Middle East Experience

Israel unleashed a punishing barrage of strikes across Iran Sunday stretching from the west to Tehran and Mashhad in the east, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to make the country pay "a very heavy price" for killing civilians.With no let-up in sight, Iran said it would begin opening mosques, metro stations and schools to serve as makeshift bomb shelters for civilians, as Israel kept up its withering blows.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel pounds Iran from west to east in deepest strikes yet

Israel and Iran traded heavy fire for a third straight day on Sunday, with mounting casualties and expanding targets marking a sharp escalation in hostilities between the longtime foes.Strikes in both countries persisted throughout the day, as the death rose following Israel's large-scale attacks on Friday aimed at crippling Iran's nuclear and military infrastructure, sparking retaliation.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel-Iran conflict: latest developments

Emirates, Etihad, flydubai and Air Arabia announce further suspensions and cancellations of flights to and from UAE
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE airline flight cancellations extended: Emirates, Etihad, flydubai, Air Arabia announce MORE suspensions

Dubai Government reveals flexible working hour rules to begin from July 1
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai announces 4-day week and flexible hours for some workers

A shocked Julia Zilbergoltz said she had never experienced anything like the Iranian missile strike that hit her home in central Israel early Sunday. "I'm stressed and in shock. I've been through hard times in my life, but I've never been in a situation like this," Zilbergoltz told AFP, as she gathered her belongings and left her apartment building in Bat Yam, near the coastal city of Tel Aviv."I was at home, I was sleeping and I didn't hear the siren" warning of an incoming missile attack, she said.She was awoken instead by the loud booms that followed.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: 'Nothing left': Israelis grapple with damage from Iran strike

UAE economy sees 4 per cent boost, trade and manufacturing impress
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE GDP hits 4bn in 2024 with strong non-oil growth as transport, construction and finance lead surge

Israel's unprecedented strikes on Iran, which have killed top military leaders and nuclear scientists, required years of meticulous intelligence gathering and infiltration, experts say.Israel said it hit hundreds of targets on Friday alone, and has since continued its attacks, striking a defence facility and fuel depots on Sunday.The fiercest-ever exchange of fire between the arch foes came in the midst of ongoing talks between Tehran and Washington seeking to reach a deal on Iran's nuclear programme.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel's strikes on Iran were years in the making: analysts

GCC countries expected to spend over $542bn on revenues of $487bn this year
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: GCC government spending to pass 2bn this year

Tens of thousands of people dressed in red marched through the streets of The Hague Sunday to demand more action from the Dutch government against what they termed a "genocide" in Gaza.Rights groups such as Amnesty International and Oxfam organised the demonstration through the city to the International Court of Justice, creating a so-called "red line".With many waving Palestinian flags and some chanting "Stop the Genocide", the demonstrators turned a central park in the city into a sea of red on a sunny afternoon.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Tens of thousands rally in Dutch protest for Gaza

Bahrain has banned outdoor work between noon and 4pm until September 15
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Bahrain announces outdoor work ban