New York Times - Middle East

• newFragile Cease-Fire Takes Effect in Yemen. Why Now and What’s Next?
  The cease-fire, coming amid a surge of global attention on Yemen, got off to a shaky start. If it lasts, it could be a step toward peace.
  - 4 hours ago 18 Dec 18, 9:25pm -
• newIsraeli ‘Warning’ Shot Killed Two Boys in Gaza, Rights Groups Say
  Israel’s “roof-knocking” airstrikes are meant to spare civilians by prompting them to flee targeted buildings. But they can be deadly, too, a new report has found.
  - 9 hours ago 18 Dec 18, 3:45pm -
• newLebanese-born Architect Chosen for Beirut Museum of Art
  Amale Andraos will design the new museum, which is set to open in 2023.
  - 10 hours ago 18 Dec 18, 3:00pm -
• In Saudi Arabia’s War in Yemen, No Refuge on Land or Sea
  Outrage over civilian deaths in Yemen has focused on airstrikes. But at sea, the Saudi-led coalition is suspected of attacking many fishing boats, killing dozens of people.
  - 1 day ago 17 Dec 18, 11:27pm -
• Saudi Arabia Denounces U.S. Senate’s Response to Khashoggi Murder
  The Foreign Ministry in Riyadh criticized an American resolution that blamed Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of a Saudi dissident.
  - 1 day ago 17 Dec 18, 11:10pm -

• Facebook Blocks Netanyahu’s Son, Saying His Posts ‘Included Hate Speech’
  Yair Netanyahu, the older son of the Israeli prime minister, is a divisive online presence. Facebook blocked him for 24 hours, so he turned to Twitter.
  - 1 day ago 17 Dec 18, 10:47pm -
• الموت في بِحار اليمن: صيّادون تحت القصف في الحرب السعودية
  لطالما انصبّ الغضب جراء مقتل المدنيين في اليمن على الهجمات الجوية. لكن في البحر أيضاً، يُشتبه في تورط قوات التحالف بقيادة السعودية في اله…
  - 1 day ago 17 Dec 18, 6:59pm -
• Egypt Unearths Tomb of Royal Priest From 4,400 Years Ago
  The well-preserved tomb was discovered in Saqqara, an ancient city south of Cairo. Officials called it “one of a kind.”
  - 1 day ago 17 Dec 18, 1:53pm -
• Battered ISIS Keeps Grip on Last Piece of Territory for Over a Year
  Despite Kurdish, Iraqi and American forces arrayed against it, ISIS has been hanging onto its final patch in Syria — and still exporting trouble.
  - 7 days ago 12 Dec 18, 6:40am -
• Time Names Person of the Year for 2018: Jamal Khashoggi and Other Journalists
  The honorees, called “the guardians of truth,” included the staff of the Capital Gazette newspapers in Maryland, two Reuters journalists imprisoned in Myanmar and a journalist in the Philippines.
  - 7 days ago 11 Dec 18, 8:34pm -
• Baghdad’s Fortified Green Zone Opens to Public After 15 Years
  The patch of land in the heart of Iraq’s capital — home to Saddam Hussein’s palaces, the American occupation and Parliament — had become a symbol of alienation.
  - 7 days ago 11 Dec 18, 7:39pm -
• Nobel Peace Prize Winners Demand Global Action on Mass Rape
  At an awards ceremony, Nadia Murad and Dr. Denis Mukwege bluntly condemned global inaction over the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war.
  - 8 days ago 11 Dec 18, 4:15am -
• 7 Israelis Wounded in West Bank Bus Stop Shooting
  A Palestinian opened fire on Sunday near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials said.
  - 9 days ago 10 Dec 18, 1:47am -
• The Wooing of Jared Kushner: How the Saudis Got a Friend in the White House
  The crown prince of Saudi Arabia cultivated Mr. Kushner’s friendship. The benefits to the U.S. are uncertain but it has paid off well for the Saudis.
  - 9 days ago 9 Dec 18, 6:55pm -
• In Blow to Haley, U.N. Rejects Measure Condemning Hamas
  An effort by Nikki R. Haley, the American ambassador, to counter what she called an anti-Israel bias at the United Nations became, in her words, “just another ordinary day.”
  - 12 days ago 7 Dec 18, 7:30am -
• On First Day of OPEC Meetings, No Deal to Cut Global Oil Output
  Khalid al-Falih, the Saudi energy minister, said he was “not confident” an agreement to balance supply and demand could be reached.
  - 12 days ago 6 Dec 18, 9:08pm -
• Yemen Peace Talks Begin With Agreement to Free 5,000 Prisoners
  The deal between Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition is the first of several confidence-building measures that will be required to end the conflict.
  - 12 days ago 6 Dec 18, 5:54pm -
• U.K. Student Describes Horrors of Life in an Emirati Jail
  Accused of spying, Matthew Hedges was freed last week after public pressure from London, and after seven months of harsh treatment at his captors’ hands.
  - 13 days ago 6 Dec 18, 5:19am -
• Turkey Calls for Arrest of Aides to Saudi Crown Prince in Khashoggi Killing
  Two men close to Prince Mohammed bin Salman, are accused of helping mastermind the killing of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
  - 13 days ago 5 Dec 18, 10:29pm -
• Suspected of Crimes, Netanyahu Is Also Suspected of Fear-Mongering
  Critics say the Israeli prime minister, battling for political survival, over-dramatized an anti-tunnel military operation to distract from his predicament.
  - 13 days ago 5 Dec 18, 8:51pm -