Middle East Experience

Lt.-Col. G. discusses the tense moments of firing on Iranian missiles moments away from launch, and the pressure of knowing what would happen if he failed.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Writing the pages of history: IDF drone cmdr. recounts tense moments of striking Iranian missiles

Southeast Turkey, where the army has battled Kurdish militants for decades, is not yet convinced that lasting peace is at hand.In a slickly managed ceremony across the border in Iraq Friday, members of the Kurdish rebel group PKK destroyed their weapons as part of a peace process underway with the Turkish state.But on the streets and in the tea houses of Hakkari, a Kurdish-majority town some 50 kilometres (31 miles) from the Iraqi border, few people express much hope that the deadly conflict is over.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkey's Kurdish regions not yet ready to believe in peace process

GCC population made up of 38.5m males and 22.7m females
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: GCC population hits 61.2m in 2024, rising by 2.1m in one year

The Dubai real estate sector saw $7bn of transactions and 8,328 sales last week
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai real estate sector recorded bn of transactions last week, including .3bn in just one day

Dubai introduces new law to unify contractor classification, establish an oversight committee and e-registry, and enforce transparency and sustainability in contracting sector
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai announces major new contracting law

RTA awards contract to ease traffic at Al Mustaqbal Street in Dubai
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai awards 2m contract to ease traffic near DIFC and DWTC with new bridges, tunnels and roads

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed more than 40 Palestinians, including at a market and a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled.Delegations from Israel and the Palestinian militant group have now spent a week trying to agree on a temporary truce to halt 21 months of devastating fighting in the Gaza Strip.But on Saturday, each side accused the other of blocking attempts to secure an agreement at the indirect talks in the Qatari capital, Doha.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza civil defence says Israeli strikes kill 43 as truce talks deadlocked

Dubai Police arrest prime suspects in organised crime gang
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai Police arrest and extradite 3 INTERPOL-wanted suspects linked to major organised crime in Belgium

Fact-checking becomes impossible in war zones, and unverified casualty figures are often published uncritically. Headlines blame Israel for bombings before investigations can conclude.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel is losing the narrative worldwide in West Bank and Gaza - comment

Austria hosts a gathering of Europe’s nationalist right as speakers accuse France’s president of appeasing Tehran while pledging full backing for Israel.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: European right-wing leaders in Vienna back Israel, accuse Macron of going soft on Iran