Middle East Experience

Peres was a well-known and popular figure on the global political landscape, and a sign of the esteem in which he was held could be seen in the number of world leaders who attended his funeral.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel marks five years to Shimon Peres' death

During outgoing German chancellor Angela Merkel's final official visit to Israel, the country must demonstrate to a new generation of Germans why the Jewish state's prosperity is a mutual interest.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: The message in Merkel’s swan-song trip to Israel - analysis

Yemen has one of the lowest vaccination rates in the world, and suffering related to the COVID-19 pandemic is compounded by the ongoing war in the country.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Yemen asks for 'balanced' vaccine donation at UN forum

Dubai Expo 2020 is expected to be the most attended international event since the coronavirus pandemic.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Dubai Expo hopes to mark post-COVID transition for UAE

Egypt is seeking to attract residents to move to the Sinai Peninsula, by carrying out development projects and providing job opportunities, to boost the national economy and maintain national security.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt allocates billions for development in Sinai

Khartoum witnessed an attempted coup, which highlights the urgent need to unify civil and military institutions following the fall of Omar al-Bashir’s regime.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Muslim Brotherhood blamed for failed military coup in Sudan

Algeria’s army chief accused neighboring Morocco of conspiring against his country and vowed a “rigorous, firm” response, in a speech he delivered Tuesday at an army base near their border.“This expansionist regime has gone too far in its conspiracies and subversive propaganda campaigns, which aim to reduce Algeria’s regional role, exhaust its capacities, prevent its development and undermine the unity of its people,” Said Chanegriha said, in a speech published on the defense ministry’s website.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Relations have soured between the two North African nations in recent months and Algeria on August 24 cut diplomatic ties with Rabat, accusing it of “hostile actions.”Last week it also banned all Moroccan aircraft from entering its airspace.Chanegriha said Algeria’s “enemies” had recruited “traitors” as spies in order to “weaken Algeria from the inside and pressure it to renounce its principles.”Algeria accuses Morocco and Israel of backing the separatist MAK movement, which seeks independence for the restive Kabylie region, and the Islamist Rachad movement, both listed as terrorist organizations by Algiers.Morocco normalized ties with Israel last year in a US-backed deal that also saw Washington recognize Rabat’s sovereignty over disputed Western Sahara.Morocco sees the former Spanish colony as part of its sovereign territory, but the Polisario movement has continued to demand an independence referendum there as per a 1991 ceasefire deal.Algeria has for decades hosted Polisario leaders and the issue has caused repeated diplomatic crises between the two countries.Morocco’s normalization with Israel sparked anger in Algiers, which has supported the Palestinian cause and accused Rabat of using Israeli spyware against its officials.Algeria’s army chief said Tuesday his country was “ready to face, with rigour and firmness, all sinister plans” against Algeria.Read more:Algerian official warns of further measures against MoroccoAlgeria closes its airspace to Moroccan military and civil aviationSaudi Arabia, Arab League decry Algeria-Morocco diplomatic falloutAlgeria delays corruption trial of Bouteflika’s brother
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Algeria’s army chief accuses neighboring Morocco of ‘conspiracies’

As part of its celebration of the centenary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Jordanian ministry of culture is presenting an original operetta production titled “My homeland … is a sun” (Watani Shams)..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Operetta shines light on Jordan history on occasion of centenary

Aguila Saleh, the speaker of Libya’s House of Representatives, considered that the only way out of the crisis in Libya is through elections, but that the High Council of State “does not want the elections to take place.”Saleh, speaking to Al Arabiya during a live television interview on Tuesday, confirmed that “the Libyan House of Representatives insists on holding presidential and parliamentary elections.”For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.He considered that “those who live in chaos in Libya do not want elections,” adding that “everyone in the Libyan authority now refuses elections for fear of their interests.”The Libyan politician told Al Arabiya that securing the elections is the responsibility of the Government of National Unity (GNU), calling for “Arab, regional and international supervision of the elections in Libya.”Regarding his plans to run in the upcoming elections, Saleh said he has not yet decided whether he would stand.“I have not yet decided to run for elections in Libya. I will announce my position on candidacy when the Electoral Commission opens the door for that,” he told Al Arabiya.Under a UN-brokered deal between Libya’s rival eastern and western camps, the war-torn country is scheduled to hold legislative and presidential polls on December 24.Read more:Libya's presidency seeks consensus on election lawLibya’s upper house calls for elections to be delayed for a yearLibya’s Haftar says he is suspending military role, activities ahead of pollsLibya’s eastern-based parliament withdraws confidence from unity government
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Libya’s High Council of State does not want elections to take place: Aguila Saleh

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militias could be on the verge of changing the course of the war as they close in on a key northern city, experts say, warning millions of refugees are at risk..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Yemen faces severe threat as Houthis escalate attacks on Marib