced that Cairo reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund to increase Egypt's IMF loan to $8 billion, The Washington Post reported on March 6.

Egypt: Cairo Finalizes $8B IMF Loan Expansion After Economic Reforms

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that Cairo reached a $35 billion investment deal with an Emirati sovereign fund to develop the Ras al-Hekma peninsula along the Mediterranean Sea, Reuters reported on Feb. 23.

Egypt, UAE: Cairo Signs $35B Investment Deal With Emirati Sovereign Fund

Turkey

Environment, Science & Technology

Science & Technology

Turkey's indigenously developed TAI TF Kaan fighter jet conducted a 10-minute maiden flight around the capital city, Ankara, TRT World reported on Feb. 21.

Turkey: Indigenous Fighter Jet Makes Maiden Flight

Egypt is building a 20-square kilometer (7.7-square mile) walled enclosure with a capacity for 100,000 people and is setting up basic facilities as a contingency plan if Palestinians break through the Egypt-Gaza border during an anticipated Israeli offensive in Rafah, Reuters reported on Feb. 16.

Egypt: Cairo Constructs Wall Inside Sinai Peninsula To Contain Any Palestinian Overflow 

Energy

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met in Cairo, Egypt, and pledged to work to rebuild Gaza, The Jerusalem Post reported on Feb. 14.

Turkey, Egypt: Erdogan, al-Sisi Discuss Gaza, Bilateral Relations

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom's oil and gas company BP and the United Arab Emirates' Abu Dhabi National Oil Co., or ADNOC, will form an Egyptian joint venture that will initially focus on jointly developing gas resources in the North African country, Reuters reported on Feb. 14. 

Egypt: BP, ADNOC Form Joint Venture to Invest in Egyptian Natural Gas

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on March 14, 2024, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

U.S.-China Relations

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Dueling U.S. and Chinese Diplomacy, a European Council Summit

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ethiopia

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Germany

Displaced Palestinians camp near the fence separating the Gaza Strip from Egypt on Feb. 16, 2024, in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Egypt will continue to prepare a contingency plan in case Palestinians cross the Egypt-Gaza border amid growing signs that the Rafah offensive could start as early as this week.

The Weekly Rundown: Egypt Plans for a Palestinian Influx, African Union Heads of State Meet

Iraq

Indonesia

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with its Crew Dragon capsule launches from Launch Complex 39A during Axiom's third private mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 18, 2024.

The Weekly Rundown: A Vote in Indonesia, U.S.-Iraq Military Negotiations and a U.S. Moon Mission

Jordan

Lebanon

A ship transits the Suez Canal toward the Red Sea on Jan. 10, 2024, in Ismailia, Egypt.

Compared with crisis-ridden Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan's access to IMF loans will enable them to better weather the tourism and business disruptions brought on by the nearby Hamas-Israel conflict.

How Will the Gaza War Impact Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon's Economies? 

Hungary

Ukraine

An Air China aircraft takes off at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport in Sydney, Australia.

Cyber

The Weekly Rundown: China Braces for Lunar New Year Travel, EU Discusses Funding for Ukraine

Iran

The Mohajer 6 drone is displayed on Aug. 23, 2023, in Tehran, Iran. Through a sort of drone diplomacy, Tehran hopes to rekindle dormant ties with the Sudanese government to aid the latter in its ongoing civil war.

A stronger Sudanese government negotiating hand would result in a power-sharing structure reducing Rapid Support Forces, and by extension, UAE, influence.

Why Iran Is Sending Drones to the Sudanese Armed Forces

South Africa

Brazil

Belgium

Russia

India

Leaders at the closing day of the BRICS Summit on Aug. 24, 2023, in Johannesburg. On Jan. 1, BRICS will admit Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia after agreeing at an August summit to expand its membership.

The Weekly Rundown: Taiwan's Election Media Blackout, BRICS Expansion

Argentina

Vietnam

A campaign poster for incoming Argentine President Javier Milei on Nov. 30, 2023, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Milei plans to immediately send a package of economic reforms to the Argentine legislature.

The Weekly Rundown: Xi's Vietnam Visit, Egypt's Presidential Election

Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi gather in El Korba Square in Cairo, Egypt, on Oct. 2, 2023, as they wait for him to announce his candidacy in the upcoming presidential election.

The president's widely expected re-election will free him to pursue economic reforms and pragmatic ties with Israel, as well as measures aimed at growing the country's tourism and energy sectors.

What Another El-Sisi Term Would Mean for Egypt

Japan

An Israeli tank on Oct. 20, 2023, at Kibbutz Beeri near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip. igh-level representatives from the Gulf and other Arab countries, Turkey and Europe plus U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres among others will meet Oct. 21 in Cairo to discuss the ongoing Israel-Hamas War and humanitarian crisis.

The Weekly Rundown: A Summit in Egypt as Israel Prepares to Invade Gaza, Argentines Head to the Polls

Bahrain

Kuwait

Morocco

Oman

Syria

Tunisia

Yemen

Students from the American University of Beirut (AUB) rally in support of Palestinians outside the main gate of the university in the Lebanese capital on Oct. 9, 2023. 

Social Issues

Israel's likely ground invasion in Gaza will alienate many Muslims in the Middle East, pressuring their governments to respond in support of Palestinians.

Gauging the Regional Response to the Gaza Conflict

Snapshots

Smoke billows Oct. 10, 2023, from the Gaza Strip's Rafah border crossing with Egypt during an Israeli airstrike. Cairo will face a domestic backlash for its ties with Israel, and faces the prospect of an additional backlash in the event of an influx of Palestinian refugees into Egypt.

Cairo will face a domestic backlash for its ties with Israel, and faces the prospect of an additional backlash in the event of an influx of Palestinian refugees into Egypt.

How the Gaza War Will Impact Egyptian Politics

Located in the northeast corner of Africa, Egypt lies at the heart of the Arab World. Comprised of mostly uninhabitable desert, 99 percent of the country's 93 million people live along the banks of the Nile River. This region, from the Aswan High Dam to the Mediterranean shore is Egypt's core.    The Nile, while not commercially navigable, forms the basis of Egypt's irrigation-dependent agricultural sector. The long, narrow stretch of population requires expensive infrastructure development — especially related to transportation, straining the capital-poor government's resources.     The desert topography demands a great deal of investment on a national scale necessitating a strong central state, helping to explain Egypt's history of authoritarian regimes beginning with the pharaohs.     Egypt's main geographic challenge has been to develop beyond the narrow Nile corridor and project power eastward. The Saharan desert has largely insulated the Nile core from its western flank and contained Egypt's westward expansion.    Egypt has been able to translate its strong central government and border with Israel into developing a relationship with the United States, the key foreign backer protecting the Suez Canal and the northern coastline. This area contains the majority of Egypt's offshore hydrocarbon reserves.    The Sinai Desert has traditionally been the overland route of foreign invasion, but its more manageable geography also accommodates Egyptian attempts to interact with the Levant and Arabian Peninsula and competition with Saudi Arabia for the role of regional Arab hegemon.

The Difficulties of North African Reform

Egypt's Uphill Battle

The U.S. and the Balance of Power

Rebalancing Power in the Middle East

SITUATION REPORTS

U.S., Israel: Washington To Push 'Targeted' Operations for Rafah

EU, Egypt: EU Prepares $8.1B Aid Package to Egypt With Eye on Migration

Egypt: Cairo Finalizes $8B IMF Loan Expansion After Economic Reforms

Egypt, UAE: Cairo Signs $35B Investment Deal With Emirati Sovereign Fund

Turkey: Indigenous Fighter Jet Makes Maiden Flight

Egypt: Cairo Constructs Wall Inside Sinai Peninsula To Contain Any Palestinian Overflow

Turkey, Egypt: Erdogan, al-Sisi Discuss Gaza, Bilateral Relations

Egypt: BP, ADNOC Form Joint Venture to Invest in Egyptian Natural Gas

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