Mega funding rounds fuel Middle East's rising fintech giants Samuel Wendel In Washington, DC, reporting on regional business and tech
After Syria earthquake, Saudi Arabia is linchpin to Assad's normalization If Assad’s earthquake diplomacy succeeds in improving relations with Saudi Arabia, the path to Syria's normalization in Arab politics will be wide open. By Aron Lund
Regional View Netanyahu advances judicial overhaul in Israel's Knesset The government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the first step in getting its judicial reform adopted by the Knesset. Israel
Regional View Israel rebukes UN Security Council anti-settlement statement, criticizes US support Members of the UN Security Council issued on Monday a rare joint statement, the first in nine years, condemning recent Israeli measures for West Bank settlement expansion. Israel
Quick Take Powerful new earthquake hits Turkey, trapping several under rubble Another 6.4-magnitude quake struck Turkey’s southern province of Hatay, one of the worst-hit areas just two weeks ago, killing at least six people. Turkey