Middle East Experience

Over the past month, escalating military action in Yemen displaced more than 15,000 people, killed or injured more than 350 civilians..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: UN seeks .9 billion for humanitarian aid in Yemen

Lebanese film-makers Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige explain how their experiences of war shaped their new film – and how art freed them..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: ’It took months for the glass to leave her body’: making Memory Box and surviving the Beirut blast

The conference was attended by Saudi opposition figures as well as members of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militias..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: In fresh provocation, Hezbollah hosts anti-Saudi Beirut conference

Gaza officials estimate that it will take $479 million to rebuild homes and infrastructure damaged in the war.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: With most Gaza homes wrecked by war still in ruins, smiles for lucky few

One Sudanese security officer died on Thursday after being stabbed by protesters in the capital Khartoum, state TV reported.Anti-coup protesters took to the streets on Thursday and headed to the presidential palace.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The demonstrations which converged from several parts of Khartoum came only days after the United Nations launched a bid to facilitate talks between Sudanese factions.The push was aimed at resolving the crisis since the October 25 military coup led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, and the resignation of the civilian prime minister Abdalla Hamdok earlier this month.Protesters chanted: “With all our power, we are heading to the palace” as they converged on the city center, witnesses said.Others hollered: “Burhan is dirty, brought to (power) by the Islamists,” who were dominant under the three-decade rule of general-turned-president Omar al-Bashir, ousted in April 2019 following months of mass protests.Security forces fired volleys of tear gas to disperse the protesters, according to witnesses.Pro-democracy activists have organized regular demonstrations against the military takeover, which derailed a transition to civilian rule following al-Bashir’s ouster.The protests have been met by a bloody crackdown that has left at least 63 people dead and hundreds wounded, according to medics.Read more:Sudan’s medics shaken by attacks on hospitals treating anti-coup protestersOne demonstrator killed in Sudan protests against military, death toll at 62: MedicsTop US lawmakers condemn Sudan's military for use of violence
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Security officer killed in Sudan anti-coup protests: State TV

The Egyptian leader called on Sudanese parties to agree on a roadmap to stabilise the country and hold elections at the end of the transition..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Sisi urges Sudanese to talk, hold election as he denies backing coup

One thing is certain: A-G Avichai Mandelblit will not sign a deal that allows Netanyahu to remain an MK in the near future.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Netanyahu's plea deal: Real negotiations or psychological warfare? - analysis

The Barakah nuclear power plant has the potential to produce one million tonnes of hydrogen per year..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: UAE’s ENEC set to produce 85% of Abu Dhabi clean electricity by 2025

As the country saw this week in the Negev, when Israel turns a blind eye to longstanding issues, they tend to pop up and smack you in the face.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Bedouin protests in Negev is an issue long ignored by Israel - analysis

At least four rockets targeted the US Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday, two Iraqi security officials said. The area is home to diplomatic missions and the seat of Iraq’s government.Three of the missiles struck within the parameters of the American Embassy, the officials said. Another hit a school located in a nearby residential complex. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.An Iraqi military statement said a girl and a woman were injured in the attack, without providing more details. The statement said the rockets had been launched from the Dora neighborhood of Baghdad.Witnesses said they heard the embassy’s C-RAM defense system — supposed to detect and destroy incoming rockets, artillery and mortar shells — during the attack.The attack is the latest in a series of rocket and drone attacks that have targeted the American presence in Iraq since the start of the year, following the second anniversary of the US strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.Last Thursday, a series of attacks targeted American troops in Iraq and Syria. Rockets struck an Iraqi military base hosting US troops in western Anbar province and the capital.Pro-Iran Shia factions in Iraq have vowed revenge for Soleimani’s killing and have conditioned the end of the attacks on the full exit of American troops from the country.The US-led coalition formally ended its combat mission supporting Iraqi forces in the ongoing fight against the ISIS terrorist group last month. Some 2,500 troops will remain as the coalition shifts to an advisory mission to continue supporting Iraqi forces.The top US commander for the Middle East, Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, warned in an interview with The Associated Press last month that he expects increasing attacks on US and Iraqi personnel by Iranian-backed militias determined to get American forces out.Read more:Three rockets hit near Baghdad Green Zone, no injuries reported: Iraq officialTwo drones shot down targeting Iraq base: Anti-ISIS coalitionTwo injured after 14 rockets hit Iraq’s Ain al-Assad air base: US Coalition
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Rockets target US Embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi woman, girl injured: Officials