Middle East Experience

The bodies of three sisters missing in Lebanon have washed up on a Syrian beach and a probe is underway to determine how they drowned, a Lebanese security official said Sunday.The sisters went missing from a village in northern Lebanon on Monday, said the official, adding that Syrian authorities found their bodies on Friday.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Their bodies had likely been transported by the current north into Syrian waters, he added.State news agency SANA said the Lebanese foreign ministry had reached out to authorities in Damascus “to verify their identity”.The Syrian interior ministry said Saturday it had found “three young women appearing to be in their twenties or thirties” washed up on a beach in the coastal port city of Tartus.A forensic examination determined they had drowned three days earlier, the ministry said.But it was not immediately clear how they ended up in the sea, the Lebanese official said.The family of the sisters was being interrogated in Lebanon as part of a probe into their deaths, with possible explanations including attempted migration or “suicide”, a security source said.In recent months, dozens of Lebanese have boarded unsafe dinghies in a bid to flee rising poverty in Lebanon by sea, several not surviving the journey.Read more:UK crime agency considers investigating Lebanon corruption report: SourcesMix of relief and despair as Lebanon's power generation funds securedWorld bank urges Lebanon authorities to ‘get their act together’
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Bodies of three Lebanese sisters wash up on Syrian beach: Security

Dubai Police have arrested a group of people who appeared in an indecent video after lewd footage was posted on social media.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The footage posted online showed a group of nude women posing on a Dubai Marina balcony while another person appeared to take a video. It was shot from the building opposite.A criminal case has been opened against the people who were arrested, and they have been referred to the public prosecution.Dubai Police announced the arrests via Twitter, citing indecency laws which stipulate a $1,360 (AED5,000) fine and six months imprisonment for indecent behavior, and a fine of between $68,000 (AED250,000) and $136,000 (AED500,000) for producing pornographic material.Dubai Police warned against “unacceptable behaviors which do not reflect the values and ethics of the Emirati society,” in a Twitter post.The indecency law mentions that potential offenders are: “Whoever publicly appeals, sings, or engages in lewd speech, and whoever seduces others publicly into debauchery in any manner whatsoever,” according to the post.The UAE also has strict regulations on what can be posted on social media.Taking and uploading pictures of other people without their consent, for example, is illegal, as is “gossiping about people or maligning them,” according to the u.ae government portal.Read more: Dubai Police arrest international drug lord known as ‘The Ghost’UAE swimmers urged to take caution after drowned man's body found in Umm Al QuwainTwo women who filmed Dubai police officer on duty arrested
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Dubai Police arrest group after lewd footage posted online

36 candidate lists, from the dominant factions to individuals and popular figures, have been approved for the Palestinian legislative elections next month..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Palestinians approve 36 groups to run in May vote

The Saudi-led coalition said it had thwarted an 'imminent' attack by the Sanaa-based Houthi group..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Saudi-led coalition strikes explosives-laden Houthi boat in Red Sea: report

Multiple suspects, including the king's half-brother Prince Hamzah, have been arrested for an alleged coup attempt in Jordan..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Jordan king's half-brother accused in plot to 'destabilise' kingdom

As Libyan leaders are working on a peace process, European Council President Charles Michel has arrived for a visit..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: EU's Michel in Libya to bolster interim government

"No one expected the controversy to escalate to a point where the king would order the army and the mukhabarat to raid Prince Hamzah’s palace and place him under house arrest."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Jordan: A family dispute or a foreign-backed plot?

A new online exhibition tells unpublished accounts of Jewish families caught up in the horror of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union and the onset of the Holocaust.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: ‘Onset of mass-murder,’ new online Yad Vashem Holocaust exhibit

"The Prosecutor and the Pre-Trial Chamber of the Court have proceeded to approve and open an investigation of our closest ally, Israel," their letter read.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: House Republicans urge Biden to curb ties with PA over ICC complaint

Ronen Tzur questioned Yamina head Naftali Bennett's mental resilience and said that he lacks the ability to lead the pro-change bloc.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Strategic adviser questions Bennett's ability to replace Netanyahu