MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 14 FEBRUARY 2024 Biden pushes for six-week ceasefire; markets ignore Israel's faceoff with Moody’s 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS South Africa makes ‘urgent request’ to ICJ to stop Israeli attacks on Rafah 4 min 230 By Victoria O’Regan
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 13 FEBRUARY 2024 Dutch court orders halt of F-35 parts shipment to Israel; special forces free two hostages in Rafah 4 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 12 FEBRUARY 2024 Netanyahu pledges safe passage for Rafah civilians; Iranian president calls for Israel’s UN expulsion 5 min 6 By Bloomberg
KNIFE-EDGE GEOPOLITICS New US Bill calls on the Biden administration to review America’s relations with SA 4 min 80 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 9 FEBRUARY 2024 Netanyahu baulks at hostage deal, Blinken voices hope; US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia leader 6 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 8 FEBRUARY 2024 Qatar cites progress on hostage talks; Iran likens its links with militia proxies to Nato alliance 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 7 FEBRUARY 2024 Hamas ‘positive’ over hostage talks – Qatar; Netanyahu in tough spot after Israeli ministers attack Biden 5 min 11 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 6 FEBRUARY 2024 UN panel to probe aid agency's 'neutrality'; time for Hezbollah diplomacy dwindling, Israel warns 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 5 FEBRUARY 2024 Democrats to consider Israel-only aid Bill; hostage release deal ‘remains elusive’ 6 min 2 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ANALYSIS Biden needs a big, bold doctrine to unravel his geopolitical Gordian knot 7 min 8 By J Brooks Spector
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Global South scholars explain their solidarity with Palestine, and why they can’t stay silent 13 min 43 By Ufrieda Ho
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS US court urges Biden administration to stop supporting Israel’s ‘military siege’ in Gaza 3 min 60 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 2 FEBRUARY 2024 Ceasefire talks ‘advancing' as Israel-Hamas war grinds on; Biden cracks down on Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians 8 min 2 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Biden imposes sanctions on Israeli settlers accused of West Bank violence 3 min 6 By Reuters
HIGH GROUNDUP OP-ED South Africa’s moral victory at the ICJ — the West was also on trial 4 min 10 By Emmanuel Matambo and David Monyae
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 1 FEBRUARY 2024 Republicans weigh up aid to Israel, Ukraine without border deal; IMF is downbeat on Middle East economies 3 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 31 JANUARY 2024 UN must act on ICJ ruling - SA; Israel’s growth will slow heavily as war drags on - IMF 9 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 30 JANUARY 2024 Big gaps remain in hostage talks — Netanyahu; Negotiations 'in a much better place’ — Qatar PM 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 29 JANUARY 2024 US contemplates pressure on Netanyahu; UN urges support for Gaza work 5 min 2 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS OP-ED South Africa vs Israel — unpacking the legal victory 8 min 14 By Faranaaz Veriava
