Egypt is preparing to end its IMF programs after 2026, but with heavy debt repayments, reliance on alternative financing, costly economic reforms, and unresolved tensions over the military’s role in the economy, the “divorce” may be far more complicated than it sounds.

“Israel’s” delayed investigations into the killings of Hind Rajab and 15 rescue workers in Rafah raise questions about genuine accountability amid a longstanding pattern of limited and inconclusive investigations into Palestinian deaths.

El-Sisi’s meeting with Haftar and his three sons focused on Libya’s political and military future, Egypt’s regional interests, Turkiye and U.S. influence, Sudan, and preparations for a possible east-west power-sharing deal.

The arrest warrant against Ahmed al-Asadi over alleged corruption may signal a broader “political pruning” of Iraq’s Shiite ruling class, potentially sidelining weaker figures while leaving major leaders largely untouched.

Syria’s new government has turned the page on the SDF as a military and political force whose influence stretched across parts of the country for nearly a decade, after its commander, Mazloum Abdi, announced its dissolution and the end of its mission.

The US political landscape is undergoing a radical shift in the financial forces driving elections, with a new class of billionaires and corporations emerging as kingmakers in Washington.

In recent months, Yemen’s army has emerged as an increasingly visible force in drone warfare, with authorities releasing footage of unmanned aircraft striking Houthi positions, gatherings, and vehicles across several fronts.

UNICEF describes Gaza’s education crisis as a learning crisis affecting every school-age child, with foundational skills eroding and students struggling to reach the level expected for their age.

“Nafas” has emerged as a civic and political movement bringing together political and rights figures across party and ideological lines, while pursuing a different tactical approach from the opposition movements that emerged after Saied’s July 25, 2021, coup.

The renewed clashes in the Tigray region were not simply a return to the previous conflict, but rather the culmination of unresolved issues stemming from the 1990 Pretoria Agreement.

The Trump administration’s efforts to force Tehran to make concessions by squeezing its economy depend heavily on restricting one of its most important economic lifelines through the UAE.

Tunisia’s social and political landscape is being gripped by mounting anger over a string of measures by coup leader Kais Saied’s regime, including policies affecting the medical and pharmaceutical sectors and public health.

The Chairman of the Sovereignty Council and Commander of the Sudanese Army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, recently resumed his official duties from the Republican Palace in Khartoum on August 13, 2026.

Egypt’s growing debt crisis has prompted el-Sisi’s government to use tax sukuk to bring future tax revenues forward, a controversial measure critics say risks repeating Khedive Ismail’s debt-driven policies by shifting today’s financial burdens onto future state revenues.

Houthi expansion into the Horn of Africa is creating a cross-border network that threatens maritime security, regional stability, and the wider Red Sea.