Mohamed Mahmoud

Mohamed Mahmoud
Arab World Palestinians fill water containers at the Nuseirat camp for displaced families in central Gaza (AFP)

Trump’s Phase Two Remarks Revive Questions Over Gaza Article 17

A brief and cryptic remark by US President Donald Trump about modifying phase two of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, offered without any details, has stirred…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World A displaced Palestinian child stands atop the rubble of destroyed buildings in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza (AFP)

Egypt in Talks with US to Co-chair Gaza Reconstruction Conference

Egypt is in talks with Washington to co-chair an international conference on “early recovery and reconstruction” in the Gaza Strip. The diplomatic push…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with US President Donald Trump in Sharm el-Sheikh last October (Egyptian Presidency)

US Apache Deal to Egypt Seen Boosting Cooperation, Regional Balance

A planned US transfer of Apache Guardian attack helicopters to Egypt has prompted questions in Israeli media about what they described as Cairo’s expanding…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Masked Palestinian Islamic Jihad gunmen search for bodies in Nuseirat in central Gaza (AFP)

Egypt Source Says ‘Gaza Reconstruction Conference’ Will Not Be Held on Time

A well-informed Egyptian source told Asharq Al-Awsat on Tuesday that the Cairo conference on early recovery and reconstruction in the Gaza Strip, which had…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)
Features A Palestinian girl carries her toys amid the rubble of a destroyed Ministry of Awqaf building that had sheltered displaced families in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighborhood (AFP)

Escalation in Gaza: Will it Spur Mediators to Hasten Gaza Administration Committee?

Israel has returned to its policy of escalation as mediators work to resolve the issue of the three remaining bodies in the first stage of the Gaza ceasefire…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Palestinians amid rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip (AFP)

Gaza Stabilization Force: Will UN Talks Yield a Breakthrough?

New developments have emerged in UN Security Council consultations on deploying a “stabilization force in the Gaza Strip,” after Arab and Islamic states…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Gaza)
Arab World Workers in Gaza City clear rubble on Tuesday from the historic Al-Basha Palace, destroyed by the Israeli army (AFP)

Gaza Stabilization Force: Search for Consensus without Compromising Palestinian Principles

Informal negotiations are intensifying at the United Nations Security Council in New York over a US-sponsored draft resolution to deploy an international…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)
Arab World Palestinians mourn a relative killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City (AFP)

Mediators Push to Uphold Gaza Deal, Speed Up Stabilization Force

Mediators are pressing ahead with efforts to uphold a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip despite continued Israeli violations, as attention turns to a…

Mohamed Mahmoud (Cairo)