Middle East Experience

Not for generations has there been such a profound division in the US and question about whether the country will come out of this unscathed.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Fears of violence grow as US election produces no clear winner - analysis

The Jerusalem District Court overruled a municipal decision to demand that protesters take down the big tent on Balfour Street, across from the Prime Minister's Residence.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Court overrules municipality demand to close Balfour protest tent

For Arab Americans, finding a sense of belonging in the United States is a complex and evolving journey, writes Yousef H. Alshammari..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Navigating Arab identity in America's racial landscape

The president also declared he won a 'big legal battle' in Pennsylvania.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: US elections: Trump to legally challenge all recent Biden-won states

Human Rights Watch said in a report Monday that Lebanese authorities have failed to ensure protection of women in Lebanon from violence and legal discrimination against them..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanese authorities fail to ensure protection of women: HRW

The Saudi oil giant's slump is indicative of the crisis in Middle Eastern and global oil as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Saudi Aramco sees massive drop in third quarter profits

The Islamic State's gruesome killing of a sheikh and some of his relatives by rigging his corpse with explosives has led to security concerns in the multiethnic region bordering Iran, long a hotbed for extremism and susceptible to sectarianism.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Islamic State resurfaces with attacks in Iraq’s Diyala province

Egypt reached demarcation agreements with Greece and Cyprus in August.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt to negotiate sea border with Palestine

US President Donald Trump stepped up his attacks on the electoral process Wednesday, again accusing his political rivals of trying to rip away his self-declared reelection victory.“Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the “pollsters” got it completely & historically wrong!” Trump tweeted.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.He also criticized the way votes were being counted in battleground states that appeared to be initially in his favor. “They are finding Biden votes all over the place — in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. So bad for our Country!”Just after midnight Tuesday, Trump said Democrats were trying to steal the presidential election, announcing that he would be going to the Supreme Court in order to put an end to the voting.“This is a fraud on the American public. This is an embarrassment,” Trump said during a speech at the White House at around 2:30 AM EST.“We were getting ready to win this election ... Frankly, we did win this election,” he said.“Our goal now is to ensure the integrity for the good of this nation. We want the law to be used in a proper manner, so we’ll be going to the US Supreme Court. We want all voting to stop.”Results from key battleground states have not been announced. It is not unusual for counting to take more than one day.This year, the added option of mail-in ballots due to the coronavirus pandemic has sparked controversy. Some states will allow votes to continue being counted for days, which could delay the official results for a significant amount of time.Electoral College votes tallied by Al Arabiya English put Biden at 238 and Trump at 213. A candidate needs 270 Electoral College votes to be declared the winner.Trump’s speech came hours after Democratic nominee and former VP Joe Biden told his supporters to be patient. “We believe we are on track to win this election,” Biden said from his home state of Delaware. “It ain’t over until every vote is counted,” Biden said.Minutes after Biden spoke from Delaware, Trump said: “We are up BIG, but they are trying to STEAL the Election.”Twitter slapped a warning message on Trump’s tweet, saying some of the information in the tweet could be misleading.Biden then hit back. “It’s not my place or Donald Trump’s place to declare the winner of this election. It’s the voters’ place,” the Democratic nominee tweeted.Read more: Trump or Biden: Who is winning the US election? Here are the polls state by stateUS Election: Trump wins Florida, Ohio; Biden wins battleground state of Minnesota
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: US Elections: Trump accuses ‘Democrat-run’ battleground states of cheating for Biden

Ethiopia’s prime minister has ordered the military to confront a regional government after he says it attacked a military base overnight, citing months of “provocation and incitement” and declaring that “the last red line has been crossed.”The statement by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s office Wednesday morning, and the reported attack, immediately raised concerns that one of Africa’s most populous and powerful countries could plunge back into war.The Tigray People’s Liberation Front had played a major role in Ethiopia’s governing coalition before Abiy took office in 2018 and announced sweeping political reforms.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The TPLF has shown increasing signs of discontent, and in September people voted in the northern Tigray region in a local election, defying the federal government and increasing political tensions. Tigray officials warned at the time that an intervention by the federal government would amount to a “declaration of war.”Tigray officials have objected to the postponement of Ethiopia’s national election, once set for August, because of the coronavirus pandemic and the extension of Abiy’s time in office.Abiy’s statement asserts that the TPLF attacked a military base in Tigray in the early hours Wednesday and attempted to take artillery and other equipment. The statement accused the TPLF of arming and organizing irregular militias in the past few weeks.The attack “has been premised on TPLF viewing the Ethiopian National Defense Forces as a foreign army,” the statement says.The prime minister’s statement adds that after months of “extreme patience” by the federal government, “a war however cannot be prevented only on the goodwill and decision of one side. ... The last red line has been crossed with this morning’s attacks and the federal government is therefore forced into a military confrontation.”Build up of tensionsLast week, regional representatives blocked a brigadier general sent by Abiy from taking up a post in the region.The military officer flew on October 29 from the capital Addis Ababa to Tigray for his new assignment but returned after being informed “his appointment would not be considered legitimate”, said Getachew Reda, a senior official with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the regional ruling party.“Any appointment or troop movement” is “totally unacceptable” at the moment because the TPLF believes Abiy no longer has a mandate for such moves, Getachew told AFP.Read more: Ethiopia’s Tigray region blocks PM Abiy’s appointment of general in ongoing row
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Ethiopia's PM Abiy orders military to confront Tigray region after 'red line' crossed