Middle East Experience

Some Abu Dhabi rents up 21 per cent as demand grows for luxury waterfront living in ADGM’s residential hub
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Al Reem Island property prices surge 38% in Q2 2025, cementing lead as Abu Dhabi’s top investment hotspot

A series of pro-Palestinian protests targeting an Israeli cruise ship around Greece have irritated a conservative government walking a diplomatic tightrope with Middle Eastern powers during the Gaza war.At the crack of dawn on Thursday at the port of Piraeus outside Athens, dozens of riot police armed with truncheons, tear gas and shields sealed up a cruise terminal from hundreds of demonstrators.Their ire was directed at the "Crown Iris", a hulking Israeli tourist ship that has attracted protests at each of its stops in the country since last month.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Pro-Palestinian tourist ship protests irk Greek govt

By Riham AlkousaaBERLIN (Reuters) -The German government is reviewing whether Afghans stranded in Pakistan while awaiting resettlement in Germany will indeed be allowed to go there, its interior minister said on Thursday, as Islamabad intensifies deportations of Afghans.Pakistan has begun to deport documented Afghan refugees ahead of its September 1 deadline for them to leave, according to the United Nations, a step that could see more than 1 million Afghans expelled from the country.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Germany weighs fate of Afghans in Pakistan as deportations intensify

The United Nations warned Israel and Russia on Thursday that their militaries faced being listed as parties suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict in light of credible evidence of violations.UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres's report said the two countries risked being added to a list of parties thought to use sexual violence including rape in conflict that includes Myanmar's military, Sudan's army and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: UN warns Russia, Israel of conflict sex crimes listing risk

“You don't need a UN report to tell people what happened. If you're in court, you have the evidence," Anne Herzberg, a human rights lawyer.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Human rights lawyer to ‘Post’: UN blacklisting of Hamas won’t move needle much - interview

The position is a reversal of previous US administrations that have warned against building projects in the West Bank, saying they harm chances of a two-state solution.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Diplomatic U-turn: US says stable West Bank in line with Trump goal for regional peace

The report, released last month, called for the use of all of the evidentiary tools at the justice system’s disposal to reach indictments.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Author of Dinah Project to ‘Post’:‘ Blacklisting Hamas is 'historic justice’ for Oct. 7 victims

In Warsaw, Ostroff was standing next to a marketplace when a 70-year-old woman walked up, spat on him, and then walked away.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'Spat on, called a murderer': Israeli rabbi recounts antisemitism during tour in Poland - interview

MILITARY AFFAIRS: The SDS system is not the “deadly trap" story from Hamas’s Gaza Health Ministry data, but it’s far from perfect. For the safety of civilians, the plan needs improvement.

Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: GHF's aid project: Far from perfect, but not a Gaza 'death trap' - frontlines

Record-breaking 10,000 entries from 169 countries head to Riyadh for the 2025 Entrepreneurship World Cup, competing for $1.5m in prizes in Saudi Arabia
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Record-breaking 10,000 entries as Riyadh gears up for 2025 Entrepreneurship World Cup finals in Saudi Arabia