Middle East Experience

Flynas to launch Riyadh to Damascus flights to boost Saudi-Syria connectivity
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Saudi Arabia’s flynas launches Riyadh to Damascus flights to boost Syria tourism

According to testimonies from soldiers in the field, Thursday night was one of the most intense since the beginning of the operation.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF evacuates 250k Gazans from Jabalya as it reaches critical juncture in fighting

The mother of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is close to death after 242 days on hunger strike, her daughter warned Friday.Laila Soueif, 69, was hospitalised Thursday in London with "critically low" blood sugar, having resumed her full hunger strike last week.Doctors gave "her proteins that help the body produce glucose", her anxious daughter Sanaa Seif said outside St Thomas hospital in London.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Hunger-striking mum of jailed UK-Egyptian close to death: family

The move to block the visit comes amid heightened international pressure on Israel to end its military offensive in Gaza and make progress toward Palestinian statehood, a key condition for normalization with Riyadh.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel blocks Saudi, UAE and other FMs from West Bank visit: What to know

Ajman real estate sector sees major increase in value of rents in Q1
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Ajman real estate:  Rental contract value up 41% to 9m in Q1

UAE petrol prices, Eid holiday dates, tax rules and more top news stories this week
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Eid Al Adha 2025 dates announced; UAE petrol prices change; new tax rule revealed; Dubai real estate tokenisation – 10 things you missed this week

President Donald Trump has slashed US aid and vowed a major rethink on helping the world. A controversial effort to bring food to Gaza may offer clues on what's to come.Administered by contracted US security with Israeli troops at the perimeter, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is distributing food through several hubs in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.An officially private effort with opaque funding, the GHF began operations on May 26 after Israel completely cut off supplies into Gaza for over two months, sparking warnings of mass famine.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Trump vowed to remake aid. Is Gaza the future?

In a small village on the coast of southern Morocco, women gather in a house to create collaborative works of textile art, and also earn a living.Several hunch over large canvasses, embroidering their latest piece at the women-only workshop, in the village of 400 people. Some of their works have been shown internationally."This project has changed my life," said Hanane Ichbikili, a 28-year-old former nursing student turned project creative director."And yet I had never held an embroidery needle before," she told AFP.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Moroccan women embroider 'art with purpose'

UAE petrol prices remain unchanged after Fuel Price Committee reveals June fill-up costs
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE freezes petrol prices for June 2025

RTA announces new roads and bridges on major roads in Dubai
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai announces major road project with new tunnels in Jumeirah