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
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
ISS TODAY OP-ED Morocco outmanoeuvres SA at UNHRC to snatch presidency — a potential warning for Pretoria 5 min 62 By Peter Fabricius
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
ISS TODAY OP-ED Africa must act urgently to protect its oceans from escalating Red Sea crisis fallout 4 min 0 By David Willima
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Pandor says Israel is ignoring the ICJ order to stop killings in Gaza 6 min 493 By Peter Fabricius
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
FOREIGN AFFAIRS Diplomatic fallout of ICJ ruling on Israel could put SA’s Agoa renewal at risk 6 min 161 By Peter Fabricius
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
ANALYSIS ICJ decision brought ANC-led government to the right side of history — and will help at the 2024 elections 5 min 12 By Stephen Grootes
THE CONVERSATION OP-ED A hollow victory — ICJ ruling won’t change Israel’s behaviour 4 min 0 By Anthoni van Nieuwkerk
