Middle East Experience

Iranian media have not elaborated on the reasons behind the top Iraqi diplomat's two-day trip to Tehran..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Iraq's foreign minister makes first visit to Iran

Turkey has upped its rhetoric against Armenia in recent days, threatening the country and claiming Armenia is “playing with fire” and alleging Armenia has recruited “terrorists.”
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Is Turkey planning to recruit Syrians to fight Armenia?

People should blame Washington for the..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Rouhani condemns US for 'crimes' against Iran

"There is no justification for the repeated violent treatment against those who seek to eke out a living for their children," said a Hamas statement.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Palestinians say Egyptian fire killed two Gaza fishermen

Nasrin Sotoudeh, 57, announced she was going on hunger strike last….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Jailed Iran rights lawyer ends hunger strike over health concerns

In honor of his visit, American donors Ron and June Daniels as well as Joel and Adele Sandberg gifted life-saving medical equipment to United Hatzalah's volunteer service.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Health Minister visits United Hatzalah headquarters amid COVID-19

The last presidential election was held in January 2005. The last parliamentary election, held one year later, resulted in a Hamas victory.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hamas denies agreement with Fatah on elections

During Israel's first coronavirus lockdown in March, six months ago this week, Darkenu organized their first virtual protest, which was attended by nearly 830,000 people.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Watch: Virtual 'Balfour protest' expected to draw hundreds of thousands

Students at private schools in the UAE emirate of Sharjah returned to the classroom on Sunday after six months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.Schools in Sharjah closed in March as authorities across the United Arab Emirates put restrictions on movement in place to combat the COVID-19 outbreak in the country.Their reopening comes almost a month after the academic year began after authorities twice delayed it by two weeks due to concerns over the “health status” of the emirate.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.Private schools in the emirate had arranged free COVID-19 tests for all returning students, who have to present a negative test result, according to local media reports.Not all of the roughly 120 private schools in Sharjah will be fully reopening, however, with some opting to follow a phased opening plan. Students at some schools also reportedly had the option to choose to continue distance learning for the autumn term, while others are following a hybrid schedule in which they attend in person only some days of the week.Sharjah is the third most populous emirate in the UAE after Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and is home to around 213,400 students, according to the census in 2015.Read more:Coronavirus: UAE detects significant rise in infections with 1,078 new casesCoronavirus: Abu Dhabi high school students get free PCR test before UAE school yearCoronavirus in UAE: Sharjah resumes all travel with strict COVID-19 measures
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: Private schools in UAE’s Sharjah reopen classrooms after COVID-19 delay

Kuwait will terminate the employment of the remaining 400 expatriates currently working at the Ministry of Public Works, according to local media reports.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The Minister of Public Works and State Minister for Housing Affairs Dr. Rana al-Fares will reportedly sign termination letters for the group of employees who hold administrative, legal, and technical positions in various departments, the Kuwait Times newspaper reported on Saturday.“The original plan was to terminate expatriate employees gradually, and the next batch was supposed to happen by year’s end… However, the minister decided not to wait and end expatriate employees’ contracts immediately,” Kuwait Times reported, quoting unnamed sources who spoke with the Arabic-language Kuwaiti newspaper Rai Daily.The new terminations come weeks after 150 other employees were removed from their positions as the government moves forward with its plans to limit the number of foreign expatriate workers in Kuwait.The combined 550 expatriate employees made up the entire expat workforce in both the Ministry of Public Works and Public Authority for Roads and Transportation, Kuwait Times reported, citing Rai Daily sources.This move will therefore result in the removal of all foreign employees, which made up five percent of the total staff in both government entities, according to the report. About 70 percent of Kuwait’s population is currently made up of foreign expatriates.The onset of the coronavirus pandemic has spurred “Kuwaitization” schemes, with authorities announcing in August the intention to deport hundreds of thousands of foreign workers from the country.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.Read more:Kuwait parliament drafts plan to limit expat numbers, ban certain visas transfersKuwait minister launches initiative to regulate expat workers, ‘change demographics’Kuwait nears deal to drastically cut expat numbers by hundreds of thousands: Report
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Kuwait to fire 400 expat employees at Ministry of Public Works: Report