Middle East Experience

Sheikh Mohammed announced six projects, including cable cars and sustainable waterfalls for Hatta..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: New Hatta projects will boost domestic tourism, say travel experts

The first signs of a fallout from Tunisian political crisis of relations with neighbouring Libya emerged Friday with Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah rejecting Tunisia’s fears of terrorists infiltrating its border with Libya..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Libya ratchets up tone towards Tunisia as security concerns affect ties

The leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said on Friday a third vessel of Iranian fuel was agreed to ease crippling shortages in the country..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Hezbollah agrees to third shipment of Iranian fuel

The US air strike in Afghanistan killed two high profile ISIS targets and wounded another, Major General Hank Taylor said on Saturday.He added that the drone struck a “facilitator and a planner” from ISIS-K, the arm of the group in Afghanistan. The Pentagon had earlier declared they killed one target.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The strike comes in retaliation for Thursday’s suicide bombing which targeted Kabul airport and led to the deaths of dozens of Afghans and 13 US servicemen, and wounded scores more.The Pentagon said ISIS-K was behind the attack, and the extremist group later claimed responsibility.President Joe Biden vowed to retaliate against the attackers. “We will not forgive; we will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay. I will defend our interests and our people with every measure at my command,” he said at the White House on Thursday.Evacuation operations are continuing prior to the August 31 deadline for the US and its allies to complete full withdrawal from Afghanistan.Read more:US conducts drone strike against ‘planner’ of ISIS in Afghanistan after Kabul attackUS warns Americans to avoid Kabul airport: EmbassyUS President Biden vows to ‘hunt down’ Kabul airport attackers
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: US drone strike killed two ‘high profile’ ISIS targets: Pentagon

UAE's Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai met with Iran's foreign minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, on the sidelines of a summit in Baghdad on Saturday.“I wish him success in his new duties through the development of positive relations with neighboring countries and consolidating relations based on the principles of wisdom and the interests of nations. And as always, our greetings to the Iranian nation, a neighbor and a friend,” Sheikh Mohammed tweeted.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Sheikh Mohammed was leading the UAE's delegation participating in the Baghdad summit in Iraq.The UAE, along with other Gulf countries, have long said Iran needed to stop its malign activities in the region through providing financial and military support to its network of proxy militias across the Middle East.The Gulf countries have also sought to bolster their defense capabilities with US arms purchases to protect themselves against the threat posed by Iran.The new Iranian regime under the presidency of Ebrahim Raisi and his top diplomat Amirabdollahian promises to be a strictly hardline regime with analysts expecting rigid foreign policy to serve the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s vision of Iran’s place in the region’s strategic landscape.Read more:Top Iran security official says Biden illegally threatened TehranIran sees no difference between Biden, Trump administrations: KhameneiEgypt’s Sisi, Qatar’s Tamim meet for first time since reconciliation
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: UAE's Mohammed bin Rashid meets Iran foreign minister

France's President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday his country will continue to deploy troops in Iraq to battle terrorism whether or not the US decided to withdraw.“No matter what choices the Americans make, we will maintain our presence in Iraq to fight against terrorism,” Macron said in a press conference on the sidelines of the Baghdad summit.“We have the operational capacity to ensure this presence.”For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi had sealed an agreement with US President Joe Biden an agreement in July to formally end the US combat mission in Iraq by the end of 2021.Read more:Iraq refuses to be used as ground for regional, global conflicts: Al-KadhimiSaudi Arabia lauds Iraq govt role in handling illegal militia weapons: FMMiddle East leaders plus France hold Baghdad summit to talk security, diplomacy
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: France will stay in Iraq even if US withdraws: Macron

The Interior Ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip is establishing a police force to protect tourist and hotel facilities after threats and attacks against some of those facilities by militants against the backdrop of holding mixed-gender concerts.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza creates tourism police force

The Taliban condemned the recent US drone strike targeting ISIS in eastern Afghanistan, a group spokesman told Reuters on Saturday.“The Americans should have informed us before conducting the airstrike. It was a clear attack on Afghan territory, two were killed, and two women and a child were wounded in the attack,” a Taliban spokesman told Reuters.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The US conducted a drone strike that killed two high profile ISIS targets and wounded another, the Pentagon said on Saturday.The strike comes in retaliation for Thursday’s suicide bombing which targeted Kabul airport and led to the deaths of dozens of Afghans and 13 US servicemen, and wounded scores more.The Pentagon said ISIS-K was behind the attack, and the extremist group later claimed responsibility.Read more:US drone strike killed two ‘high profile’ ISIS targets: PentagonUS conducts drone strike against ‘planner’ of ISIS in Afghanistan after Kabul attackUS President Biden vows to ‘hunt down’ Kabul airport attackers
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: US should have informed us before conducting airstrike: Taliban

Mark Malyar wins gold in the 200m. medley, Ami Omer Dadaon takes home silver for the 150m. medley
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israeli Paralympians take home gold, silver medals in swimming

Public schools across the country, as well as private schools in Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, are keeping distance learning as an option..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Covid-19 in UAE: Some parents stick to e-learning as schools reopen