Middle East Experience

Under former President Joe Biden, nuclear talks were an element of a wider US-Saudi deal tied to normalization and to Riyadh's goal of a defense treaty with Washington.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Trump drops Israel ties as condition for Saudi nuclear talks

The election came on the first full day of voting by the 133 cardinal electors, who secluded themselves behind the Vatican's medieval walls on Wednesday afternoon.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Vatican elects Robert Prevost as pope, becomes first American in role

The site reportedly covers over 2,500 acres, according to the source, and has been operational for over 10 years.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Iran's hidden nuclear facility uncovered by satellite imagery

Yemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels have emerged bruised but defiant from a blistering US bombing campaign, cementing their role as one of the Middle East's most powerful non-state actors after a truce with Washington.US President Donald Trump said the rebels had "capitulated" after the intense, seven-week campaign that came in response to Huthi threats to renew attacks on Red Sea shipping over Israel's blockade on Gaza.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: US truce fails to curb Huthi ambitions: analysts

Paramilitary drone strikes targeting Sudan's wartime capital have sought to shatter the regular army's sense of security and open a dangerous new chapter in the war, experts say.Since April 2023, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) group has been at war with the army, which has lately recaptured some territory and dislodged the paramilitaries from the capital Khartoum.The latter appeared to have the upper hand before Sunday, when drone strikes began blasting key infrastructure in Port Sudan, seat of the army-backed government on the Red Sea coast.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Drones drag Sudan war into dangerous new territory

Indian and Pakistan cricket authorities make decision on postponed and rehomed tournaments
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: IPL suspended and PSL moved to UAE amid India-Pakistan tensions

Sheikh Khaled approved 4 housing projects in Abu Dhabi
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Abu Dhabi approves .5bn housing projects

UAE teams up with Quacquarelli Symonds to grade UAE universities
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: QS to benchmark UAE universities

Plan your Eid Al Adha holiday in the UAE, Abu Dhabi announces Disney theme park, Omanisation report, Dubai real estate record and more top news stories this week
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE Eid holiday plan; Oman job rules; Disney headed to Abu Dhabi; Dubai real estate investment records – 10 things you missed this week

Iran has unveiled a number of weapons and bases and held military drills in 2025 amid tensions with the United States and Israel.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran’s IRGC unveils underground 'drone city': What to know