Middle East
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What countries could emerge as peacemakers in the Israel-Hamas war?
Today's Big Question Nations from Jordan to the United States have been proposed as key brokers in the conflict
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Last updated
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10 things you need to know today: October 22, 2023
Daily Briefing Israeli planes strike Gaza and West Bank as war intensifies, US pressing United Nations to draft Israeli self-defense resolution, and more
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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10 things you need to know today: October 21, 2023
Daily Briefing Jim Jordan's bid to become speaker ends after secret vote, Hamas frees 2 American hostages, and more
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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What countries could emerge as peacemakers in the Israel-Hamas war?
Today's Big Question Nations from Jordan to the United States have been proposed as key brokers in the conflict
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Will the Israel-Hamas war trigger a wider Middle East conflict?
Today's Big Question The Biden administration is making a 'frantic effort' to head off expanded bloodshed
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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10 things you need to know today: October 15, 2023
Daily Briefing Death toll in Gaza and West Bank passes 2,300, US sending additional strike carrier group to support Israel, and more
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Will the Israel-Hamas conflict sap support for Ukraine in the West?
Today's Big Question Russia could exploit Middle East violence to claim Western backing for Kyiv is waning
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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The 2010s and mass protest: a decade without meaningful change?
Talking Point New book reviews a decade of demonstrations and asks why many of them failed
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Israel and Hamas have boiled over into deadly war
The Explainer The violence started with a surprise attack from the Hamas-held Gaza Strip
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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10 things you need to know today: October 8, 2023
Daily Briefing Israel battles Hamas as hundreds dead on both sides, Western world pledges to support Israel during war, and more
By Justin Klawans Published
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A deal that could change the face of Middle East politics
Under the radar Saudi Arabia has signalled it may be ready to normalise ties with Israel as part of a US-brokered deal
By The Week Staff Published
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10 things you need to know today: September 17, 2023
Daily Briefing Texas AG Ken Paxton acquitted in impeachment trial, Kim Jong Un returning to North Korea after rare foreign trip to Russia, and more
By Justin Klawans Published
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Jenin and the endless cycle of Palestinian displacement
feature Refugee camp at the heart of a struggle around demographics, displacement and mobility
By The Week Staff Published
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Opec+: what oil production cut means for the West
feature Dramatic drop in output helps Russia but could spell further price rises for consumers
By Fred Kelly Published
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