Dan Williams

Israel’s parliament called for the annexation of all Jewish settlements in the West Bank, a non-binding resolution that still comes as a rejection of international efforts to recognize Palestinian statehood as part of peacekeeping efforts bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Israel Recalls Gaza Negotiators With Progress on Truce Talks Unclear bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @EthanBronner @FionaMMacDonald @OdenheimerAlisa

My latest on #Suwayda’s tragic events: Sharaa wants to assert control over all of #Syria but the problem is that his army & security forces are largely staffed by people still acting like the sectarian rebels & jihadists that they were before #Assad’s fall bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Two weeks after the EU announced an agreement with Israel to increase the flow of food to Gaza, scores of aid groups say the situation is worse than ever bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with @EthanBronner

World’s Rich Ignore Mideast Strife to Bet on Dubai and Abu Dhabi bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @LauraGardnerC @BirchNews @ChanyapornC

A Saudi delegation arrived in Syria to complete agreements worth some $6 billion for the war-ravaged country bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @SherifTarek

The bombardment of Gaza has left a toxic legacy of contaminated soil, blackened water and disease-spreading garbage that will last generations. bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-… via @HodaliFadwa @K3Blu3 @DeniseDSLu @BBGVisualdata & Caroline Alexander

Turkey’s central bank is expected to make its first interest-rate cut since a political crisis in March, which caused policymakers to reverse an easing cycle bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @BerilAkman

How does the GCC invest its wealth? • Diversification away from oil • Soft-power building • Economic diplomacy Saudi $4 billion pledge to Syria — if it comes through — fits in the last category bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Qatar confirms it will bid for the 2036 Summer Olympics, trying to become the first Middle Eastern nation to host one of the world’s biggest sporting events bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @FionamMacDonald

From Southeast Asian oil to uranium in Sub-Saharan Africa, Turkey is on a global hunt, leveraging its growing foreign policy clout for an edge in the competition for resources bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @Pat_Syk @A_Shiryaevskaya

The US is imposing sanctions on two individuals and five entities for allegedly delivering petroleum products to Yemen’s Houthi militants, just weeks after the group assaulted cargo vessels in the Red Sea bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @MiaGindis

Iran’s government confirmed that last month’s US military strikes forced it to stop uranium enrichment and said it’s open to indirect talks with Washington about the future of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @GolnarM

A Saudi delegation will arrive in Damascus on Wednesday, a visit that will include the signing of multiple pacts worth about $4 billion — despite the latest round of violence in Syria and ensuing Israeli airstrikes bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @SherifTarek

Syrian Leader Navigates Between US and Israel: Strikes and clashes expose Sharaa’s challenge in stabilizing his war-ravaged country bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via @SamDagher

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President Donald Trump was “caught off guard” by Israel’s bombing of Syria, the White House said bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @HLowenkron

Some of the worst internal violence since Bashar al-Assad was overthrown erupted in Syria in mid-July, prompting air strikes by Israel and mediation by the US, Turkey and Arab states. Here's what to know. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @Kateryna_AK

Israel said Sunday it’s moving for the first time into a town in the heart of the Gaza Strip that it had avoided for fear of harming hostages, as it accused Hamas of stalling at US-brokered ceasefire talks bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with @FaresAkram

Egypt needs to pay foreigners $11 billion in the next 12 months How will it cover the bill? • $4 billion from international bond markets • The rest from concessionary loans • Example: Passing the next IMF reviews will unlock $2.4 billion 4/5 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…