Middle East Experience

Although no damage or injury was caused in the incident, the Jewish community is demanding that Ramaphosa condemn this attempted attack.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: South African Jewish community condemns president for silence after explosive thrown at JCC

Documents detail the moment Syrian soldiers started to flee, their watching of IDF maneuvers, and their feelings on "the beloved leader," Bashar Assad.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'Post' unveils Syrian army logs documenting final days of Assad regime

A Saudi human rights activist appeared via a video link Wednesday at a UN forum in the kingdom to denounce the "silencing" of dissent under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.Lina al-Hathloul's appearance at the Internet Governance Forum was a rare instance of an outspoken critic of Prince Mohammed, the de facto ruler, addressing a gathering on Saudi soil.Human Rights Watch researcher Joey Shea described the panel and Hathloul's speech as "historic".
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Activist tells Saudi-hosted UN forum of 'silencing' of dissent

Jordan and Syrian trucks are once again using the only border crossing between the two countries as Israeli troops take position in a buffer zone and European diplomats engage with the new authorities in Syria.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Syria's crossing with Jordan reopens as Israeli military takes position in south

CBC cited the police as saying that one incendiary device was found at the scene. Witnesses told police that they saw a suspect fleeing the scene. 
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Suspected arson attack at Montreal synagogue, police investigating

"A woman should be treated like a flower in the home. A flower needs to be cared for," Khamenei wrote. 
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Khamenei makes cryptic post about Iranian women on X

Michael Levy recounted the last time he heard his brother's voice and gave a heartfelt plea to the United Nations Security Council.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Brother of hostage Or Levy adresses UNSC in damning testimony

ADNOC agreed in October to buy Covestro for 14.7 billion euros (then around $16.3 billion), including its debt, in its biggest-ever takeover.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: UAE energy giant gets green light for B takeover of German firm Covestro

Israel on Thursday faced accusations of committing "acts of genocide" in Gaza and exhibiting "signs of ethnic cleansing" in its military offensive in the Palestinian territory, charges the Israeli authorities denounced as "lies".They are the latest in a series of accusations levelled against Israel -- and denied by the country -- during its 14-month war against Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel accused of 'acts of genocide', 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza

In the villages above the Syrian port city of Tartus they once hailed the sons who died fighting in Bashar al-Assad's service as martyrs.But mothers are now nervous to display their sons' pictures, and no longer hide their bitterness towards the ousted leader for whom they sacrificed so much."It's true my son is dead," said Jamila Jabr, the 60-year-old mother of Humam, an army conscript who was killed in combat in 2012."But the important thing is that Bashar al-Assad is gone. He destroyed us and destroyed our children's futures and starved us."
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Defeat of Syria's Assad stirs a mother's bitterness