Middle East Experience

More than 2 million people are reportedly expected to watch the parade of 10,000 participants.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Terrorists may be eyeing Macy’s Thanksgiving parade as target, officials warn

Iran's supreme leader appears to be exercising pragmatism and reintroducing his "heroic flexibility," as his top aide says the stalled nuclear deal was "not written in stone" and that Tehran remains open to a new accord with the incoming Trump administration.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Is Iran's Khamenei signaling readiness for new deal as Trump threat looms large?

Saudi Arabia hosts this year's Indian Premier League player auction in a partnership between a money-spinning cricket tournament expanding its global reach and a kingdom using sports to improve its image.De facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has backed extravagant sports investments -- set to culminate in Saudi Arabia hosting the football World Cup in 2034 -- to diversify its oil-rich economy.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Big money as Saudi makes foray into cricket with IPL auction

Lebanon said an Israeli air strike in the heart of Beirut that brought down a residential building and jolted residents across the city killed at least 15 people on Saturday.A Lebanese security source told AFP that the strike had "targeted a leading Hezbollah figure", but a Hezbollah lawmaker denied any official of the Iran-backed group was present.The attack in the capital was followed by others in the city's southern suburbs after calls by the Israeli military to evacuate.Israel has not commented on the strike in central Beirut.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Lebanon says 15 killed in Israeli strike on central Beirut

Negotiators were struggling to reach a deal Saturday at UN climate talks in Baku. If they fail, it would not be the first time.Since the first UN climate conference in 1995, several of the annual sessions have descended into acrimony or even failed completely because of a lack of consensus. COP6 in The Hague in 2000 marked the only time the talks were suspended. They resumed half a year later in so-called COP6-2 in Bonn, the headquarters of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Failure haunts UN environment conferences

When Lebanese carpenter Samir awoke in a panic Saturday to the sound of explosions and screams, he thought his own building in central Beirut had been hit by an air raid.As it turned out, the early morning air strike -- which killed at least 15 people and injured 63, according to authorities -- had actually brought down an eight-storey building nearby, in the second such attack on the working-class neighbourhood of Basta in as many months.A Lebanese security source told AFP the target had been a senior Hezbollah figure, without naming him.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Fear in central Beirut district hit by Israeli strikes

The IDF said that it is reviewing the information, adding that it could not currently confirm or refute its authenticity.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hamas says Israeli female hostage killed in northern Gaza, IDF reviewing incident

Both Israel Katz and Yoav Gallant, the current and former defense minister, condemned the attempted attacks on Friday night.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israeli officials condemn attempted attack on Central Command chief by settlers

IDF, Border Police, and other police forces dispersed the right-wing settlers and arrested five suspects.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Settlers throw rocks at IDF, security forces in West Bank, five suspects arrested

To gain some insight into the thoughts of those who have now been away from their homes for over a year, I met with families currently housed in one of Netanya’s many hotels. 
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: The government is allowing the ‘refugees’ in our homeland to whither