Middle East Experience

DIFC and Dubai Finance sign MoU to implement cashless strategy
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai Finance and DIFC target cashless future

WeRide to trial robotaxi rides in Abu Dhabi without human safety driver  
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: WeRide announces fully driverless Abu Dhabi robotaxi trials

Israel's military launched intensified Gaza operations on Saturday aimed at "the defeat of Hamas", with rescuers in the besieged Palestinian territory reporting at least 10 killed by new Israeli strikes.The stepped-up campaign came amid increasing international concern about the humanitarian situation in Gaza which continues to worsen amid an Israeli aid blockade.One of the territory's last functioning hospitals warned it could no longer treat seriously wounded patients because of shortages and damage from a nearby attack.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel launches expanded Gaza offensive aimed at defeating Hamas

Arab leaders meeting Saturday at a summit in Baghdad urged the international community to press for a Gaza ceasefire, as Israel launched an expanded military offensive in the Palestinian territory.In a joint final statement, Arab League members also called for funding to back their Gaza reconstruction plan, after US President Donald Trump reiterated a proposal to take over the strip.The Arab leaders called "on the international community... to exert pressure to end the bloodshed and ensure that urgent humanitarian aid can enter without obstacles all areas in need in Gaza."
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Arab summit presses for end to Gaza 'bloodshed'

With its golden sand and blue waters, the beach front in central Israel looks much like any other stretch of Mediterranean coast, but a closer look reveals something unusual peeking through the rippling surf: black shark fins.The sharks are attracted to this patch of water in Hadera during the cold season because of the warmth generated by the turbines of a nearby power station.This has provoked an adrenaline-filled coexistence between the increasingly bold ocean predators and the curious, sometimes even careless, humans who come to swim.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: 'Alpha predator' sharks and humans clash on an Israeli beach

Inflation in rate in Saudi Arabia revealed by GASTAT
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Saudi inflation rate steady at 2.3%

UAE Cybersecurity Council develops guidelines for drone usage in the country
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE announces drone cybersecurity guidelines

Israel's military said it killed a local Hezbollah commander on Saturday in south Lebanon, where authorities reported one dead in the fourth Israeli strike within days despite a November ceasefire.Lebanon's health ministry said one person was killed in an Israeli "drone strike" on a vehicle in south Lebanon's Tyre district.An AFP correspondent saw the charred wreckage of a vehicle in Abu al-Aswad, an area around 30 kilometres (20 miles) from the Israeli border.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel says killed Hezbollah commander in south Lebanon

One member of the group had reportedly been photographed performing the 'White Power' symbol at the airport.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Authorities block German far-right nationals from flying to Milan neo-Nazi conference

In the battle for the character of Syria and the region as a whole, we must choose a clear side. Not just in words but in action.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel must protect Syria's Druze from Sharaa, a terrorist in a suit