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Egypt’s El-Alamein summit shows a dispute over water is merging with fights over ports, civil wars and outside powers.

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The Nile River and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)

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The Nile River and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)

Politics · News Analysis

The Egypt–Ethiopia Rivalry Goes Regional

Egypt’s El-Alamein summit shows a dispute over water is merging with fights over ports, civil wars and outside powers.

14 October 2026  ·  7 min read

Economy

The World Bank annual meeting 2026

Economy · News Analysis

The Bill for the Middle East War is Coming Due

As the World Bank and IMF meet in Bangkok from 12–18 October, the Iran war’s economic fallout is straining energy-importing economies, threatening food security and testing how far the World Bank and Gulf states can go to cushion the blow.

12 October 2026  ·  7 min read

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The Nile River and the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)

Politics · News Analysis

The Egypt–Ethiopia Rivalry Goes Regional

Egypt’s El-Alamein summit shows a dispute over water is merging with fights over ports, civil wars and outside powers.

14 October 2026  ·  7 min read

Culture

Olive tree harvest

Culture · Briefing

A Sacred Tree, a Hard Harvest

In the Levant, the olive feeds, employs and sanctifies, and each autumn it calls families back to the grove.

12 October 2026  ·  4 min read

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