Middle East Experience

In the event that Tunisia and Indonesia do not adopt the American comments, the US Mission to the UN is expected to veto it.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: PA requests to delay UN vote on Trump peace plan - report

Responding to the arbitrary arrest of Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki, who is currently doing postgraduate studies on gender in Italy and was detained on arrival at Cairo airport last Friday on charges including “disseminating false news” and “inciting to protest”, Philip Luther, Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said:..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Egypt: Arbitrary arrest and torture of researcher studying gender in Italy

An app the Israeli prime minister had encouraged voters to download….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: App meltdown: Netanyahu’s Likud party leaks data of over 6 million Israeli voters

Acheivment gap narrows, however international comparisons give continued cause for concern for Israel;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Achievement gap between Jewish, Arab students narrows, study reveals

The U.S. military is preparing to report a more than 50 percent jump in the numb….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Exclusive: More than 100 U.S. troops diagnosed with brain injuries from Iran attack – officials

Egypt and Saudi Arabia are among countries concerned that calls for demonstrations against Trump's peace plan are creating instability in the region.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Fearing instability and violence, Arabs ask Abbas to ‘lower the volume’

The US military is preparing to report a more than 50 percent jump in the number of cases of traumatic brain injury stemming from Iran’s missile attack on a base in Iraq last month, US officials
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: More than 100 US soldiers diagnosed with brain injuries due to Iran attack

Alarm over the coronavirus that emerged in Wuhan, China, in December is driven by its rapid spread and the fact that infectious disease experts cannot yet know how deadly or contagious it is.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: UK coronavirus cases double, government declares 'imminent threat'

Patrick Zaky, a researcher for the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, was allegedly tortured by electrocution while being interrogated..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Amnesty calls for immediate release of 'tortured' Egypt researcher

Pro-Palestinian activists are urging Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg to push for a cut Israeli military aid in the crucial days before the Iowa caucuses.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Trump’s Mideast peace plan puts heat on Biden, Buttigieg ahead of Iowa caucuses