Hacker News with Generative AI: Middle East

Syria just hosted its first international tech conference in 50 years (restofworld.org)
While much of the world was focused on a radical proposal by the U.S. president to transform the Middle East, a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and tech leaders gathered in Damascus last weekend for a one-of-a-kind event.

Syria, Technology, International Relations, Middle East

71 points by donohoe 9 days ago | 18 comments

Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza (abcnews.go.com)
In a stunning proposal, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. will "take over" the Gaza Strip, "level the site" and rebuild it, after earlier saying Palestinians living there should leave.

Politics, Middle East, Gaza Strip, International Relations

57 points by tekacs 17 days ago | 36 comments

US spent millions on STD prevention in Gaza. But it was a province in Mozambique (middleeasteye.net)
On his second day in office, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to suspend all of its foreign aid programmes to other countries, saying the previous administration of Joe Biden had allocated money to unnecessary assistance programmes.

Politics, International Relations, Foreign Aid, Middle East, Africa

14 points by Qem 22 days ago | 20 comments

The Middle East's first super-luxury train will gleam gold (cnn.com)

Middle East, Transportation, Luxury Travel

10 points by rustoo 23 days ago | 12 comments

The Houthis' Moneymaking Machine (economist.com)
“IT’S A REALLY, surprisingly user-friendly experience,” says Stephen Askins, a shipping lawyer, of his interactions with the Houthis, the militia that has been attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea for more than a year. “You write to them, respectfully. They write back, respectfully, and wish you a happy passage.”

Politics, Military, Middle East, Maritime Security, Terrorism

4 points by haltingproblem 34 days ago | 1 comments

How Iran moves sanctioned oil around the world (reuters.com)
Despite some of the West’s toughest sanctions, Iran has built a roaring global trade for its oil. It relies on a shadow fleet of tankers that conceal their activities to skirt sanctions, and willing buyers in Asia to keep its economy afloat and to finance anti-Western militias in the Middle East.

Iran, Oil Trade, Sanctions, Geopolitics, Middle East

9 points by petethomas 45 days ago | 0 comments

Domestic issues pile pressure on Iran's president amid foreign policy setbacks (theguardian.com)
The fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the latest in a string of foreign policy reversals for Iran including the weakening of its allies in Lebanon and Gaza, has coincided with growing domestic frustration over rising executions, planned increases in the price of petrol and a proposed law that imposes heavy fines and loss of access to public services to any woman not wearing the hijab.

Iran, Politics, Middle East, Domestic Issues, Foreign Policy

5 points by PaulHoule 67 days ago | 0 comments

Assad's Collapse Is a Blow to Russia's Middle East Strategy (nationalinterest.org)
Putin made three crucial miscalculations that could rupture Russia’s web of regional influence.

Russia, Middle East, Geopolitics, International Relations, Politics

8 points by TaurenHunter 71 days ago | 0 comments

Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad family (apnews.com)

Politics, Middle East, International Relations

273 points by perihelions 75 days ago | 476 comments

UK counter-terrorism unit demands ban on pro-Palestinian shooter (gamesindustry.biz)
A pro-Palestinian shooter has been removed from sale in the UK at the request of the nation's counter-terrorism authorities.

Counter-Terrorism, Video Games, Politics, Middle East

7 points by gslin 81 days ago | 0 comments

Modern Warfare Is Breeding Deadly Superbugs. Why? (nytimes.com)
Researchers are trying to understand why resistant pathogens are so prevalent in the war-torn nations of the Middle East.

Health, Science, War, Middle East

11 points by JumpCrisscross 87 days ago | 2 comments

Ask HN: Software devs who went to work to Middle East how did it go? (ycombinator.com)
Ask HN: Software devs who went to work to Middle East how did it go?

Software Development, Middle East, Job Market, Remote Work, Career

12 points by ravshan 120 days ago | 4 comments

Why Arabs Lose Wars (1999) (meforum.org)
Arabic-speaking armies have been generally ineffective in the modern era.

Military History, Middle East, Political Science

18 points by rndmize 127 days ago | 0 comments

Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with AI-Enabled Rifles in Middle East (military.com)
The Army has sent at least one "robot dog" armed with an artificial intelligence-enabled gun turret to the Middle East for testing as a fresh counter-drone capability for U.S. service members, service officials confirmed.

Military, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Middle East

17 points by DocFeind 143 days ago | 6 comments

Israel’s Pager Attacks Have Changed the World (nytimes.com)
Israel’s brazen attacks on Hezbollah last week, in which hundreds of pagers and two-way radios exploded and killed at least 37 people, graphically illustrated a threat that cybersecurity experts have been warning about for years: Our international supply chains for computerized equipment leave us vulnerable. And we have no good means to defend ourselves.

Cybersecurity, International Relations, Military Technology, Middle East

70 points by kawera 152 days ago | 176 comments

Turning Everyday Gadgets into Bombs Is a Bad Idea (bunniestudios.com)
I think turning everyday gadgets into bombs is a bad idea. However, recent news coverage has been framing the weaponization of pagers and radios in the Middle East as something we do not need to concern ourselves with because “we” are safe.

Security, Technology, Middle East

144 points by jszymborski 155 days ago | 129 comments

Exploding pagers injure hundreds in attack targeting Hezbollah members (cnn.com)

Terrorism, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Middle East, Injuries

89 points by ath0 157 days ago | 4 comments

'The danger is definitely not over': ISIS is still here (ynetnews.com)
About 65,000 people were supposed to fill the Ernst-Happel Stadion in the Austrian capital on August 8 and fulfill a dream: to see Taylor Swift, the biggest pop star in the world.

Terrorism, ISIS, International News, Middle East

5 points by howard941 158 days ago | 0 comments

Planted bomb, remote control and AI: How the Mossad killed Hamas' leader in Iran (axios.com)

Politics, Intelligence, Middle East, Artificial Intelligence, Assassination

15 points by mikhael 204 days ago | 10 comments

The Assyrian Renaissance (archaeology.org)

History, Archaeology, Middle East, Assyria

22 points by Caiero 217 days ago | 7 comments

MSFT reportedly banning Palestinians in the US for calling relatives in Gaza (windowscentral.com)

Politics, Human Rights, Technology, Middle East

13 points by t-writescode 224 days ago | 1 comments

Houthi rebels are operating their own GuardZoo spyware (theregister.com)