Middle East Experience

With more than $13bn in trades and over 4m users, digital investment app Thndr joins Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Thndr joins ADX as first remote retail trading member, unlocking UAE market access for millions of investors

Smart permits via Riyadh Parking app to regulate 140,000 spaces as city advances Vision 2030 urban mobility goals
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Riyadh launches first phase of managed residential parking to slash congestion and protect spaces for residents

By Laila BassamBEIRUT (Reuters) -The United States has presented Lebanon with a proposal for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year, along with ending Israel's military operations in the country and the withdrawal of its troops from five positions in south Lebanon, according to copy of a Lebanese cabinet agenda reviewed by Reuters.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Exclusive-US plan sees Hezbollah disarmed by year-end, Israeli withdrawal

The United Arab Emirates rejected on Thursday an announcement from Sudan's armed forces saying they had destroyed an Emirati plane ferrying Colombian mercenaries into the country to back paramilitary rivals.Sudan has been locked in a war between its army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces since April 2023, with the military long accusing Abu Dhabi of supporting the RSF -- an allegation it denies.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: UAE rejects Sudan claim it destroyed Emirati plane full of mercenaries

Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community pledged to resist government moves to call up seminary students for military service on Thursday ahead of an evening protest against the arrest of two objectors. "The authorities will face a united global ultra-Orthodox Judaism fighting for its soul," the spiritual leader of ultra-Orthodox Jews of European descent, Rabbi Dov Landau, told the community's leading newspaper Yated Neeman under the front-page headline "War".
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel ultra-Orthodox vow to push back after students' arrest

Mourners attended on Thursday the funeral of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in the occupied West Bank whose body was handed over by Israel more than a week after a settler killed him."He was killed by a hateful settler, his body was held for 11 days, and more than 20 people from the village were arrested" following the late July incident in the southern West Bank, said the slain activist's brother, Aziz Hathaleen.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Palestinians bury activist shot dead by West Bank settler

A Chicago man arrested for the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy staffers in the US capital Washington could potentially face the death penalty if convicted of murder and hate crime charges, officials said Thursday.US Attorney General Pam Bondi will ultimately decide whether to seek the death penalty for Elias Rodriguez, the suspect in the May 21 attack, federal prosecutor Jeanine Pirro told reporters.Rodriguez, 31, was arrested immediately after the shooting of Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and his fiancee, Sarah Milgrim, 26, outside the Capital Jewish Museum.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Suspect in killing of Israeli embassy staffers could face death penalty

His remains had been held for over a week, as Israeli forces arrested Palestinians in the community, leaving Levi free from arrest for hours.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Body of Awdah Hathaleen released to family for burial

The demonstrations come amid heightened tensions surrounding the state’s policies on military conscription and ongoing failures in the rehabilitation of wounded veterans.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Haredi protests over IDF draft arrests block Highway 4

Harmony SOS, an Arab-led initiative, provides real-time shelter information during missile attacks, saving lives and fostering solidarity in Israel.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Inspired by lack of protection in Arab towns, new app helps all Israelis find nearby shelters