Middle East Experience

The rebels see Marib as a strategic prize that will give them more….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Heavy fighting near Yemen's Marib leaves 96 dead: loyalists

Lebanon registers 45 new coronavirus deaths, 2,008 cases..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanon registers 45 new coronavirus deaths, 2,008 cases

This experiment could on the long term help people with paralysis, enabling them to directly use their neural activity to operate computers and mobile devices with speed and ease.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Monkey plays virtual games using mind with Elon Musk comp. chip in brain

Two Palestinian-Israeli brothers have been killed in the West Bank city of Tulkarm in an incident linked to the continuing wave of murders in Israel's Arab communities..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Two Palestinian-Israeli brothers killed in West Bank city of Tulkarm amid ongoing crime wave

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad fired the head of the country’s central bank, Hazem Karfoul, on Tuesday.

Syrian state-run media did not offer reasons for the dismissal, but it comes as the country’s currency continues to collapse amid US and international sanctions and an economic crisis in neighboring Lebanon.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Syria’s Assad fires central bank chief amid currency failures

Israelis experience peace with Emiratis, Bahrainis and Moroccans, the way they never experienced it with their Egyptian or Jordanian neighbors.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel celebrates Independence Day with taste of peace

A campaign to afforest the King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve in Saudi Arabia was launched, planting 100,000 trees in its first phase, in line with the Kingdom’s Green Initiative announced last month by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.According to a press release, the campaign meets the goals of the initiative and confirms that the Kingdom is serious about achieving the initiative’s goals in enriching the Saudi natural environment.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Both volunteers and environmentalists participated in the campaign to clean the King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve.The press release said that citizens’ awareness of the importance of the environment and their participation in preserving it is one of the most successful ways to reach a green and sustainable environment.Last month, Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has announced the “Saudi Arabia Green Initiative” and the “Middle East Green Initiative” that will both chart the Kingdom and the region's direction in protecting land.“As a leading global oil producer, we are fully aware of our share of responsibility in advancing the fight against the climate crisis, and that, as our pioneering role in stabilizing energy markets during the oil and gas era, we will act to lead the next green era,” the Crown Prince said during the announcement of the initiatives.“Reforestation, preserving endangered plants, re-multiplying them, and rehabilitating degraded vegetation sites reduces desertification, and restores and develops biodiversity in our natural environments,” the press release added.The Saudi Green Initiative will work to raise vegetation cover, reduce carbon emissions, combat pollution and land degradation, and preserve marine life.Read more:Saudi Crown Prince announces Saudi Green Initiative, Middle East Green InitiativeSaudi Arabia launches green campaign to plant 10 mln trees in seven monthsBritain welcomes Saudi Arabia’s Green Initiative: Raab
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Afforestation campaign launched in Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Royal Reserve

Israel continues to pursue leaders of the Hamas movement in the West Bank, namely Hamas candidates in the legislative elections in a bid to undermine the movement's chances to win the vote.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel cracks down on Hamas as Palestinian election nears

The Central Bank of Egypt has warned against dealing with cryptocurrencies, particularly bitcoins, arguing that investing Egyptian capital in such a volatile pursuit could negatively impact the nation's economy.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Central Bank warns Egyptians away from Bitcoin as value skyrockets

Fiddling with the delicate balance of power in the Black Sea might leave Turkey in a worse squeeze between Russia and the United States.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Ankara in risky geopolitical gamble in Black Sea