Middle East Experience

The ruling could impact over 4.5 million Facebook users.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: High Court: Facebook trials will be in Israel, not California

Saudi Arabia’s air security has enhanced its surveillance, which include monitoring the security situation and observing Mecca skies, the Grand Mosque and the main roads leading to the holy site
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: PHOTOS: Mecca air security intensifies surveillance for last 10 days of Ramadan

A group of Iraqi war correspondents formed their own association to defend their rights, which they said were being neglected.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iraqi war correspondents form committee to fight for rights

When speaking to Israel, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said that if Israel will continue the occupation a great war will come.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Nasrallah: 'the whole world can not remove us from Syria'

Diplomats say major differences on multiple levels make a breakthrough in US-Turkish strategy on Syria difficult.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Has the US conceded to Turkey in Manbij?

ISACA survey shows IT pros believe city authorities are not best equipped to tackle cyberthreats
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: Smart cities not ready to meet security risks

There's long been talk of unifying the fractured peshmerga forces in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, but action is direly needed.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Politicized peshmerga adds to Iraqi Kurdistan destabilization

New BlackBerry KEY2 is most secure Android phone, TCL says
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: New BlackBerry KEY2 launched by TCL Communication

Several signals indicate that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is willing to compromise on the Gaza Strip and reach an agreement with Hamas in order to avoid another escalation.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Netanyahu’s dilemma on Hamas

Popular code sharing site expected to be bought by Microsoft
Source: ITP.net
Full Article: Microsoft to buy code repository Github