Middle East Experience

France will host an international conference on Lebanon on Dec. 11, France’s foreign ministry said, adding that the meeting aimed to push Beirut to quickly create a government that could
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: France to host international conference on Lebanon: Foreign ministry

Iraq’s foreign ministry on Monday summoned four Western envoys for their statements condemning a weekend attack in Baghdad that left 20 anti-government demonstrators and four police officers
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Iraq summons four Western envoys for condemning protest attacks

Amal Movement’s Development and Liberation bloc called for speeding up the government formation process and for the caretaker government to bear its responsibilities, following a meeting headed by Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri Monday..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Development and Liberation bloc calls for speeding up govt formation

Saudi Arabia’s 2020 budget will see an expenditure of 1.02 trillion riyals ($272 billion), compared to 1.05 trillion in 2019, and a revenue of 833 billion riyals, in line with pre-budget figures
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Saudi Arabia announces 2 billion 2020 budget

Vandals slashed the tires of over 160 vehicles and sprayed slogans such as “Arabs=enemies” in a Palestinian neighborhood of Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, Israeli police said Monday. Elsewhere, Palestinian residents of the volatile West Bank city of Hebron staged a general strike to protest the construction of a new Jewish settlement there..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Vandals damage cars in Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem

Turkey said on Monday it would join Albania and Kosovo in boycotting the Nobel a….
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Turkey joins Nobel ceremony boycott in protest against Handke

Trump, notoriously known for his quick-handed and unfiltered response to terror attacks around the world, fell short of labelling the Saudi gunman a terrorist..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Trump slammed for 'acting as Saudi spokesman' following deadly military base attack

Avichai Mandelblit has already made it clear that he is not interested in personally being that hand that forces Netanyahu out of office.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: High Court to A-G: Say whether Netanyahu can run for PM before elections

Qatar will likely be represented at the summit by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Observers say Qatar emir unlikely to attend GCC summit in Riyadh

The BBC is currently funded through taxation via the TV license. Johnson questioned whether the system was fit for the modern age.;
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Boris Johnson: Public funding for the BBC should be questioned