Middle East Experience

More passengers are taking more taxi journeys in Dubai as sector flourishes
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai taxi trips hit 60m in H1 2025 as passenger numbers top 103m

Saudi Arabia's Red Sea International Airport will welcome one million guests annually by 2030
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Airport now handling domestic and international flights

In a first for Dubai, shoppers can convert loyalty points into property ownership
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: From shopping bag to property deed: Dubai loyalty points can now buy real estate from as little as 4

Saddam Hifter’s appointment as deputy general commander of the Libyan National Army positions him as a key power player in eastern Libya amid ongoing political division.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Libya’s Khalifa Hifter names son Saddam second-in-command: What to know

By Thomas EscrittBERLIN (Reuters) -Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives slipped into second place behind Germany's far right in a poll marking his hundredth day in office after a tough summer in which a botched judicial appointment and a reversal on supplying Israel with arms alienated foes and allies alike.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Germany's Merz slips behind far right in poll after angering friends and foes

By Guy FaulconbridgeLONDON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump has said that both Kyiv and Moscow will have to cede territory to end the war in Ukraine, so how much territory does Russia control in Ukraine?Russia controls nearly 114,500 square km (44,600 square miles), or 19%, of Ukraine, including Crimea, and a major chunk of territory in the east and south-east of the country, according to open source maps of the battlefield. Ukraine does not control any internationally recognised Russian territory.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Factbox-How much territory does Russia control in Ukraine?

Egypt said Tuesday it was working with fellow Gaza mediators Qatar and the United States to broker a 60-day truce, as part of a renewed push to end the Israel-Hamas war.Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty made the announcement at a press conference in Cairo, as two Palestinian sources told AFP that a senior Hamas delegation was due to meet Egyptian officials for talks on Wednesday.Diplomacy aimed at securing an elusive ceasefire and hostage release deal in the 22-month-old war has stalled for weeks, after the latest round of negotiations broke down in July.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza mediators 'working very hard' to revive truce plan: Egypt

By Emma FargeGENEVA (Reuters) -Mothers of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, including one who appeared emaciated in a recent Hamas video, voiced fears on Tuesday that a planned Israeli offensive could further endanger their sons' lives due to the risk of reprisals.Israel plans a much-criticised new Gaza offensive to take control of Gaza City in the almost two-year-old war against Palestinian militant group Hamas. Bombardment of the city is underway but the timing of the full offensive is uncertain and efforts to salvage a ceasefire continue.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Mothers of Gaza hostages fear Israeli offensive will endanger their sons

HRF and PCHR said the killing was not "just another tragedy in a long war on the press" but a "clear-cut criminal act — a war crime and part of a broader genocidal campaign."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: HRF files complaint with ICC against IDF chief, others, over 'deliberate' killing of Anas Al-Sharif

The IDF said that the WCK confirmed that the vehicle had no affiliation with the international organization and had posed a threat to troops.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: WATCH: Hamas uses fake WCK humanitarian vehicle to target IDF soldiers in Gaza