Middle East Experience

The United States imposed sanctions on two commanders of Yemen's….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: US imposes sanctions on two Yemen Houthi commanders

Erdogan's government and its allies accuse the HDP of links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), accusations that escalated after Ankara said Turkish captives were killed by the PKK in Iraq last month..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Turkey plans to shut down pro-Kurdish opposition party, ruling party official says

Analysis: Libya's civil war could become a source of confrontation rather than cooperation between the Biden administration and Turkey..
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Full Article: How does Biden view Turkey's role in Libya's uncertain future?

The two-hour event was aired live on various Facebook pages, with the $2,000 prize divided among outstanding participants.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israelis, New Yorkers participate in solidarity chess tournament

The opening of restaurants and event halls will begin on Sunday as planned.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: COVID-19: Gov’t to open skies and proceed with 3rd phase of exit strategy

The mother is the next in line to be investigated.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Balancing on an arm: Police probe father for child abuse in viral video

The officials said Navalny was targeted for his activism in trying to raise questions about what they called Russian corruption.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: US sanctions Russia for poisoning Alexei Navalny

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei recently issued a new fatwa declaring that women in cartoons and animated films must wear the hijab, according to a recent report by the semi-official Tasnim news agency.“Is observing hijab necessary for characters in animated films (three-dimensional paintings that come from the artist’s mind)?” Khamenei was asked by an enquirer on a Telegram channel, according to a translation of the question by the IranWire news website.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Although wearing hijab in such a hypothetical situation is not required per se, observing hijab in animation is required due to the consequences of not wearing hijab,” IranWire quoted Khamenei as saying in his reply.Wearing a headscarf and covering all parts of the body was made mandatory for women in Iran soon after the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979.Women who leave part of their hair uncovered in public are regularly targeted by Iran’s morality police, known as Gasht-e Ershad.In recent years, women in Iran have been harassed both by the police and men on the street for “improperly” wearing the hijab. Last October, a young woman was arrested in central Iran for “insulting the Islamic hijab” after a video appeared to show her cycling without a veil, according to the official IRNA news agency.In March of last year, a video showing a man attacking a woman in Iran went viral and sparked outrage on social media. The woman was attacked for being a “bad hijab,” according to some social media users.Read more:Al Arabiya English’s Yaghoub Fazeli contributed to this report.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Iran’s Khamenei issues fatwa saying women in cartoons must wear hijab

Iranian retirees protested in dozens of cities across Iran against inadequate pensions amid high inflation due to ongoing US sanctions and difficult living conditions, according to various videos posted on social media.Retirees and pensioners of Iran’s State Welfare Organization first staged mass protests last Sunday in the cities of Tehran, Karaj, Tabriz, Isfahan, Shiraz, Ahvaz, and several other cities, according to RFE/RL’s Radio Farda.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The retirees, who number around 4.5 million of Iran’s population, say they want an increase in their pension funds to get out of the poverty line.Several videos seen by Al Arabiya English showed protest rallies being held in the cities of Tehran, Ahwaz, Tabriz, Mashhad, Isfahan, Arak, Qazvin, Khorramabad and other areas on Sunday, February 21, during which retirees chanted slogans such as: “Enough promises, our table is empty.”Other slogans chanted included: “We are paid in rials (Persian currency equal to 0.000024 USD), while our expenses are in dollars,” “The nation has never seen so much injustice,” and “We are outraged by so much injustice.”According to the Iran International news outlet, a retiree in Iran’s social security system usually receives around $120 a month by the current exchange rate. Official sources have placed the minimum monthly cost of living at $400, according to the Iran International report.According to Article 96 of Iran’s Social Security Act, pensions in the country must be increased in proportion to the increase in living expenses. The Iranian government has not adhered to the article as it says it has a lack of resources to comply with.Retirees gathered in front of the building of the Social Security Organization of Iran in Tehran on Sunday. Their protest movement representatives were able to enter the headquarters and discussed their problems with officials.Read more:
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Iran retirees stage mass protests demanding higher pensions

Egypt produced a film about the airstrikes in Libya's Derna in 2015, to focus on its own war on terrorism at home and abroad.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt exhibiting its 2015 airstrikes in Libya with new film