MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 19 DECEMBER 2023 Israel must boost defence budget significantly - Netanyahu; US plans talks to counter Houthi Red Sea threat 3 min 4 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 18 DECEMBER 2023 France joins UK, Germany in urging Gaza ceasefire; progress reported in talks on prisoner exchanges 4 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS OP-ED Revolutionary leadership, courage and tough decisions — Israel and Palestine’s route to peace 17 min 27 By Greg Mills
UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE CRISIS Trevor Norwitz, University of Cape Town Fund president, resigns in protest over UCT Council’s Gaza statement 7 min 185 By Victoria O’Regan
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 15 DECEMBER 2023 US’s Sullivan meets with Saudi Crown Prince; Biden administration works with allies to stop Houthi Red Sea attacks 4 min 3 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT Ramaphosa assures Jewish community Pretoria won’t sever ties with Israel, but condemns Gaza ‘genocide’ 5 min 95 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 14 DECEMBER 2023 Netanyahu must ‘change course’, or lose global support - Biden; UN General Assembly demands ceasefire in Gaza 5 min 1 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 13 DECEMBER 2023 Biden to meet families of US hostages held by Hamas; Houthis hit fuel tanker with missile 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
ISS TODAY OP-ED African nations require financial prudence to offset severe economic impacts of Israel-Hamas conflict 5 min 1 By Ronak Gopaldas and Menzi Ndhlovu
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Palestinian ambassador to SA believes two-state solution is dead but still the only option backed by global community 4 min 36 By Peter Fabricius and Queenin Masuabi
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: 12 DECEMBER 2023 UAE courts China, Russia and UK on Gaza ceasefire; EU weighs sanctions on Hamas leaders, Israeli settlers 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS OP-ED Ronnie Kasrils’ grotesque commentary on Hamas’ attack reveals his lack of a moral compass 6 min 78 By Greg Mills
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: 11 DECEMBER 2023 Netanyahu, Putin hold 50-minute phone call; US expedites tank munitions for Israel 5 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 8 DECEMBER 2023 Mission to flood Hamas tunnels means months of destruction; Israel blames UN for inadequate aid flow into Gaza 5 min 3 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 7 DECEMBER 2023 Israeli leaders rebuff pressure to halt Gaza war; no stock trading oddities before Hamas attack - Securities Authority 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UN chief Guterres invokes Article 99 of UN charter to press for ceasefire in Gaza 2 min 13 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS OP-ED In the complex Israel-Hamas war, journalism is under steady fire 7 min 14 By Phil Chetwynd
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 6 DECEMBER 2023 Israel ‘would consider another ceasefire to get back hostages’; ground offensive expands throughout Gaza 5 min 2 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 5 DECEMBER 2023 Turkey warns Mossad against killing Hamas targets on its soil; Israel expands military operations in southern Gaza 6 min 3 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 4 DECEMBER 2023 Israel strikes southern Gaza in next phase of bombing; US Navy warship attacked 14 min 13 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 1 DECEMBER 2023 Blinken visits Israel, presses leaders to obey international law; warfare truce extended for another day 7 min 0 By Bloomberg
