Middle East Experience

UAE defence giant Edge will supply Kuwait with missile boats as part of $2.45bn naval deal
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE defence firm signs .45bn missile boat deal with Kuwait

Hamas announced on Saturday that it had replied to a US-backed Gaza ceasefire proposal, but Washington's main negotiator criticised the response as "totally unacceptable".The Palestinian militant group said its response was positive while emphasising the need for a permanent ceasefire -- long a sticking point for Israel.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu echoed US envoy Steve Witkoff's assessment that the response was "unacceptable", accusing Hamas of clinging "to its rejectionism".
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: US envoy says Hamas response to ceasefire proposal 'unacceptable'

Iran has ramped up production of highly enriched uranium, according to a confidential UN watchdog report, as Tehran said Saturday that it had received US proposals to settle its long-running nuclear dispute with the West.Iran rejected the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the latest move in years-long efforts to restrict its nuclear activities over fears that it is seeking to develop nuclear weapons.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran boosts highly enriched uranium production: IAEA

UAE and Serbia launch Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement to boost trade
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE and Serbia eye 1m trade relations as CEPA deal launches

The Dubai real estate sector saw $6.25bn of transactions and 4,638 sales last week
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai real estate sector recorded .25bn of transactions last week, including m Jumeirah apartment

Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli gunfire killed at least 31 Palestinians near a US-backed aid distribution site on Sunday, with both the group in charge of the site and the military denying any such incident took place.Israel has faced growing condemnation over the humanitarian crisis in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, where the United Nations has warned the entire population faces the risk of famine after no aid was allowed to enter for more than two months.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza rescuers say Israeli fire kills 31 near aid site

Ministry of Hajj and Umrah issues safety guidelines for pilgrims in Saudi Arabia amid extreme heat forecast
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Saudi Arabia issues Hajj heat warning

Dubai real estate market is entering a ‘stabilisation’ said Asico  
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai real estate market stabilising; investors confident in long-term growth

Ajman Ports will undergo major investment as it looks to establish transport and logistics sector
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Ajman announces 2m port investment

“Many children, especially the younger ones, are suffering from emotional trauma,” educational psychologist and former longtime school principal Dr. Zipi Golan told The Jerusalem Post.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Emotional trauma in a post-October 7 world: How are Israel's children coping?