Middle East Experience

The United States military currently has 11 aircraft carriers, and any damage requiring one of them to be sidelined could strain the Navy.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: US Navy aircraft carrier collides with vessel near Egypt, in stable condition

Turkey has hit German sporting equipment giant Adidas with a fine of more than $15,000 for failing to inform customers that one of its flagship shoe models contained pigskin.The Muslim-majority country's advertising regulator slammed Adidas for describing its "Samba OG" sneakers -- sported in recent years by models Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid -- as made from "real leather", without specifying it came from pigs.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkey fines Adidas ,000 for pigskin shoes

France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the European Union was working toward swiftly easing Syria sanctions as Paris hosted a conference on the transition in the war-torn country after president Bashar al-Assad's fall.Islamist-led rebels toppled Assad in December after a lightning offensive.The new authorities, headed by interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa, have sought to reassure the international community that they have broken with their jihadist past and will respect the rights of minorities.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: France says EU working toward 'rapid' easing of Syria sanctions

Faith, focus, and soccer: How Israeli soccer player Yaniv Bazini scored big for a US college title.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israeli soccer player Yaniv Bazini leads Vermont to historic NCAA title

Hamas confirms it will release three hostages Saturday as Israel pushes for all remaining living captives to be freed.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel expects Hamas to free three hostages Saturday, asks for more living captives

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip remains on shaky ground and the US plan for the territory's reconstruction alarms Arab leaders.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Ahead of Mideast tour, Rubio says ‘now’s the time’ for Arab alternatives to Trump Gaza plan

Engineer turned social entrepreneur Sabri Cheriha hunches over a washing machine at a small depot in a suburb of Tunisia's capital, the unassuming home of a startup he launched to tackle the country's mounting electronic waste problem.Cheriha said there were currently about eight million household appliances and nine million cellphones in use across Tunisia, but once these devices break down or are replaced, "there's no service to properly dispose of them".
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Tunisian startup takes on e-waste challenge

The motive behind Sweden's deadliest mass shooting may never be known but the fact that almost all of the victims had foreign backgrounds has sparked concern among the country's immigrants.On February 4, 35-year-old Rickard Andersson entered the Campus Risbergska adult education centre in Orebro and killed 10 people before turning his gun on himself.Police have not publicly named the victims but their foreign backgrounds soon came to light when their names and photos were published in Swedish newspapers and on social media.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Sweden's immigrants on edge after mass shooting

Jews in Belgium look forward to the change as they are united in their concern for Israel's security and hostages' fate.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Belgium has a new government. What does it mean for the Jewish community and Israel?

Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies were aghast at Trump's plan to "clean out" Palestinians from Gaza and resettle most of them in Jordan and Egypt
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Saudi Arabia spearheads Arab scramble for alternative to Trump's Gaza plan