Middle East Experience

President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States was "not going to stand" for the continued prosecution of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges."The United States of America spends Billions of Dollar a year, far more than on any other Nation, protecting and supporting Israel. We are not going to stand for this," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.Netanyahu responded on X, saying "thank you again" and promising that "together, we... will make the Middle East Great Again!".
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Trump says 'not going to stand' for Netanyahu's continued prosecution

The world's most advanced AI models are exhibiting troubling new behaviors - lying, scheming, and even threatening their creators to achieve their goals.In one particularly jarring example, under threat of being unplugged, Anthropic's latest creation Claude 4 lashed back by blackmailing an engineer and threatened to reveal an extramarital affair.Meanwhile, ChatGPT-creator OpenAI's o1 tried to download itself onto external servers and denied it when caught red-handed.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators

A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional instability and consolidate its grip on disputed Western Sahara.The "Atlantic Initiative" promises ocean access to Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger through a new $1.3-billion port in the former Spanish colony claimed by the pro-independence Polisario Front but largely controlled by Morocco.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Morocco's Atlantic gambit: linking restive Sahel to ocean

Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) unveils Instant Licence service, allowing investors to start businesses in one day without a lease
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Sharjah launches Instant Licence service to boost investment and speed up business setup

Dubai’s RTA unveils Al Safa Street Improvement Project with new bridges, tunnels, and wider roads to cut travel time from 12 to 3 minutes
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai slashes travel time on major road from 12 to 3 minutes with new tunnels and bridges

Saudi Arabia’s net foreign direct investment inflows rose 44 per cent year-on-year to $5.9bn
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Saudi Arabia sees 44% rise in FDI to .9bn in Q1 2025

Dubai Land Department’s real estate broker programme surpasses $136.1m in transactions
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai real estate broker programme tops 6m in deals amid Emiratisation drive

Dubai Municipality suspends two engineering consultancy offices for six months and unveils a new contractor evaluation system to boost construction sector
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai suspends 2 engineering firms, announces major upgrade to contractor evaluation system

An Israeli court on Sunday postponed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's testimony in his corruption trial after he requested a delay, as US President Donald Trump called for the case to be thrown out."Following the explanations given... we partially accept the request and cancel at this stage Mr Netanyahu's hearings scheduled" for this week, the Jerusalem district court said in its ruling, published online by Netanyahu's Likud party.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israeli court postpones Netanyahu appearance in graft trial

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes and gunfire killed 23 people in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory on Sunday, including at least three children.Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that his services "transported 23 martyrs, including several children and women" killed in various locations around the Gaza Strip.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza rescuers say Israeli forces kill 23, including children