Middle East Experience

The two companies, Capsula TAU and Monacotech, both operate largely in the green energy domain.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Monaco, Israeli startup accelerator to collaborate for first time

A senior commander was reportedly among those killed when a military helicopter crashed in Turkey's southeast Bitlis province..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Nine Turkish soldiers killed in helicopter crash

There are currently about 5,200 National Guard troops around the building. The mission was set to end on March 12.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Capitol police ask National Guard to stay for two more months

The leader of the opposition Syrian National Coalition, Nasr Hariri, has visited the Kurdistan region of Iraq, bringing into focus shifting alliances within Iraq and Syria..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Syrian opposition head makes rare visit to Iraqi Kurdistan

Officials in the Mossad and the IDF have distanced themselves from Gamliel's claims that terrorism was the cause of the oil spill.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Why did Gila Gamliel blame the oil spill on Iran? - Background

The Red Bull athletes donned special paramotors for the feat, gliding so close to the Palm Fountain’s water jets they could feel them..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Video: UAE athletes pull off daring stunt above world’s largest fountain

The Labor candidate shared his experience after his long-anticipated return and explained why he feels optimistic about the upcoming elections.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Nachman Shai refers to Israeli bureaucracy as chaotic 'Disneyland ride'

A group of Dubai restaurants is offering discounts to customers who have been inoculated against the novel coronavirus as the emirate fights to control the pandemic without closing its doors.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Dubai restaurants offer discounts for vaccinated diners

The Lebanese pound hit an all-time low against the dollar on Tuesday amid a deepening economic crisis that has thrown more than half of the population into poverty.The Lebanese pound had been pegged to the dollar at 1,500 since 1997 but the country’s worst economic crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war has seen its value plummet.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.On Tuesday, it was trading at nearly 10,000 pounds to the dollar on the black market, money exchangers told AFP.“It’s crazy what’s happening,” one money exchanger said on condition of anonymity.Before the latest hit, the pound had briefly stabilized at 8,000-8,500 to the greenback in recent weeks.In July, it had reached 9,800 to the dollar.The dizzying depreciation came as Lebanon’s central bank started reviewing the country’s banks under international pressure for banking sector reform.Lebanese banks had been given until Sunday to increase their capital by 20 percent, among a series of demands from the central bank.On Monday, a central bank committee “agreed on a roadmap with deadlines for the Bank of Lebanon to take appropriate measures” if these requirements were not met, it said in a statement.Lebanon’s Al-Akhbar newsaper said Tuesday that the currency plunge was partly the result of commercial banks sucking dollars out of the market to meet the capital demands of the central bank.The slide in the value of the pound has led to soaring food prices in a country where more than half of the population now lives below the poverty line.Lebanon has been without a fully functioning government since outgoing premier Hassan Diab resigned in the wake of a devastating explosion in Beirut port last year. The blast killed more than 200 people and piled new misery on a country already brought to its knees by the economic crisis.The hashtags dollar and blackmarket were trending in Lebanese Twitter circles Tuesday.“The exchange rate reached 10,000 LBP and still no government,” said one Twitter user.Mahya Yahya of Carnegie’s Middle East Centre echoed the sentiment.“Meanwhile Lebanon’s Lira collapses further - political deadlock continues and no policies to stem the collapse!” she said.Read more:Lebanon’s average salary plummets 84 percent over 12 monthsLebanon's migrants face barriers to accessing vaccinationsLebanon banking commission to assess if lenders met targets set last year: Governor
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Lebanon’s pound hits all time low amid worst economic crisis since 1990

Egypt announced its support for the Sudanese proposal to develop the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam negotiations mechanism, by forming an international quartet for mediation and that observers believe aims to pressure Ethiopia to make concessions in the negotiations and sign a binding agreement between the three parties.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt backs Sudan’s new proposal on Nile River Dam