Middle East Experience

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had walked away from a nuclear deal at a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because of unacceptable North Korean demands to lift punishing US-led
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Trump walks away from deal with Kim over N.Korean sanction demands

Roll out will see 10,000 5G base stations deployed for region’s most extensive network
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: Saudi Arabia announces largest 5G roll-out in Middle East

Amid increasing tension between India and Pakistan, Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs, is expected to visit Pakistan with a special message from Crown Prince Mohammed bin
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Saudi foreign minister to visit Pakistan with Crown Prince ‘special message’

There is evidence that Israel committed crimes against humanity in responding to 2018 protests in Gaza, as snipers targeted people clearly identifiable as children, health workers and journalists, a
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: UN probe accuses Israel of possible crimes against humanity

Second annual event brings together open source experts, students to discuss software and data
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: TRA hosts OpenUAE open source community forum

The good relationship between Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi and the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Massoud Barzani, has led to an agreement between Baghdad and Erbil that will see the return of peshmerga forces to Kirkuk.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Peshmerga’s return to Kirkuk raises Arab and Turkmen fears

Pakistan will release a captured Indian pilot on Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan told a joint session of parliament on Thursday, in an overture towards New Delhi after soaring tensions fueled fears
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Pakistan will release Indian pilot on Friday as ‘peace gesture’: Imran Khan

US-based Turkish Muslim scholar Fethullah Gulen accused Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of destroying the Turkish democracy by achieving a stronghold on the country, confiscating major
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Fethullah Gulen: Erdogan has destroyed Turkish democracy

World Economic Forum, in collaboration with the Bahrain Economic Development Board, has opened online applications for 100 Arab Start-ups..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Search is on for 100 Arab start-ups shaping the future

The announcement by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif that he was resigning his post could undermine European efforts to engage with Tehran while strengthening Iranian hardliners battling moderates for control of the Islamic Republic..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Zarif’s attempted resignation was ‘cry for help’ amid pressure by hardliners