Middle East Experience

A controversial proposal for a new settlement in the heart of Hebron calls for bulldozing a long-barricaded Palestinian vegetable market to build new shops and housing for Israelis.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Palestinians plan legal steps to stop new Hebron settlement

Dozens of protesters clash with parliamentary police near the Nijmeh Square and at the entrance to the street leading to the Lebanese parliament in central Beirut. The parliamentary police threw
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Lebanese protesters clash with security forces near parliament in central Beirut

Saudi Aramco’s shares rose nearly 1 percent to 37.10 riyals ($9.89) at open on Sunday, giving the energy firm a valuation of $1.98 trillion on its third day of trading. Investors and market
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Saudi Aramco shares open at 37 riyals on third day of trading

A mass grave dating back to 2016 has been discovered in Iraq containing the remains of 643 civilians believed to be victims of the Saqlawiyah massacre, about 5 kilometers north of Fallujah, in Anbar
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Mass grave containing remains of 643 civilians discovered in Iraq

The Trump administration will announce as early as this week plans to withdraw around 4,000 troops from Afghanistan, US media reported. Talks between the United States and the Taliban resumed a week
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: US to announce 4,000-troop drawdown from Afghanistan: Report

Now comes the fatal blow — Pompeo stating that Israel has the right to take Palestinian land in the West Bank to accommodate the expansion of its citizenry. Pompeo ignored the fact that the settlements have been deemed illegal..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: New US Policy on West Bank Settlements buries two-state solution

Several women have been detained in Turkey for performing 'A Rapist in Your Path', an anti-violence song created by Chilean feminists..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Turkey's women MPs perform viral Chilean anti-rape song in parliament in solidarity with detained activists

One is a mural of a young Emirati boy learning about the history of the UAE..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Spot new tolerance mural, steel pipe art at Dubai’s Deira market

Talks between Saudi Arabia and Qatar to heal their two-year rift are a good deve….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Talks between Saudi Arabia and Qatar good for the region: Iran foreign minister

The Brazilian president said, both before and after he was elected, that he would move the embassy, but backed down from the promise earlier this year.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Brazil will move embassy to Jerusalem, president's son says