Middle East Experience

US State Department says that the removal of Palestine does not reflect a policy change, and that the website is merely 'being updated'..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: US State Department removes 'Palestinian Territories' from website

Questions arise as to whether Israel will send Jordanian prisoners to complete their prison sentences in their country, in an attempt to avoid releasing them in a possible prisoner exchange.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Will Jordanian prisoners in Israel complete sentences at home?

That is the first time after long weeks of speculations that the administration is announcing an official position on that matter.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Peace plan to be released only after Israel's elections, says Greenblatt

Hezbollah will retaliate against Israel after drones crashed in Beirut’s suburbs, but a new war between the old enemies remains unlikely, the Iran-backed movement’s deputy leader has said.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Hezbollah plans strike against Israel but war unlikely

Conservative Iranian media outlets found much to criticize in Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s surprise arrival at the G7 meeting, but President Hassan Rouhani is standing by the move.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Rouhani defends Zarif’s G7 appearance

Polls show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t have enough seats to put together a right-wing, ultra-Orthodox government, yet three small parties on the far right still don’t plan to drop out of the race.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Likud fears small right-wing parties will fail elections

Gallery Suites Vacation Rentals and Oyo Rooms combine on $5bn deal to furnish and manage 10,000 holiday homes in Dubai
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Partnership revealed to manage 10,000 new holiday homes in Dubai

Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government have entered the interim capital Aden, Yemen’s Minister of Information Moammar al-Eryani said Wednesday, after it was seized
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Yemen government forces enter Aden after seizure by STC

Foreign-capital banks operating in Turkey are growing uneasy over economic measures aimed at pushing lenders to toe the line with government policies.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Ankara’s economic measures risk scaring off foreign banks

Egypt has played a significant role to resolve the Sudanese crisis, as Cairo and Khartoum agree on various regional issues.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Cairo, Khartoum seem to be moving in same circles