Middle East Experience

An Iran researcher at Human Rights Watch (HRW) advised families of imprisoned Iranian environmental activists against publicizing the torture they were subjected to in prison, according to a family
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Tortured Iranian activist advised by HRW researcher to stay quiet: Family member

Crash of the Nairobi-bound Boeing 737 MAX six minutes after takeoff killed all 157 people on board, triggering the global grounding of the MAX
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Boeing pilot training on 737 MAX 'inadequate'

Libyan National Army (LNA) Commander Khalifa Haftar said he would be ready for a ceasefire if Turkish and Syrian mercenaries left the country and Ankara stopped supplying weapons to Libya’s
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Libyan National Army’s Haftar says ready for ceasefire with conditions

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Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Salik forms discontinued in Dubai, announces RTA

Roads and Transport Authority carries out an inspection campaign, which resulted in the issuance of 146 penalty tickets to violators
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai's RTA cracks down on fare dodgers, rogue nol card sellers

The European Union wants to take the role of others who did quite a deft job in mainly stopping Turkey's arms shipments because this is relatively an easy box to tick. Yet, when it succeeds at this, it will, in effect, be taking sides with Haftar whose backers in the Gulf and Egypt, not to mention Russia, have devised much more effective ways of getting heavy equipment to Libya..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Can Italy back the EU military plan off Libya’s coast?

Bullion headed for the biggest weekly gain in more than six months as prices hit a seven-year high.
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Gold surges as coronavirus concerns ignite global stampede to safe havens

If oil prices fail to recover and stay at less than half the level Saudi Arabia needs to balance its budget, the economy may be among the biggest victims - analysts
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Can Saudi Arabia afford the oil price war with Russia?

Iran's health ministry Friday reported two more deaths among 13 new diagnosed cases
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Kuwait, Iraq on alert as coronavirus deaths rise in Iran

Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said it was "regrettable" that the second patient, who developed symptoms on March 3, only reported to authorities on Sunday.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: First two cases of coronavirus in Cyprus