Middle East Experience

Mosul's museum is being prepared to reopen to the public within a few….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: International consortium prepares Iraq's Mosul museum for reopening after years of IS damage

The court has left fate in the hands of the British government, which is unwilling to assist, said Reprieve..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Britain risks creating 'new Guantanamo' in Syria, warns rights group

All-in-one non-invasive medical device is paired with a smartphone/tablet application..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Dubai launches smart device for home patient monitoring

Lebanon registered 42 more coronavirus-related deaths and 3,100 new cases Saturday, as the country received its third shipment of the coronavirus vaccine..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanon registers 42 new coronavirus deaths, 3,100 cases

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is attending the final race Formula E's seventh season double-header event in Saudi Arabia’s Diriyah on Saturday.Attendees in the crowd can be heard shouting well wishes to the Crown Prince, who recently left hospital following a successful operation to treat appendicitis.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Saudi Arabia is currently hosting Formula E’s first ever night races with a double-header in Diriyah on the outskirts of the capital Riyadh.Organizers said low consumption LED floodlights would be powered by fully renewable energy, using low-carbon certified hydrogenated vegetable oil made from sustainable materials.On Friday, Dutch driver Nyck De Vries started Formula E's seventh season with a victory for Mercedes in the all-electric world championship's first night race in Saudi Arabia.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends Formula E race in Diriyah

Human Rights Watch called on Iran Friday to investigate a deadly….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Iran should probe deadly shooting on Pakistan border: HRW

Combining IAF drones and satellite images, experts say the slick could hit Israel in days.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Oil spill in Mediterranean: Additional slick confirmed, might hit Israel

The Arab Coalition has confirmed it has intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militia targeting Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, and destroyed six explosive-laden drones targeting southern Saudi cities overnight.The latest attack on Riyadh comes just hours after the Arab Coalition said on Saturday it intercepted and downed an explosive-laden drone launched by the Houthis towards Saudi Arabia’s Khamis Mushait.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) released pictures of a Saudi citizen’s home in a residential neighborhood in the city of Riyadh, showing shrapnel of the intercepted ballistic missile “launched by the terrorist Houthi militia on the capital” on Saturday.Follwing the attempted attack on Riyadh, the Arab Coalition also confirmed that it was monitoring the launching of a number of explosive drones by the Houthis in Yemen on Saturday night and that it had intercepted and destroyed one targeting Jazan and at least 4 others targeting the Kingdom's southern cities.The coalition had announced on Friday night that a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis was targeting civilian areas in the southern regions of Saudi Arabia.The terrorist Houthi militia group has been ramping up its efforts to strike Saudi Arabia and several areas in Yemen outside its control.The Houthi attacks on Saturday came as Saudi Arabia was hosting the Formula E championship on the outskirts of Riyadh in the Diriyah district which was attended by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missile targeting Riyadh, 6 drones in other cities

Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday his “initial assessment” was that Iran was responsible for an explosion on an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“Iran is looking to hit Israeli infrastructure and Israeli citizens,” Gantz told the public broadcaster Kan. “The location of the ship in relative close proximity to Iran raises the notion, the assessment, that it is the Iranians.”“Right now, at an initial assessment level, given the proximity and the context - that is my assessment,” Gantz said, adding that a deeper investigation still had to be carried out.The ship, a vehicle-carrier named MV Helios Ray, suffered an explosion in the Gulf of Oman between Thursday and Friday morning. A US defense official in Washington said the blast had left holes above the waterline in both sides of the hull. The cause was not immediately clear and no casualties were reported.The ship is owned by a Tel Aviv company called Ray Shipping through a company registered in the Isle of Man, according to a UN shipping database.Kan named the owner as Rami Ungar and quoted him on Friday as saying: “The damage is two holes, diameter approximately 1.5 meters, but it is not yet clear to us if this was caused by missile fire or mines that were attached to the ship.”Tensions have risen in the Gulf region since the US reimposed sanctions on Iran in 2018 after then-president Donald Trump withdrew Washington from a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and major powers.Washington has blamed Iran for a number of attacks on shipping in strategic Gulf waters, notably on four vessels, including two Saudi oil tankers, in May 2019. Iran has denied carrying out those attacks.Read more: UN, European states call on Israel to stop demolitionsUnited Arab Emirates swears in country’s first ambassador to IsraelPalestinians accuse Israel of preventing coronavirus vaccine transfer to Gaza
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Israel says initial assessment is Iran behind explosion on Israeli-owned ship

Egypt’s top fatwa authority, Dar al-Ifta, launched on Feb. 17 a hashtag to promote birth control and family planning methods to give a boost to government efforts to control the rapid population growth by providing a religious cover.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta pushes birth control to stem overpopulation