Middle East Experience

Several Palestinian factions praised the Jerusalem terrorist attack as a "natural response to the crimes of the occupation in al-Aqsa Mosque."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Palestinian factions praise Jerusalem car ramming terror attack - report

It said government-backed militias were "attempting to evade the sanctions by changing their name and seeking to attract international contracts by posing as private security firms."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: EU curbs Syria's Assad cousins, others over suspected drug trade

Military expert on incident with Jordanian MP: "This is an unusual incident by any standard, also in terms of its diplomatic political sensitivity."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel risking ties with Jordan following MP's arrest, military expert says

South Sudan, Chad and Egypt all depend on stability in their neighbour Sudan, whether for economic, humanitarian or security reasons. All the more reason to hope that the current ceasefire holds. Martina Schwikowski reports..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Power struggle in Sudan: Concern mounts among Sudan's neighbours

The series, “Smile, General”, is set in an imaginary Arab country. But references to the Assad dynasty, in power in Syria for more than half a century, are clear through various characters and aspects of the plot..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Syrians gripped by grim TV series alluding to Assad dynasty

An exhibition of work by 42 female artists on women in the Middle East has opened in California. Challenging stereotypes about the region, it depicts what curators say are the personal and universal stories of women in Islamic societies..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: “Women Defining Women in Contemporary Art of the Middle East and Beyond” : LA art exhibition on Middle East women opens

The clashes have killed more than 400 people and injured thousands more. Those displaced are streaming into nations such as Chad, Egypt and South Sudan, adding to a refugee crisis in the region..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Civilians Flee Fighting in Sudan for Troubled Neighboring Countries

Your weekend beach experience will be quite different. The Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) “Cinema by the Sea” programme will kick off on Friday at the West Bay Beach, gathering film…..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: DFI to dive into family movies during 'Cinema by the Sea' weekend initiative

The occupying state carried out air raids on southern Lebanon and Gaza late on Thursday, though no casualties were reported. Qatar condemned the latest round of Israeli attacks in Gaza…..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Qatar holds Israel 'solely responsible' for cycle of violence following Gaza attacks

Its GDP has surged, but deep inequalities persist..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Adam Tooze: The Mixed Record of South Africa’s Economy Since Apartheid