Middle East Experience

Your Taxes | New OECD model tax treaty aims to streamline profit calculations for related-party imports, but Israel's status as non-covered jurisdiction raises questions.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Is the OECD Amount B treaty second-rate for Israeli distributors?

The man allegedly confessed to being in possession of an advanced device given to him by Israel, which he was using to monitor and photograph important locations in Lebanon.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Lebanese man arrested in Nabatieh on suspicion of spying for Israel

According to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office, Hamas has failed to adhere to the hostage deal agreement in its latest list.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hamas list of hostages set for Saturday release doesn't comply with agreement, Israel says

Syria is the main source of Captagon shipments to the Gulf and the new authorities in the country have pledged to crack down on the trade.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Saudi Arabia seizes 1.4 million Captagon pills in latest drug bust

Behing the Lines | Inside Syria's ancient capital, a lone Jewish guardian watches over abandoned properties while Islamist rulers patrol the rubble of historic synagogues.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: The last Jews of Damascus: A journey through memory and ruins

Saudi Arabia's top diplomat said Friday the kingdom was seeking to help Syria's new authorities secure the lifting of international sanctions, during his first visit to Damascus since Bashar al-Assad's overthrow.Prince Faisal bin Farhan was received by Syria's Islamist interim leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, who is eyeing investments from wealthy Gulf states to rebuild the war-torn country.The Saudi diplomat flew to Damascus from Beirut, an AFP correspondent said, following meetings on Thursday with Lebanon's new leadership.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Saudi FM in Syria for first visit since Assad's ouster

The victim's brother told Eyewitness News the necklace the two attackers stole was worth less than $50.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Police probe death of man beaten, robbed of Star of David necklace in Coney Island

Israel announced on Friday that the withdrawal of its forces from southern Lebanon would continue beyond the 60-day period stipulated in a November ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the ceasefire agreement had been drafted "with the understanding that the withdrawal process might extend beyond the 60-day period".The comment comes despite earlier calls from UN peacekeepers and French President Emmanuel Macron for "accelerated" implementation of the deal.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel says Lebanon troop pullout 'will continue' beyond 60-day deadline

Israel has been caught in an impossible dilemma: how to choose or balance between the immediate fate of the hostages and the long-term national security concerns of Israel and its people.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: We must prevent the possibility of October 7 repeating

The ambassador, and older brother to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, said that any annexation could jeopardize Israel's normalization efforts with Saudi Arabia.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Ambassador to US Michael Herzog doesn't see Trump giving green light to West Bank annexation