Middle East Experience

#IWD2020: For International Women's Day we list some female Muslim….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Muslim women writers who are changing the narrative one book at a time

Yemen's Houthis are using newer and deadlier drone models that discharge explosives and shrapnel, according to a report.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Report: Yemen’s Houthis now sporting deadlier drones

Over the years, and especially since the 2015 election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been striving to set up a more submissive, sycophantic Israeli press that praises everything he does.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: A song of praise: Netanyahu’s court journalists

U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Trump, Brazil's Bolsonaro to meet on Saturday, White House says

The Israel Police reported that a number of people are deliberately violating Health Ministry quarantine regulations.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 21 Israelis have coronavirus as country defends travel bans, quarantines

Moroccans protest against the "deal of the century" and want the government, which recently took possession of Israeli spy drones, to do more to aid the Palestinian cause.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Morocco’s balancing act on Israel and Palestine

The newly formed Lebanese government is in for real challenges, mainly the crisis of the collapsing Lebanese pound and debt that has reached a record level.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Lebanon’s new government has its work cut out for it

"There's a lot of unnecessary hysteria out here. And I would just urge everyone to chill a bit, use some common sense," he said.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: American 'coronavirus cruise' passenger alleges receiving threats at home

Iraqi populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, after playing to the hopes and grievances of everyday Iraqis, may be losing some of his following as he plays for advantage among Iraq's political factions.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Has Sadr lost the Iraqi street?

According to reports within Iran, the country has around 4,000 sex reassignment surgeries every year, in an attempt to purge homosexuality from the Islamic Republic.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Homosexuals in Iran are having sex reassignment surgery to avoid execution