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For the past several weeks, diplomats working to broker a pause in fighting in the Middle East regarded the start of Ramadan, the holy Muslim month, as an unofficial deadline. But Ramadan has now begun, and talks have stalled. What are the chances for further talks this month? How has America’s standing been impacted in the region? Mina Al-Oraibi is the editor in chief of the National, a top daily UAE newspaper. She joins FP’s Ravi Agrawal to discuss how the conflict looks from her vantage point in Abu Dhabi.

UAE-based journalist Mina Al-Oraibi on how people in the Middle East view America’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war.

Al-Oraibi on whether the United States has leverage over Israeli policy.

The National’s Mina Al-Oraibi on the conflict’s generational impact on terrorism in the region.

Al-Oraibi on the importance of a two-state solution.

Mina Al-Oraibi 

Editor in chief, the National

Mina Al-Oraibi is the editor in chief of the National.

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Ravi Agrawal

Editor in chief, Foreign Policy

Ravi Agrawal is the editor in chief of Foreign Policy, the host of FP Live, and a regular world affairs analyst on TV and radio. Before joining FP in 2018, Agrawal worked at CNN for more than a decade in full-time roles spanning three continents, including as the network’s New Delhi bureau chief and correspondent. He is the author of India Connected: How the Smartphone Is Transforming the World’s Largest Democracy.

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