Middle East Experience

The attack is the second in as many weeks targeting pro-Israel events in the United States and is being investigated by the FBI as an act of terrorism.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egyptian national charged in attack at Colorado rally for Israeli hostages: What to know

Israeli forces on Monday blocked an international media tour in the occupied West Bank, preventing journalists from entering the village of Oscar-winning Palestinian director Basel Adra who decried worsening Israeli violence.Adra's film "No Other Land" chronicles the forced displacement of Palestinians by Israeli troops and settlers in Masafer Yatta, an area in the southern West Bank that Israel declared a restricted military zone in the 1980s.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israeli forces block journalists from Palestinian Oscar winner's village

Iran said Monday it will not accept a nuclear agreement that deprives it of what it called "peaceful activities", a reference to uranium enrichment, as it pressed the United States for guarantees it would drop sanctions.Uranium enrichment has remained a key point of contention between the foes in talks to seal a nuclear deal, ongoing since April, with Iran defending what it says is its pursuit of a civil nuclear programme but with the US side calling it a "red line".
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran says no nuclear deal if deprived of 'peaceful activities'

Thai investments in Dubai reach $626m as economic ties strengthened
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai looks to boost economic ties to Thailand as trade soars to .5bn

The thieves cut a hole in the roof of a neighboring candy store to gain access to the jewelry store's safe.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Candy and carats: Thieves steal million from jewelry store after tunneling through candy shop

Securities and Commodities Authority calls on financial influencers in the UAE to obtain licence
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE calls on financial influencers to obtain licence

Hamit Coskun, 50, was fined 240 pounds ($325) at London's Westminster Magistrates' Court after being convicted of being disorderly by shouting "F*** Islam."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Court convicts man for burning Quran outside London's Turkish consulate

Cries of grief echoed across southern Gaza's Nasser Hospital Monday as dozens came to mourn Hossam Wafi, after the father of six was killed while attempting to get supplies to feed his family.His mother, Nahla Wafi, sobbed uncontrollably over her son, who was among 31 people killed by Israeli fire while trying to reach a food distribution site the previous day, according to the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency."He went to get food for his daughters -- and came back dead," said Nahla Wafi, who lost two sons and a nephew on Sunday.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Father of six killed 'for piece of bread' during Gaza aid distribution

Banksy, known for his social commentary, painted a lighthouse with "I want to be what you saw in me" stencilled over it.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: New Banksy mural discovered in France as fans question meaning

The intelligence files unearthed by the BBC are the first evidence to surface of the Assad regime's detention of Austin Tice, who disappeared near Damascus in 2012.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Syrian intelligence documents confirm Austin Tice imprisoned by Assad regime