News 23 Jun 2015 Can PKK, Turkey’s Hezbollah reconcile? Resurging violence between two old Kurdish adversaries in Turkey’s southeast, the PKK and the Islamist Hezbollah, has generated fears of renewed Kurdish fratricide in the region. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Jun 2015 Turkish judiciary halts school firings Turkey’s top administrative court has canceled provisions that laid the ground for the purge of some 8,000 principals in public schools and their replacement with government partisans. Source: Al Monitor… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jun 2015 Interior Ministry: Rouhani hecklers 'rogue' elements Interior Ministry officials said that recent hecklers at a Rouhani event were rogue elements, drawing criticism that authorities are unable or unwilling to prosecute the culprits. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jun 2015 Saudi Arabia, France agree major deals on back of Deputy Crown Prince visit French President François Hollande (2nd-R) accompanies Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (L) as he leaves the Élysée Palace, in Paris, on June 24, 2015.… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Jun 2015 Lebanon arms deal with France not blocked: Saudi FM France's $3 billion Saudi-funded deal to provide military supplies to Lebanon has not been cancelled, the Saudi foreign minister said Wednesday, despite delays caused by concerns that weapons could end… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Jun 2015 Abu Dhabi's TAQA marketing $3bn five-year loan to banks Banks which have backed the loan include BNP Paribas, HSBC, Mizuho, SMBC and Societe Generale Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Abu Dhabi's TAQA marketing bn five-year loan to banks Meet the Middle East
News 25 Jun 2015 Samsung bloatware disables Windows Update, claims researcher Hardware vendor accused of leaving PCs open to attack in bid to control driver updates Source: ITP.net Full Article: Samsung bloatware disables Windows Update, claims researcher Meet the Middle East
News 25 Jun 2015 Nirashi: Getting Rid of Disappointments & Dissatisfaction. We do ourselves a favor by realizing that only when we have expectations do we have di... Source: Elephant Journal Full Article: Nirashi: Getting Rid of Disappointments & Dissatisfaction. Meet the Middle East
News 25 Jun 2015 Record 18 journalists jailed in Egypt, says watchdog The Committee to Protect Journalists said at least 18 journalists, many of whom worked for online media, were locked up in Egypt, the most since it began keeping records in… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Jun 2015 Oman 'needs to phase in any cuts to subsidies' Oman Central Bank estimates that it will pay $4.67bn in subsidies this year Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Oman 'needs to phase in any cuts to subsidies' Meet the Middle East