Middle East Experience

The “indictment” was submitted to the court by PA Foreign Minister Riad Malki on the first anniversary of the embassy relocation.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: PA files 'indictment' in ICJ against U.S. over embassy move

Faced with poisoning by cattle breeders, the vultures of the Golan Heights are practically extinct, with only five still alive.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Can Golan Heights' vultures be saved?

While Ankara lawyers express their disappointment that the government rescinded the results of the Istanbul mayoral election, voters are mysteriously added to and subtracted from the electoral roll for the June 23 do-over, even though the roll is supposed to remain the same as for the March 31 election.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Voters mysteriously added, subtracted for Istanbul election rerun

A mission of the IMF is currently visiting Egypt and is reviewing reports of the country’s economic performance as part of measures to include the shadow economy into its official one.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt takes further steps toward including informal businesses in its economy

Frustrated by the unwillingness of Hamas and Fatah to compromise, Egypt may be shifting its priority to first brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Hamas-Fatah standoff vexes Egypt as mediator

A Lebanese group is promoting the lionfish, a threat to the Mediterranean Sea ecosystem, as a tasty and profitable fishery.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: NGO offers Lebanon taste of lionfish in effort to contain invasive species

President Michel Aoun urged the Lebanese on Tuesday to end protests and make sacrifices to rescue the country from financial crisis as ministers debate a draft state budget expected to include
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Lebanon’s president urges ‘sacrifice’ as budget cuts debated

The US has ordered the departure of ‘non-emergency US government employees’ from Iraq, the US Department of State said in a statement on Wednesday. Referring to the embassy and the US
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: US orders departure of ‘non-emergency government employees’ from Iraq

Iran has officially stopped some commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers following an order from its national security council, an informed official in the country's atomic energy body
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Iran halts some commitments under nuclear deal

Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UN Abdallah al-Mouallimi pledged the Kingdom’s continued support for political efforts in Yemen, despite the Houthis' recent attack on two Saudi
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Saudi ambassador to UN: Kingdom remains committed to political efforts in Yemen