Middle East Experience

As Istanbul’s new Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu retakes office after beating the ruling party's candidate a second time, reports are emerging that his powers and those of other Turkish mayors are already being whittled down.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Opposition retakes Istanbul mayor's office to find powers shrinking

Turkey is considering setting up additional military infrastructure in Iraqi Kurdistan as its operations against militants there continue.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkey mulls permanent military presence in northern Iraq

The Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation announced that it will soon open an international airport in the new administrative capital east of Cairo, a move that was widely criticized.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Does Cairo need third airport?

The late Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi hated Israel, but his relationship with Hamas held the promise of negotiating a long-term truce between the organization and Israel and potentially altering the landscape in Gaza.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Was Morsi’s brief presidency an opportunity lost for Israel?

Hydroponic agriculture, which does not require nearly as much water as traditionally grown crops, is being introduced to Jordan, a country with high water insecurity.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Hydroponic agriculture could help preserve scarce water in Jordan

An integrity court in Kirkuk has issued an arrest warrant for Rakan Saeed al-Jabouri, the acting governor of Kirkuk, on financial corruption charges.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Kirkuk court issues arrest warrant for acting governor

Since Libya’s eastern military commander Khalifa Hifter launched his April offensive against the capital Tripoli in the west, little progress has been made, while continuing attempts at peace have failed.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Battle for Tripoli appears destined to grind on in Libya

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory confirmed a credit card sized computer breached the agency's network and stole approximately 500 MB of data related to Mars missions.
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: Nasa hacked: 500 MB of data stolen through use of Rasperry Pi computer

Google restricted the use of SMS and Call Log permissions in Android apps in March 2019 to prevent intrusive apps from abusing them for various illicit purposes.
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: Fake cryptocurrency apps use new 2FA bypass technique to sidestep Google permission policy

Veritas NetBackup 8.2 say it will bring new levels of availability, protection, and insights at enterprise scale
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: Veritas abstracts IT complexity with new enterprise data services platform