Middle East Experience

UAE approves $564m in new housing support for citizens in 2025, reinforcing family stability and long-term national priorities
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE boosts family stability with 4m in housing approvals

European powers have triggered the JCPOA’s snapback mechanism, setting a 30-day clock for the return of UN sanctions on Iran.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran, IAEA officials meet in Vienna as UN sanctions clock ticks

Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot told AFP Friday that the EU's credibility on foreign policy was "collapsing" due to the bloc's failure to act over Israel's war in Gaza."It is undeniable, we are not going to bury our heads in the sand, that the European Union at this stage is not living up to its responsibilities in this enormous humanitarian crisis," Prevot said in an interview at his office in Brussels.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: EU not 'living up to responsibilities' on Gaza war: Belgian FM

The Lebanese government is under mounting pressure to disarm Hezbollah, but the group’s allies in the government are not on board.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Lebanon to move on Hezbollah disarmament after testy cabinet meeting: What to know

The Israel-Premier Tech team insists it will ride on in the Vuelta a Espana, even though repeated roadside pro-Palestinian protests forced one stage to be curtailed and several of its riders say they are scared.The third most important race in the international calendar started in Italy on August 23 and once it entered Spain four days later, demonstrators began lining roads waving red, green, black and white Palestinian flags.Protestors have run into the road, some have attempted to lie in the path of the peloton. At times riders have had to swerve or stop.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Protests against Israeli team divide Vuelta and scare riders

THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Three Palestinian human rights groups that had U.S. sanctions imposed on them for asking the International Criminal Court to investigate Israel over allegations of atrocity crimes in Gaza plan to continue their cooperation with the war crimes tribunal.The groups are the Gaza-based Palestinian Centre for Human Rights and Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and Al-Haq, based in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The sanctions were posted on the U.S. Treasury Department's website on Thursday and include blocking any provisions of funds, goods or services to them.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Palestinian NGOs vow to continue cooperation with ICC after US sanctions

Protests have long been a defining feature of Israel’s democracy – they give voice to anguish, mobilize citizens, and hold leaders to account. But they are not inherently virtuous.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: The long arc of Israeli protests: A nation’s conscience or Achilles’ heel? - analysis

Hezbollah has recently dismissed calls to disarm as Lebanese and US groups push for a deal.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Lebanon cabinet welcomes army plan to disarm Hezbollah, no timeline given

Every single interest group thinks it can block roads and airports and besiege the homes of public figures.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Protests or siege, when civil dissent crosses the line - opinion

Ras Al Khaimah real estate surges to $4.1bn in 2024 as RAK Central emerges as a prime investment hub with strong growth potential
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Ras Al Khaimah real estate transactions soar 118% to .1bn