Intel: US, Sudan sign terror claims agreement The last major step in restoring US-Sudanese relations is legislation pending in Congress that would restore Sudan's sovereign immunity. Israel
Elections weigh on US-Gulf economic relations Investments worth billions of dollars in the US market and currencies pegged to the greenback leave Gulf states heavily exposed to the American economy. Gulf
Iran calls US 'pirates' for selling seized oil The Justice Department announced Thursday the sale of 1.1 million barrels of Iranian refined petroleum. Iran
UK summons Iranian ambassador over plight of British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a dual citizen convicted of plotting to topple the government and serving a five-year sentence, is due to reappear in court in Iran. Iran
Tunisian man identified as French knife attack suspect Brahim Aouissaoui did not say anything about a plan to kill people the day of the attack in the southern French city, his family told Arabic-language press. Tunisia
Israel offers aid to Turkey after earthquake Israel's defense minister has announced emergency aid to Turkey after an earthquake rocked Izmir and Samos. Israel
Jailed academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert sent back to Iran’s Evin Prison The British-Australian detainee had been held at the notorious Qarchak women's prison since July after two previous years in Evin. Iran
New normal takes shape for Israel, Palestinians, UAE Israelis and Emiratis throw themselves into their new relationship and Palestinians are throwing Gulf visitors out of Al-Aqsa Mosque. United Arab Emirates
At least 12 dead after powerful earthquake rocks Turkey's western coast The 6.6 magnitude earthquake injured more than 400 people, Turkey's disaster agency said. Turkey
On the Middle East with Amberin Zaman ‘Foregone conclusion’ that Erdogan is rooting for Trump in US presidential election
Alexandrians take trip down memory lane in newly restored trams In a bid to revive its historical heritage, the governorate of Alexandria repaired and rehabilitated historical trams that were manufactured in 1931. Egypt
Al-Azhar, Egyptian observers and activists divided over boycotting French products Egypt’s Al-Azhar, along with social media activists from Egypt and the Arab world, launched harsh campaigns against the French government for supporting the cartoons that offended the Prophet Muhammad. Egypt
Netanyahu gets one more — perhaps last — gift from Trump The cancellation of the US ban against supporting research in West Bank settlement institutions would surely benefit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his efforts to appease the settlers. Israel
Nile dam negotiations back on track after Trump remarks Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia resume AU-sponsored negotiations on the controversial dam Addis Ababa is building on the Nile River, days after US President Donald Trump warned that Egypt has the right to blow up the dam. Egypt
