Polistratics [News•Watch•Weekly] 029

In This Week's Edition: The "Grand Bargain" & Saudi Arabia - What Will Israel Do? Who's Fueling Sudan's War? Qatar Aids Return Of Ukrainian Children From Russia - And More MENA News!

News stories we’re following this week …

• Russia returns six children to Ukraine in Qatar-brokered deal. (Aljazeera)

• Israel Cannot Boycott the Whole World - So It Must Listen Instead. (Haaretz)

• Microsoft’s UAE deal could transfer key U.S. chips and AI technology abroad. (Reuters)

• The Amir Of Qatar, Gulf foreign ministers travel to Iran for President Raisi's funeral. (Reuters)

• Qatar, Saudi Arabia praise Ireland, Norway, Spain recognition of Palestinian state. (The New Arab)

• It’s an open secret: the UAE is fuelling Sudan’s war – and there’ll be no peace until we call it out. (The Guardian)

• Food bound for Gaza rots in the sun as Egypt's Rafah crossing stays shut. (Reuters)

• Egypt says it may withdraw as Gaza ceasefire mediator. (Reuters)

• The walls are closing in on Bibi. (The Hill)

• Israel Ordered by UN Court to Halt Rafah Military Operations. (Bloomberg)

• Oman to expel dozens of ex-Guantánamo detainees. (The Washington Post)

• EXPLAINER OF THE WEEK: How Iran selects its supreme leader? (The Conversation)

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‘In other news’

Since the Israel Defense Forces entered Rafah earlier this month, Cairo has reportedly refused to let fuel trucks pass through into the enclave. [Hatem Ali/AP]

Egypt aid restrictions are complicating Gaza cease-fire negotiations (POLITICO)

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On Social-Media …

Twitter/X Qatar’s Embassy In Washington D.C.

In A Clear Statement By Its Embassy In Washinton, The Qatari Government Stated:

“If Qatar ever discovered that one of its educational partners was promoting Islamophobia, antisemitism, or any other hate-based speech, such actions would be wholly unacceptable, and these universities would no longer be welcome in Qatar.”

In other ‘posts’ …

Israel Deepens Rafah Campaign, 1M Civilians Moved Out. (Bloomberg)

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