FOREIGN RELATIONS Ebrahim Raisi’s unexpected death won’t shake Iran’s commitment to South Africa and BRICS 5 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 31 MAY 2024 Gantz party plots to oust Netanyahu; ‘Iran-backed gangs’ attack Israeli embassies in Sweden 4 min 7 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 30 MAY 2024 Israel foresees seven more months of war; Meta removes AI-generated influence campaigns 7 min 7 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 29 MAY 2024 Israeli tanks reach centre of Rafah; Spain, Norway and Ireland officially recognise Palestinian state 4 min 4 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 28 MAY 2024 Israeli airstrike, death of Egyptian soldier raise tension; Iran increases enriched uranium stockpile 6 min 4 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS OP-ED Palestinian struggle has been internationalised by Israel’s relentless assaults 5 min 32 By Raymond Suttner
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 27 MAY 2024 EU calls for more support for Palestinian reform plan; Israeli military presses ahead with Rafah operations 6 min 0 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS ICJ orders Israel to immediately halt its military incursion in Rafah 6 min 116 By Victoria O’Regan
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 24 MAY 2024 Israel to expand military operation in Rafah; Yellen red-flags threat to cut off Palestinian banks 6 min 4 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 23 MAY 2024 Israel recalls three European envoys over Palestine support; Houthis have weapons ‘that can reach Mediterranean Sea’ 6 min 6 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: 22 MAY 2024 Blinken slams ICC warrants on Israeli leaders; Biden hurt abroad and at home by more Middle East tension 5 min 8 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 21 MAY 2024 ICC seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders; Iranian president’s death unlikely to lessen oppression 6 min 6 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 20 MAY 2024 Death of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi confirmed by State media after rescuers reach crash site 4 min 6 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 20 MAY 2024 Iranian president missing after helicopter crash; Netanyahu’s coalition secure, say analysts 5 min 11 By Bloomberg
ISS TODAY OP-ED Egypt caught between rock and hard place as Israel escalates attacks on Rafah 4 min 11 By Peter Fabricius
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS: 17 MAY 2024 SA calls for bolder ICJ action against Israel; US finishes floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza 7 min 8 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS South Africa’s legal team asks ICJ to order halt to all Israeli military activity in Gaza Strip 7 min 99 By Victoria O’Regan
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 16 MAY 2024 Full-blown invasion of Rafah appears likely; US warns Israel of Gaza power vacuum 6 min 6 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 15 MAY 2024 Ceasefire talks in limbo after Rafah offensive, says Qatar; Malaysia’s PM meets Hamas delegation 5 min 40 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 14 MAY 2024 US colleges rocked by anti-war protests; Canadian university seeks court order to shut down pro-Palestinian camp 6 min 3 By Bloomberg
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS South Africa asks ICJ to order Israel to ‘cease its military offensive’ in Rafah 5 min 55 By Victoria O’Regan
