Saudi Arabia’s NEOM to build renewable-powered desalination plant The controversial planned city will partner with a Japanese and a French company in the endeavor. Gulf
Egypt rejects World Trade Organization agreements on global food crisis Egypt objected to the WTO agreements to alleviate the global food crisis, as it refuses to be forced to export food when it is grappling with its own food crisis. Egypt
Lebanon elects record number of women to parliament Lebanon has one of the highest overall gender gaps in the world, ranking 145 out of 153 countries. Lebanon
Israel’s coalition chaos won’t impact Biden visit Israeli-American billionaire Haim Saban tried to prepare Biden for his first visit to Israel as president, saying Netanyahu's return as prime minister could be problematic. Israel
First woman to command Israeli Defense Force brigade A newly promoted colonel will be the first woman to command a brigade in the Israel Defense Forces. Israel
Israel adds 2,000 work permits for Gaza Palestinians Israeli authorities increased by 2,000 the number of work permits for Gaza Palestinians, to a total of 14,000, and intends to add 20,000 work permits for West Bank Palestinians. Israel
Hamas’ use of excessive force to displace Bedouins angers Gazans Public and official anger could be felt in Gaza after Hamas security forces attacked the residents of the Bedouin village of Umm al-Nasr, north of Gaza, to forcibly displace them and demolish their homes under the pretext that they do not own these houses. Palestine
US imposes sanctions on Iranian petrochemical network Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the Biden administration “will continue to use our sanctions authorities” if there's no nuclear deal with Iran. Iran
Silence from Baghdad as Turkish drone kills Yazidi child in Sinjar The Iraqi government has yet to comment after a 12-year-old was killed in the latest Turkish strike on northern Iraq's Sinjar region. Turkey
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