We use analytics to improve Pollar and, with your consent, the Meta pixel to measure sign-ups and purchases that come from our ads. You can change this anytime in Settings. Privacy policy

Search⌘K
HomeFor YouLiveBriefAsk
MapMarketsThreadsSoundsFilms
DomesticGeopoliticsEconomySocietyScience & TechInfrastructureSportCultureLifestyle
Support PollarNotifications
PrivacyNewsroom
Abbas Kamel

Abbas Kamel

Egyptian intelligence officer

View on Wikipedia

Photo: AI App؛ Masry1973, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)

  • Sep 28

    Netanyahu Holds Secret UAE Meeting with Mohamed bin Zayed Confirmed by Both States

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, in a visit officially confirmed by both governments on Monday.

  • Sep 26

    Investigative reports reveal Egyptian intelligence warned Israel 11 days before 7 October

    Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel made a secret 67-minute stopover in Tel Aviv on 26 September 2023 to warn Israeli officials that Hamas was preparing an offensive, according to investigative reporting.

Reader-supported

Free to read, and staying that way

Members read the brief without a sponsor. Membership keeps Pollar independent.

from$29.99/yr

Support Pollar
Membership

Members don't see this panel.

  • Supporter$29.99/yr
  • Founder$69.99/yr
Support Pollar

Today’s Brief

Brussels promises Ukraine a winter shield

EU leaders pledge winter lifeline to Zelensky in Brussels

European leaders welcomed Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels and pledged a winter package for Ukraine covering energy, air defence and financing. Ursula von der Leyen said the EU is working on a 22nd sanctions package and would not lift sanctions until Russia stops the war.

Read the Brief

Live now

All live coverage
  • US-Russia diesel deal dispute

    US House lawmakers introduce a bipartisan bill to block waivers on Russian energy sanctions after Donald Trump pauses Graham Act tariffs.

  • UN secretary-general straw poll

    All candidates receive objections from permanent Security Council members in the sixth informal straw poll, diplomats report.

In the spotlight

All threads

World · Updated 15m ago

The US under Trump: second term

Trump waived sanctions and tariffs mandated by US law on Russian energy, a unilateral shift in Ukraine policy.

ContactSend feedbackNewspaperPublisher and newsroom
HomeBriefLiveThreadsSearch