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We need to get Qatar out of American classrooms
An investigation reveals how Qatar’s education arm funded US schools, influenced curricula, and evaded foreign-agent oversight.
Can Israel trust Trump's Gaza board on border security?
Why Israel says joining Trump’s Board of Peace was not optional - analysis
Senior Hamas officials planning 'safe exit' from Gaza Strip, Saudi media outlet reports
Israel must take opportunity to open ties with Lebanon, Syria to confront Hezbollah - editorial
The two adversaries are signaling openness to a different relationship with Israel, and it is imperative that Jerusalem grasp the opportunity with both hands.
Eastern Libya halts cooperation with UN after Qatar-UNDP pact
Officials in eastern Libya expressed concern, calling the move an “entirely unacceptable” breach of diplomatic protocol.
America’s Middle East commitments must come with clear reciprocity - opinion
If Trump’s goal is lasting stability, he must address his longstanding blind spot toward the Islamist leaderships of Qatar and Turkey.
Israel pushing for Saudi peace deal, but MBS puts Trump and America first - analysis
The real question is not only whether Israel wants normalization with Saudi Arabia - but how far Trump is willing to press both sides to achieve it.
Congo, M23 rebels agree to framework pact backed by US and Qatar
It was the latest document signed in recent months as part of efforts, backed by the US and Qatar, to end decades of fighting in Congo, which has been an enduring threat to regional stability.
Indonesia says its Gaza peacekeepers would focus on health, infrastructure tasks
Long an advocate of a two-state solution, Indonesia has often condemned Israel's violence in Gaza and sent humanitarian aid. Indonesia has no diplomatic relations with Israel.
Defense guarantees must be enshrined in treaty as Riyadh ties deal to Palestinian state - opinion
Saudi negotiators push for a Senate-approved pact with Washington while insisting that any path to normalization with Israel depends on concrete steps toward a Palestinian state.
Former Israeli prime minister Bennett warns foreign Gaza control would endanger Israel's security
Bennett criticized the potential involvement of Qatar and Turkey, referring to such a move as the Oslo Accords on steroids.
UAE concerned over influence of Turkish, Qatari 'Hamas-enablers' in Gaza plan
'The UAE has not yet seen a clear framework for the stabilization force, and under such circumstances, it is unlikely to participate,' said Anwar Gargash, the UAE Presidential Advisor.
Trump’s Middle East blind spots: Wishful thinking on jihadists, Muslim Brotherhood - opinion
Until Washington recognizes that ideology, not economics, drives the Middle East, its diplomacy will remain blind to the forces shaping the region.