Middle East Experience

Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Salman met on Wednesday with visiting Chinese Premier Li Qiang to discuss bilateral ties, Saudi state media said.Riyadh was Li's first stop in a regional Gulf trip that will also take him to the neighbouring United Arab Emirates.In the Saudi capital, the two leaders discussed "the bilateral cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the fields of politics, security, commerce, energy, investment, culture and technology", the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Chinese PM meets Saudi crown prince during Riyadh visit

A Pakistani man with ties to Iran has been charged for allegedly plotting to assassinate a US official in retaliation for the US killing of Revolutionary Guards commander Qassem Soleimani, prosecutors said Wednesday.Asif Raza Merchant, 46, allegedly sought to hire a hitman to assassinate a politician or a US government official in the United States, the Justice Department and prosecutors said in a statement.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Pakistani charged in alleged Iran plot to kill US official

An Israeli air strike Wednesday hit a central Gaza school, with the Hamas-run territory's civil defence agency reporting 14 killed in the facility turned displacement shelter and the military saying it had targeted militants.The vast majority of the Gaza Strip's 2.4 million people have been displaced at least once by the war, triggered by Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel, with many seeking safety in school buildings.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Gaza rescuers say 14 killed in Israeli strike on school

Normalization with Saudis still possible, but Israel should swallow 2 state solution to avoid forever war.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Ex-CENTCOM chief: Lower Iranian officials can push nuke breakout without Khamenei

We know dictators pose a distinct threat to our community, and understand that our democracy and democratic allies – including Israel – cannot afford another four years of Trump.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: The presidential debate exposed Trump as an aspiring emperor with no clothes

The now-deceased Hamas Khan Yunis Brigade Commander Rafah Salame stated that at least 50% of his forces were killed and that only 25% remained to fight.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Khan Yunis chief letter begs Sinwar for help with collapsing brigade

History has shown that attempts to blend in and hide our identity have never worked, and this time will be no different. 
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: A message to returning Jewish students at university

"Thanks to this, no terrorist acts were committed on French soil during the Olympic period, and I can confirm that three attacks were foiled as well," he added.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Three terrorist attacks, including against Israelis, foiled during Paris 2024, says prosecutor

Israel's military said a soldier was killed Wednesday when the driver of "a Palestinian truck" rammed into "forces conducting operational activity" in the occupied West Bank.The suspected assailant was "neutralised" by Israeli forces "and an armed civilian" at the scene of the attack near the Jewish settlement of Givat Assaf, north of Ramallah, an army statement said.It later identified the dead soldier as 24-year-old Staff Sergeant Geri Gideon Hanghal.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel says soldier killed in West Bank truck-ramming attack

Prime Minister Li Qiang’s visit to Abu Dhabi follows a similar trip to Saudi Arabia where he discussed Chinese-Gulf ties.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: China's premier in UAE after Saudi Arabia as Beijing deepens Gulf ties