Jesse Zurawell

The United Arab Emirates plans to maintain diplomatic ties with Israel despite international outcry over the mounting toll of the war in Gaza and hopes to have some moderating influence over the Israeli campaign while safeguarding its own interests, according to four sources familiar with UAE government policy.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Isa Blumi, as a historian of the Islamic world, the Ottoman Empire, Albania and Yemen, serves as Associate Professor at the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Stockholm University.

The update is part of a continuous process of reviewing such materials, working with guideline development groups composed of independent, international experts.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Fabio Vighi is a Professor of Italian and Critical Theory at Cardiff University, UK. His recent work encompasses "Critical Theory and the Crisis of Contemporary Capitalism," and he serves as the co-director of Cardiff University's Žižek Centre for Ideology Critique.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Marwa is a Mother of 3 with a Ph.D. She is a Journalist & TV Show Host for @PressTV @MidEaStream, a University Lecturer and Political Commentator.

Asset management giant BlackRock registered to create an ethereum trust, a potential first step toward asking regulators to approve an exchange-traded fund tied to ether, the second-largest digital token.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Isa Blumi, as a historian of the Islamic world, the Ottoman Empire, Albania and Yemen, serves as Associate Professor at the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Stockholm University.

GUEST OVERVIEW: Glory Jones holds a degree in international relations and is an independent activist whose work focuses on advocacy for political prisoners, environmentalism, anti-imperialism, information freedom, and liberation from all forms of tyrannical systems. She co-hosts the Slow News Day program on Rokfin and tweets via @drgloryjjjjj958.