After a meeting with heads of parliamentary blocs and other top officials, Iraqi President Barham Salih announces a reform plan in response to protester demands.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iraqi president pledges early elections while protesters call for more radical solutions
As indictment deadline approaches, Netanyahu panics
The perfect storm is approaching: Not only will Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit decide soon whether or not to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, leaks from police questioning of Yair Netanyahu make the picture even darker.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: As indictment deadline approaches, Netanyahu panics
Abbas conditions PA elections on polling stations in Jerusalem
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has made East Jerusalem polling stations a requirement for elections for the Palestinian Parliament.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Abbas conditions PA elections on polling stations in Jerusalem
Why Picasso continues to inspire Levant
Picasso-Mediterranee, a two-year project highlighting the rich ties of the 20th century’s prodigal painter to the Mediterranean, concludes with exhibitions in the Levantine port cities of Izmir and Beirut.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Why Picasso continues to inspire Levant
Amid rising protests, PMU prevents confrontation with US
The Popular Mobilization Units try to distance themselves from the current confrontation between Iran and US in order to preserve PMU interests in Iraq.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Amid rising protests, PMU prevents confrontation with US
Does Egypt really have gas self-sufficiency?
Despite the frequent announcements by Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek el-Mulla of achieving self-sufficiency in natural gas and halting imports, in addition to the completion of the phases of operation of Zohr field, Cairo's continued import of Israeli gas stirred confusion.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Does Egypt really have gas self-sufficiency?
Egypt escalates campaign against Turkey's Erdogan
Egypt is working to mobilize Arab states and the United Nations against Turkey's president over his foreign policies and criticism of the Egyptian government.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt escalates campaign against Turkey's Erdogan
Egypt plans to reinstate municipal oversight councils
Parliament hopes to pass a bill yet this year to tackle corrupt municipal workers in Egypt, even as the federal government is cracking down on protesters who are trying to take on alleged malfeasance at the highest levels.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt plans to reinstate municipal oversight councils
Gaziantep University opens facilities in Syrian opposition areas
The Turkish Gaziantep University has opened three faculties in the opposition-held Aleppo countryside, giving students there an opportunity to earn a degree from an accredited university.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaziantep University opens facilities in Syrian opposition areas
New park opens in Gaza near Israel border
Palestinians recently inaugurated a new park at the site from which they had launched the Great Return March, establishing a human presence in a buffer zone that Israel has insisted remain clear.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: New park opens in Gaza near Israel border