Middle East Experience

In violation of a court order, an El Al flight from New York sat on the runway for more than an hour.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: El Al accommodates ultra-Orthodox men who won’t sit next to women

The PA Ministry of Information also accused him of engaging in “deception” against international law and “promoting normalization” between Arabs and Israel.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Palestinians slam Kushner, accuse him of ‘incitement’

The Pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) and their imprisoned leader and candidate, Selahattin Demirtas, are running a positive and creative election campaign, rattling the nerves of an increasingly anxious Justice and Development Party and government.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: How a tea kettle came to symbolize Turkish election opposition

Cabinet says move will come into effect from Q4, aims to maintain family stability and social cohesion
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Widows, divorcees get one-year visa extension in new UAE Cabinet decision

Judges appointed by Iraq’s top court said Sunday they would limit a manual recount of votes in a May parliamentary poll to districts where results were contested, in a new twist to the
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Judges limit Iraq vote recount in new twist

Move by the UAE Central Bank is part of a 'more active supervision' of the banking sector with the adoption of consumer protection principles
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE announces new fee caps on banking services

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units fighting in Syria were targeted recently by some country's aircraft, but no one's fessing up.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Blame game: Who bombed Iraqi fighters in Syria?

After the two biggest winners in last month's parliamentary elections announced an alliance, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is calling on all Iraqi parties to gather for a national meeting to form the new government.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Will Iraq's Abadi have a role in forming new government?

Palestinian journalist associations and rights organizations condemned the Palestinian security forces’ handling of reporters covering the protests that took place in Ramallah in support of the Gaza Strip.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Palestinian security forces criticized for attack on press

Nothing that invokes the vastness of the desert indoors as the One Desert Journey treatment at The Palace Downtown
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Spa Treatment: The Palace Downtown's One Desert Journey will sweep you away