Middle East Experience

Jordan’s Ministry of Education opened an investigation on the tragic incident that saw at least 21 people killed, mostly school children in flashfloods in the Dead Sea area on Thursday,
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Jordan opens probe into deadly school trip to Dead Sea

Prime Minister Netanyahu returns from Oman, the first Israeli leader to visit the country since 1996.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Netanyahu makes historic visit to Oman

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday ended a visit to the Sultanate of Oman, the first of its kind, during which he met with Sultan Qaboos bin Said. “Prime Minister Netanyahu and
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Netanyahu visits Oman for the first time, meets Sultan Qaboos

Roughly 16,000 protesters clash with IDF forces on Friday during weekly March of Return protests.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Thousands of Palestinians protest near Gaza border, five reported killed

Iraq will stop trucking crude from its northern Kirkuk oilfield to Iran in November to comply with sanctions imposed on its neighbor by the United States, two sources familiar with Iraqi oil export
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Iraq to halt Kirkuk oil exports to Iran, may resume them to Turkey

The grisly killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi became an issue during an event where each adviser hoped to highlight a Trump administration positive.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Jared Kushner and Steve Mnuchin walk a fine line on the Saudi crown prince

Syrian regime artillery fire Friday killed seven civilians in Idlib, in the highest death toll since a Russian-Turkish deal last month to prevent a government assault on the province, a monitor said.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Syrian regime bombardment kills seven civilians in Idlib

Federal authorities took a man into custody Friday in Florida in connection with the mail-bomb scare that earlier widened to 12 suspicious packages, the Justice Department said. Law enforcement
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Man detained in Florida amid a coast-to-coast manhunt in mail-bomb case

The opening of the Jordan-Syrian border was hailed by traders, but the movement of goods across the border has not fully resumed due to security threats and high tariffs..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanese truckers remain locked out of vital trade routes despite opening of the Nassib crossing

Since 2004, Khader Adnan has been on four hunger strikes in Israeli prisons, one of which lasted 67 days..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan on hunger strike for 55 days