Polistratics [News•Watch•Weekly] 035

This Week's Edition: Mossad's Secret Talks in Qatar, Hezbollah's Deadly Rocket Barrage, France's Move Against Assad, AI Deals Stir Security Fears, Sisi's Bold Move — And More MENA News

News stories we’re watching this week …

• Polish Foreign Minister: We welcome Amir’s visit and cherish Qatar’s regional and global stances.

• Chief of Israel’s Mossad Goes to Qatar for Talks with Hamas on Ceasefire in Gaza

• Italian Authorities Seize Chinese Drones Bound for Libya

• Hezbollah Launches Barrage of Rockets at Israel After Top Commander Killed

• Israel-Gaza: Hamas Negotiations Breakthrough

• Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Talks Show New Signs of Progress

• France's Top Court to Examine Arrest Warrant for Syria's Assad

• Egypt's Sisi Names Ex-Defence Minister Presidential Adviser

• US Worried Microsoft AI Deal with G42 Poses National Security Risks

• How the Middle East Could Maximise AI's Potential

• Saudi Arabia's Gaza Aid Threatened by Rafah Closure, Aid Official Says

• Taliban Govt Representatives Meet UN Afghanistan Envoys in Doha

• Israel Evaluating New Hamas Ideas for Halting Gaza War

• EXPLAINER OF THE WEEK: Iran’s presidential runoff: Who is competing and who has the edge?

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