Egypt’s economy teeters following Moody's downgrade Egypt is suffering from high inflation, foreign currency shortages and an IMF-supported currency devaluation as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi seeks reelection. By Adam Lucente In New York City, reporting on regional news, militancy, climate change
Iran's parliament speaker visits UAE, meets MBZ as detente continues The trip was the latest in a flurry of bilateral diplomacy that has seen top Iranian officials in a chain of meetings with the Emirati leadership, though little progress has been reported on core disputes. By A correspondent in Tehran In Tehran, reporting on politics
Turkey escalates airstrikes in Syria, but will it cross US, Russia red lines? The likelihood of a fresh Turkish ground offensive in northern Syria appears to weaken after the unprecedented shooting down of a Turkish drone by the United States. By Fehim Tastekin In Paris, reporting on Turkish politics
Turkey expands strikes as Fidan, Blinken discuss deconfliction, 'terrorist threats' The US readout of a call between the top US and Turkish diplomats stressed the two countries share a common objective of defeating terror. By Ezgi Akin In Ankara, reporting on diplomacy, EU-Turkey ties, NATO
UAE reopens embassy in Lebanon as MBZ hosts Mikati in Abu Dhabi The move comes as Lebanon continues to face deteriorating political, economic and security conditions. By Beatrice Farhat In Beirut, reporting on regional news, culture, conflict
Turkey's 500-year-old hammam unveils Istanbul's Ottoman secrets The 16th-century Zeyrek Cinili Hammam, commissioned by corsair-turned-admiral Barbarossa and built by imperial architect Sinan, has found second life after surviving fires, earthquakes and suspicious sultans who feared hammams could be hotbeds of rebellion. By Nazlan Ertan In Izmir, reporting on culture