Middle East Experience

Passengers holding tourist visa are now allowed to travel to Dubai..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Dubai flights: Emirates says visit visa, entry permit holders can travel, no approval needed

The United Nations Security Council Monday voted unanimously to renew the mandate of U.N. peacekeepers in south Lebanon for another year, Lebanon's UN respresentative said in a tweet..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: UN Security Council renews mandate of UNIFIL, Lebanon's UN envoy says

Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Najib Mikati could step down as early as this week if his efforts to reach an agreement with President Michel Aoun on the formation of a new government remain deadlocked, political sources told The Arab Weekly Sunday..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanon’s PM-designate may quit if cabinet deadlock persists

Dubbed "Taskforce Pineapple," over 700 Afghans have already been shepherded to safety.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Veteran US Special Forces working to rescue Afghans under cover of darkness

Experts believe there will be no long-term side effects to the mRNA vaccines.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israeli experts analyze mRNA COVID vaccines long-term effects

Cabinet to discuss limiting Western Wall worshipers, a 'green pass' requirement for all workers in the education and health sectors, venues where customers also require one.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: COVID: Israel surpasses 7,000 deaths since start of pandemic

St.-Sgt. Barel Shmueli was shot by a Gazan gunman during border riots, and despite multiple surgeries to save his life, he succumbed to the injuries.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Border policeman dies from Gaza riot shooting injury

The leakage came from a power plant in Syria's coastal city of Baniyas.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Syrian oil spill could hit Cyprus soon

Eight staff members of the Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia were injured when the Arab Coalition intercepted a drone that was targeting the airport on Tuesday, the coalition’s spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said. The attempted attack came just hours after the Iran-backed Houthi militia had launched an explosive drone towards the airport. For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“At (0906) Tuesday (31 August 2021), a second attempt to target traveling civilians and staff at Abha International Airport by the terrorist, Iran-backed Houthi militia using a bomb-laden drone was thwarted,” al-Maliki said in a statement. Shrapnel, or fragments of the drone, scattered around the premises of the airport when it was destroyed by the coalition, injuring the staff members. A Bangladeshi worker is in critical condition as a result, while two Indians and another Bangladeshi worker were in moderate risk, the spokesman said. Another Bangladeshi worker, one Nepali worker, an Indian worker, and a Saudi national sustained minor injuries, he added. A 320 commercial aircraft was also damaged in the attack, al-Maliki said. “This hostile, atrocious attempt is the second one to target Abha International Airport and its multinational traveling civilians today in a deliberate, systematic manner. These acts confirm the hostile nature of the militia, and its transgressions against the customary International Humanitarian Law, under which Abha International Airport is considered a Civilian Object protected by the international humanitarian law,” the spokesman added. The Houthis regularly launch attacks on Saudi Arabia and Yemeni areas under the control of the internationally-recognized government. Iran backs the group in its fight against the Yemeni Armed Forces and supplies the Houthis with weapons, drones, and military training as well.On Monday, Saudi Arabia’s defense forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Jazan.The Arab Coalition had said that air defense forces “thwarted the militias’ futile attempts” to target the Kingdom.Read more:Arab Coalition destroys Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia’s Abha AirportSaudi foreign ministry condemns Houthi attack on Yemen airbase
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Eight people injured after explosive drone hits Abha airport in Saudi Arabia

Ambassador Dan Shapiro is a trusted and respected interlocutor for upper echelons in both Washington and Jerusalem.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Shapiro's appointment as Iran liaison good news for Bennett-Biden relations