<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kim Ghattas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kim Ghattas]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/stream/99acae64-cfa0-427a-b933-8df0d09f4b93</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:32:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ft.com/stream/99acae64-cfa0-427a-b933-8df0d09f4b93?format=rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2024. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. 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contain]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/3a73aaba-cd0a-4511-809e-4818dd7cf382</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3a73aaba-cd0a-4511-809e-4818dd7cf382</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:40:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Middle East’s problems extend far beyond Gaza]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing is resolved until everything is resolved]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ce8a2c61-b935-436d-9ae4-2819961b5073</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ce8a2c61-b935-436d-9ae4-2819961b5073</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:00:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden has put his credibility on the line with the Gaza plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now Netanyahu will have to choose between rebuffing the US president or accepting a deal in Israel’s long-term interest]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a2a2d119-4fe0-4619-9626-9d1ab4d647b3</link><guid 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an unlikely Middle East safety valve]]></title><description><![CDATA[The relationship has helped head off wider conflagration in the region]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/954e3efb-d4c3-4ee3-beb1-beb19d642229</link><guid isPermaLink="false">954e3efb-d4c3-4ee3-beb1-beb19d642229</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:20:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel’s ‘don’t reward them’ argument misses a moment of opportunity]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is time for Biden to deploy his political capital with Israelis to give Arab diplomacy a chance]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f68c44bb-37af-415c-b6f0-9940bd099892</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f68c44bb-37af-415c-b6f0-9940bd099892</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2024 05:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lebanon is poised precariously between peace and war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its fate lies in the hands of Israel, Hizbollah and other regional powers]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/487ba9f8-5df6-46fc-b95d-d3fd552c3c19</link><guid isPermaLink="false">487ba9f8-5df6-46fc-b95d-d3fd552c3c19</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 17:05:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a wider Middle East war be averted?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A peaceful outcome looks increasingly remote as more regional actors are drawn in]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/66862926-48b8-4d04-9123-4a1945909d73</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66862926-48b8-4d04-9123-4a1945909d73</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2024 05:00:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The longer the Israel-Hamas war drags on, the harder peace will become]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the rhythm of war sets in, many regional flashpoints are at risk of heating up]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ad34632b-840d-41e6-bd91-ceaf5773f1e6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ad34632b-840d-41e6-bd91-ceaf5773f1e6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 13:18:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s interests are trumping the Palestinian tragedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tehran is staring at the very real prospect of confrontation with the US and Israel — and appears to have quietly decoupled its interests from those of the Palestinians]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8a6bfaa8-0888-4b4b-a2cc-9e12e2e705ed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8a6bfaa8-0888-4b4b-a2cc-9e12e2e705ed</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:04:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giselle Khoury, journalist, 1961-2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[She was known for her gentle skewering of world leaders, and her commitment to free expression in her beloved Lebanon ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/43b80164-b1f7-4b79-843f-71bb172f11dc</link><guid isPermaLink="false">43b80164-b1f7-4b79-843f-71bb172f11dc</guid><pubDate>Sat, 21 Oct 2023 04:00:08 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is Saudi Arabia’s next move? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran’s so-called axis of resistance as the ‘real’ defender of the Palestinians has reclaimed the narrative]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/684ae20d-16ac-4bc6-86eb-1655897ce28b</link><guid isPermaLink="false">684ae20d-16ac-4bc6-86eb-1655897ce28b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2023 04:00:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[All involved in the Israel-Hamas conflict should heed the warnings of 1982]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every fresh attempt to wipe out Palestinian militant groups only forges more extreme iterations]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/20dd2d27-71c7-4b7b-b558-d01c65172c09</link><guid isPermaLink="false">20dd2d27-71c7-4b7b-b558-d01c65172c09</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 16:03:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[As autocrats deepen international ties, their opponents seek strength in solidarity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Freedom and human rights activists call for global co-operation but there is little to celebrate]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b0c3a9bb-6073-4ab8-ae0c-0da721bbece4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b0c3a9bb-6073-4ab8-ae0c-0da721bbece4</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 04:00:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Courting Middle Eastern autocrats won’t solve Europe’s refugee crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Their repressive rule is forcing thousands to make the treacherous journey across the Mediterranean]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/49a52369-62ee-4eb5-9efb-ad1f066a5734</link><guid isPermaLink="false">49a52369-62ee-4eb5-9efb-ad1f066a5734</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:00:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s protesters are in retreat, but for how long? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gap between each surge and decline in dissent is getting shorter. The regime knows this is only a momentary reprieve]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e1fe40ca-f119-493c-8389-e56a229fbe71</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e1fe40ca-f119-493c-8389-e56a229fbe71</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2023 04:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the world swirls, Saudi Arabia repositions itself as a global linchpin]]></title><description><![CDATA[The kingdom finds itself assiduously courted as a new order starts to assert itself]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/92ab1aaa-bc8e-46c2-ab43-4a1b3fa6325d</link><guid isPermaLink="false">92ab1aaa-bc8e-46c2-ab43-4a1b3fa6325d</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 04:00:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How far should the Arab world go in normalising Assad?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sudan holds a lesson for those heads of state now beating a path to Damascus]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/3f493a87-a554-4a56-beca-c7416afa12c1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">3f493a87-a554-4a56-beca-c7416afa12c1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:00:29 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi rapprochement with Iran is an exercise in buying time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington is right to be pragmatic on China’s role in brokering the deal]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/d48de469-f930-438a-b1c7-6471dd332aed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">d48de469-f930-438a-b1c7-6471dd332aed</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 16:44:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Syrian earthquake is not a free pass for Assad]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president is positioning himself as a solution to the wicked problems he has created]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/b1966250-538b-4cc0-b4d3-b61638d3da58</link><guid isPermaLink="false">b1966250-538b-4cc0-b4d3-b61638d3da58</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:10:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unrest and unsettled leaders bode ill for the Middle East in 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Israel to Iran, there is a lengthy list of potential problems in the region]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/71447fef-7d65-4a00-86bd-046505c657fb</link><guid isPermaLink="false">71447fef-7d65-4a00-86bd-046505c657fb</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2023 05:00:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lebanon’s constitutional void is an opportunity for regional players]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not just the presidency but a slew of key positions need to be filled]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/45fca945-8784-4592-a3dd-cbc76df1bffa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">45fca945-8784-4592-a3dd-cbc76df1bffa</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:42:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran may have overestimated US appetite for reviving the nuclear deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The breakdown in negotiations is being welcomed in some parts of the Middle East but risks forcing Tehran into a corner]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/119df7ef-cf7c-40d0-83de-7a4439d03ec7</link><guid isPermaLink="false">119df7ef-cf7c-40d0-83de-7a4439d03ec7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:32:40 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>