Middle East Experience

The three-judge panel ordered ZOA to submit a corrected list immediately and instructed the World Likud Election Committee to publish it by September 14.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Judges order ZOA to follow original Zionist Congress list order for delegates

Sheikh Hamdan inaugurated IIM Ahmedabad’s first international campus in Dubai, launching a one-year MBA and new centres of excellence to boost education ties
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai welcomes IIM Ahmedabad’s first international campus, inaugurated by Sheikh Hamdan

By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The University of California, Berkeley has provided information on 160 faculty members and students to President Donald Trump's administration as part of a federal investigation into alleged antisemitic incidents, amid a broader crackdown against educational institutions.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: UC Berkeley shares information on dozens of students, staff with Trump administration

By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Paramount said on Friday it condemned a pledge signed earlier this week by more than 4,000 actors, entertainers, and producers, including some Hollywood stars, to not work with Israeli film institutions that they see as being complicit in the abuse of Palestinians by Israel.WHY IT'S IMPORTANTParamount became the first major studio to respond to the pledge released on Monday.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Paramount criticizes pledge by entertainers to boycott Israeli film institutions

A pioneer in the field of construction and an eminent humanitarian, Hussain Khansaheb is considered one of nation's most successful entrepreneurs
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE leaders condole the death of Hussain Abdulrahman Khansaheb

Air-conditioned vessel can carry up to 190 passengers, and up to 45 vehicles – the first time a ferry is transporting vehicles in the country
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: AD Ports Group JV starts crucial ferry service in the Comoros Islands

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -A Turkish prosecutor ordered the detention of 48 suspects, including the mayor of Istanbul's opposition-run Bayrampasa district, as part of a corruption investigation, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Saturday.The police carried out early morning raids at 72 locations to seize documents and detain suspects on charges including embezzlement, bribery, and tender rigging, according to TRT Haber.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkey orders detention of Istanbul district mayor, others in corruption probe, state media says

(Reuters) -U.S. officials held talks on Saturday with the authorities in Kabul over Americans held in Afghanistan, the Taliban administration’s foreign ministry said.Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s special envoy for hostage response, and Zalmay Khalilzad, a former U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan, met with the Taliban’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: US officials hold talks in Kabul over Americans detained in Afghanistan

By Jarrett RenshawBEDMINSTER, N.J. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United Statesis prepared to impose fresh energy sanctions on Russia, but only if all NATO nations cease purchasing Russian oil and implement similar measures.“I am ready to do major sanctions on Russia when all NATO nations have agreed, and started, to do the same thing, and when all NATO nations stop buying oil from Russia,” Trump said in a social media post.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Trump presses NATO nations to halt Russian oil purchases

Faith and feelings of transcendence, after all, are older than institutions, a deep part of our evolution that existed before priests built temples.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Rosh Hashanah proves humanity's need for faith amid religious uncertainty - opinion