Saudis side with Egypt on Nile dam Saudi Arabia has explicitly and officially voiced its support for Egypt in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis. Egypt
Egypt turns to Malaysia, Indonesia for vegetable oil amid food export bans Amid a severe shortage and soaring local prices, Egypt is exerting efforts to resume imports of vegetable oil from Indonesia and Malaysia. Egypt
Egypt to build desalination plant in Iraq Egypt plans to build a desalination plant on the Euphrates River to help address acute water shortages in southern Iraq amid lack of rainfall and poor management of water resources. Egypt
Photojournalists share life on Nile Photographers and journalists from Nile Basin countries meet in Cairo to show their stories about the Nile in the EveryDayNile project amid growing concerns of water shares and cleanness. Egypt
Hamas accuses Palestinian Authority of torturing, abusing political prisoners Accusations have resurfaced against security forces in the West Bank, blaming them for using torture in their prisons and detention centers against detainees for political reasons. Palestine
Arab political party unprepared for new elections in Israel If new elections are called this week, the opposition Joint List will be hard pressed to convince its electorate it has its own agenda worth supporting. Israel
Ultranationalist lawmaker's popularity soars among Israeli ultra-Orthodox The ultra-Orthodox parties are more concerned about ultranationalist lawmaker Itamar Ben Gvir, who appears to enjoy growing popularity among their voters, than anti-clerical politicians like Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman. Israel
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