Middle East Experience

Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 has welcomed 26 AI-driven startups to its 17th cohort, raising a record $223m as the emirate cements its role in global tech
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 onboards 26 AI startups in record 3m cohort

The move come on the heels of the E3’s push to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: US sanctions network smuggling Iranian oil diguised as Iraqi: What to know

DUBAI (Reuters) -The path to nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States is not closed but U.S. demands for curbs on Iranian missiles are obstructing prospects for talks, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday. A sixth round of Iran-U.S. talks was suspended after the start of a 12-day war in June, in which Israel and the U.S. struck Iranian nuclear facilities and Iran retaliated with waves of ballistic missiles against Israel.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran says US missile demands block path to nuclear talks

Oman launched its Golden Residency Program and new investment reforms as FDI rose to $77.9bn
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Oman launches Golden Residency as FDI tops .9bn

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A Turkish court on Tuesday ousted the Istanbul provincial head of the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP), dealing a fresh judicial blow to opponents of President Tayyip Erdogan and triggering sharp falls in share and bond markets.The Istanbul court ruled that the votes of delegates in a 2023 CHP provincial congress had been influenced by cash payments, and thus the board members elected at the congress should be removed.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkish court ousts main opposition's Istanbul head over congress irregularities

(Reuters) -Six security personnel and six militants were killed on Tuesday during an assault on the base of a paramilitary force in northwest Pakistan that began with a suicide bomber ramming the compound and led to a 12-hour gun battle, police said.The suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into the boundary wall of the base in the town of Bannu early on Tuesday, causing an explosion that allowed other attackers to enter the compound, said Sajjad Khan, the regional police chief.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Six Pakistani security personnel, six militants killed during attack on base, say police

"If we do not save the state now, in two years, there will be nothing left to save. The window of opportunity will close,” Lapid stressed.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Lapid: Netanyahu election win will be 'end of Zionism,' Israel to enter most critical year

Rubio previously visited Israel in February, marking his first trip to the Middle East.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to visit Israel in two weeks

The Belgians nearly erased a 21-point deficit in the final quarter – but the Israelis held on to claim a landmark achievement that has eluded them since 2015.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel beats Belgium, advances to the round of 16 in EuroBasket for first time in a decade

Joel Rubinfeld, President of the Belgian League Against Antisemitism, spoke of antisemitism within Belgium's political echelon, saying that many parties won't accept meetings with Jewish groups.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Jewish leaders 'afraid for future of Jews in Belgium' after Palestine state recognition - interview