Middle East Experience

The prosecution argued that nothing which the police cyber unit collected during the hacking was used for the purposes of the indictment.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Court hints it will move on with Netanyahu case witnesses, deal with Pegasus later

Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Invasion of Ukraine is an act of aggression and human rights catastrophe

Russia is expected to carry out a deliberate provocation to justify the planned attack by Belarusian troops, Ukrainian Intelligence stated.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Ukraine-Belarus border: Russia preparing 300 tanks to enter

All parties involved in the talks say progress has been made towards restoring the pact to curb Tehran’s nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: West worries Ukraine crisis could spill over into Iran talks

The number of Russian soldiers in Ukraine is not enough to hold major cities for long should this war become drawn out, vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Seth Jones, predicts.“The Russian army is overextended and in a precarious position if Ukraine becomes a protracted war. Assuming 150,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine and a population of 44 million, that is a force ratio of 3.4 soldiers per 1,000 people. You can't hold territory with those numbers,” he said.Jones compared the current Russian force ratio to occupations after previous wars around the world, saying that other force ratios were “astronomically higher”.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.He listed examples:The Allied forces occupying Germany in 1945 had 89.3 troops to 1,000 inhabitants.NATO forces in Bosnia in 1995 had 17.5 troops to 1,000 inhabitants.NATO forces in Kosovo in 2000 had 19.3 troops to 1,000 inhabitants.International forces in East Timor in 2000 had 9.8 troops to 1,000 inhabitants.“High numbers of troops and police are critical to establish basic law and order… They [Russian soldiers] will be in serious danger of being picked apart by Ukrainian insurgents,” Jones said.Russia launched a comprehensive assault on Ukraine on February 24 that saw hundreds injured and killed dozens of civilians according to Kyiv’s authorities.Despite crippling and wide-ranging sanctions imposed on Russia by the US and the European Union, President Vladimir Putin shows no signs of relenting.However, intelligence reports and Western defense officials say that Moscow's forces are behind schedule, facing unexpected resistance from Kyiv's troops.Read more:Russian forces link up with separatist allies in key coastal territory: MinistryUkraine's Zelenskyy tells EU: ‘Prove that you are with us’Russia lashes out at countries arming Ukraine: Understand danger of consequences
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Number of Russian troops in Ukraine not enough to hold major cities for long: Analyst

Multiple calls for electoral reforms as a condition for international funding have so far been side-stepped by the donor countries, leaving a disenfranchised population at the mercy of a ruthless political elite..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Will the international community bolster electoral fraud in Lebanon?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday Russia must stop bombing Ukrainian cities before meaningful talks on a ceasefire could start, as a first round of negotiations this week had yielded scant progress.Speaking in an interview in a heavily guarded government compound, Zelenskyy urged NATO members to impose a no-fly zone to stop the Russian air force, saying this would be a preventative measure and not meant to drag the alliance into war with Russia.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Zelenskyy, who has refused offers to leave the Ukrainian capital as Russian forces advanced, also said Ukraine would demand legally binding security guarantees if NATO shut the door on Ukraine’s membership prospects.Setting out his conditions for further talks with Russia, Zelenskyy told Reuters and CNN in a joint interview: “It’s necessary to at least stop bombing people, just stop the bombing and then sit down at the negotiating table.”Just as he was speaking, news emerged that a Russian missile had struck a TV tower in the Ukrainian capital. Earlier on Tuesday, missiles struck the heart of the eastern city of Kharkiv.Ukraine has received weapons shipments from NATO members to help withstand a full-scale military invasion unleashed by Russian forces last week, while the West has also introduced swinging sanctions on the Russian economy.But Zelenskyy has urged the international community to do more, including imposing a no-fly zone. He said, however, that US President Joe Biden had personally conveyed to him that now was not the time to introduce such a measure.Ukraine has pressed NATO to accelerate its entry, a move fiercely opposed by Russia and cited as one of Moscow’s reasons for launching its campaign.“Our partners, if they are not ready to take Ukraine into NATO ... because Russia does not want Ukraine to be in NATO, should work out common security guarantees for Ukraine,” Zelenskyy said.“This means that we have our territorial integrity, that our borders are protected, we have special relations with all our neighbors, we are completely safe, and the guarantors that give us security, they guarantee this legally.”Zelenskyy, 44, was unshaven and wore a simple khaki T shirt, trousers and combat boots for the interview, which took place in a government compound, heavily guarded by the military.Read more: US companies, individuals banned from dealing with Russia Central Bank, others
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy tells Russia: Stop bombing before ceasefire talks can start

A “Lost” continent, which researchers have named Balkanatolia, may have been a land bridge into Europe for Asian mammals 38 million years ago.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'Lost' continent may have been land bridge from Asia to Europe

Heart valve transplants from animals tend to degenerate over the next decade because of foreign sugars they produce.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: New technology prevents need for replacement of heart valve transplants - study

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the European Union to show the “same sensitivity” it showed for Ukraine’s membership bid for Turkey's application, state news agency Anadolu reported on Tuesday.“We appreciate the efforts to get Ukraine into the EU. But I say to these EU members, why are you still worried about taking Turkey into the EU. Show the same sensitivity for Turkey as you do about Ukraine,” he said.“Will you put Turkey on your agenda when someone attacks [us] too?” he added.Turkey is formally a candidate for EU membership, but its bid to join the bloc has been at a standstill for years over European concerns of the country's human rights record and Erdogan's aggressive foreign policy manoeuvres in the Mediterranean Sea.Ukraine's EU bid Russia launched a comprehensive assault on Ukraine on February 24 that saw hundreds injured and killed dozens of civilians according to Kyiv’s authorities.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Despite crippling and wide-ranging sanctions imposed on Russia by the US and the EU, President Vladimir Putin shows no signs of relenting.Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy officially asked for EU membership on Monday.Zelenskyy addressed the European Parliament on Tuesday via video conference and said: “We are fighting to be equal members of Europe… Do prove that you are with us. Do prove that you will not let us go.”The EU has taken unprecedented steps to support Ukraine in its fight against the Russian assault, including financing the purchase and delivery of weapons and other equipment worth 450 million euros ($505 million).However, many EU leaders have acknowledged that granting Ukraine immediate EU candidate status will be difficult.Read more:Ukraine's Zelenskyy tells EU: ‘Prove that you are with us’Erdogan says Turkey cannot abandon ties with Russia or UkraineErdogan discusses Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with Belarus counterpart Lukashenko
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Erdogan to EU over bloc membership: Show same ‘sensitivity’ for Ukraine to Turkey