Middle East Experience

Maryam Taghavi, 16, was reportedly beaten with a wooden stick so severely that she needed to be transferred to the Khomeini Hospital in Ajabshir, where she died hours later from her injuries.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Femicide in Iran: Child bride beaten to death by husband with wooden stick, rights org. says

By Laila Bassam and Tom PerryNAWA, Syria (Reuters) -As sectarian violence swept through Syria's southern Sweida province in July, the Sbeih family say they were taken by Druze gunmen and held in a school with other Bedouin tribe members. When their guards disappeared after three nights, they tried to escape.Shots were fired, and the Bedouins scattered. Faisal Sbeih and his wife, Fasl, were separated. Three family members were killed, they said, including their 20-year-old daughter, Malak.She had been due to marry the next day.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: In Syria’s south, Bedouins uprooted by sectarian clashes see little hope of return

The International Court of Justice will deliver its opinion regarding Israel's responsibilities in the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem on October 22.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: ICJ scheduled to deliver advisory opinion on Israel’s obligations regarding presence of int’l orgs

The IDF said that the incident is being investigated, and said that attempts were made to intercept the drones.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: WATCH: Nearly two dozen wounded, two in serious condition after Houthi drone crashes in Eilat

The military also later announced that it killed dozens of terrorists, dismantled tunnel shafts and underground tunnel routes, and located concealed weapons in civilian areas.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF kills senior Nukhba

Dubai RTA launches upgraded nol Pay app as card sales jump 460% and downloads reach 1.5m, accelerating smart mobility
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Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai RTA launches upgraded nol Pay app as digital card sales surge 460% and downloads hit 1.5m

"We are the people of David against the Goliaths that we have already defeated in history," Maduro stated.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Venezuela’s Maduro calls Zionists ‘imperialist demons’ in speech against US escalation

The $100m Presight-Shorooq Fund will invest in 25–30 AI and deep tech startups, with 40 per cent reserved for scale-ups, reinforcing the UAE’s innovation hub role
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: UAE’s Presight-Shorooq Fund to back 30 AI and deep tech firms with 0m

From Emaar’s $27bn project and the UAE’s first $27m jackpot to a RAK merger and a Dubai $980 coffee, here are 10 stories you may have missed
The post Dubai developer launches $27bn project; massive UAE Lottery win; RAK merger; $980 coffee – 10 things you missed this week appeared first on Arabian Business: Latest News on the Middle East, Real Estate, Finance, and More.
Source: Arabian Business
Full Article: Dubai developer launches bn project; massive UAE Lottery win; RAK merger; 0 coffee – 10 things you missed this week

In his speech, Ted Cruz noted he has talked to Netanyahu about declining support for Israel on the right — and that the two men see the issue differently.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: ‘The church is asleep right now’: Ted Cruz calls on Christians to confront right-wing antisemitism