Middle East Experience

Amid freezing temperatures and increased demand for heat, Iran is facing an acute energy crisis that has all but shut down the country.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran's energy crisis shuts 80 power plants as rial plummets: What to know

The Post interviewed Air Force Drone Commander Maj. “N,” about the revolution in drone use in the West Bank.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Striking at the heart of terror: The IDF’s West Bank drone revolution

IAF chief Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar: "We have just seen a tangible demonstration of our capabilities, and we are capable of much, much more."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: How Israel's Air Force prepared for attack on Yemen's Sana'a airport

Fun events to take part in throughout Israel in the coming week.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Top 10 reasons to leave the house: December 27-January 4

Lockheed Martin developed THAAD, and its primary purpose is to intercept and destroy short- and medium-range ballistic missiles.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: US THAAD air defense system intercepted Friday morning Houthi missile

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has indicated a desire to help Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, who was heavily backed by Russia.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Ukraine sends Syria 500 tons of wheat in first post-Assad aid: What we know

From the Iran attack and the Paraguayan embassy move to the waves of protests and the taking down of UNRWA, these are the biggest events and stories in Jerusalem of 2024.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Year in review: What were the biggest events, stories in Jerusalem of 2024?

The organization behind the report claimed it had relied on statistics provided by the UN from mid-November and would update the figures but did not withdraw its report, according to the Times.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: US diplomat rebukes 'irresponsible' and 'inaccurate' report on famine in Gaza

Huge crowds demonstrated in Yemen's capital on Friday, a day after Israeli jets pounded Huthi rebel targets in response to missile and drone attacks by the Iran-backed group.Tens of thousands of people gathered in rebel-held Sanaa, chanting and brandishing Kalashnikovs, placards and pistols as they listened to fiery anti-Israel speeches.Large-scale demonstrations are a regular occurrence in Sanaa under the Iran-backed Huthis but Friday's protest followed a surge in hostilities with Israel, which struck multiple sites on Thursday.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Mass demonstration in Yemen's capital after Israeli strikes

On Dec. 17, a US military official said North Korea had suffered several hundred casualties while fighting against Ukrainian forces in Russia's Kursk region.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: North Korean troops experience mass casualties on Ukraine front lines, White House says