News 13 Jun 2015 Dubai, Dubai, Dubai I went to Dubai this weekend. I went to Dubai this weekend. I went to Dubai this weekend… still doesn’t seem real. You know when people ask “if you could… Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jun 2015 Human Rights: Learning from the risk-takers While visiting the Holyland this week, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has met with Palestinian and Israeli officials in the hopes of promoting LGBT advocacy. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Human… Meet the Middle East
News 14 Jun 2015 Senate to wrap up defense bill A look at the Middle East issues Congress will be addressing the week of June 15. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Senate to wrap up defense bill Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jun 2015 Nuclear talks face 'many differences', says Iran's Rouhani Iran's president warned Saturday that haggling by world powers could jeopardise the June 30 deadline for a nuclear agreement, admitting many differences remain on the details of the potentially historic… Meet the Middle East
News 14 Jun 2015 Turkish TV channels compete for Ramadan viewers Turkey's TV channels promote their shows and entertainment programs in the runup to Ramadan, revealing rifts among moderate and more pious Muslims, as well as the battle between the Justice… Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jun 2015 Ancient Syrian Christian town dedicates new Virgin Mary statue The historic Christian Syrian town of Maalula celebrated Saturday as a new statue of the Virgin Mary was erected in its centre, replacing the figure destroyed in rebel attacks in… Meet the Middle East
News 14 Jun 2015 Erdogan fears fall of Syria's Tell Abyad Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is angry with the joint Kurdish-Arab operation to get the Islamic State out of Tell Abyad. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Erdogan fears fall of… Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jun 2015 Turkish forces push massing Syrians away from border Turkish security forces on Saturday used water cannon and fired warning shots to push Syrians back from the frontier as thousands massed at a border crossing to escape escalating fighting… Meet the Middle East
News 14 Jun 2015 PM Abadi no different from predecessor Maliki, says top Iraqi official In this August 16, 2014 file photo Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi smiles during a meeting with Germany’s Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in Baghdad, Iraq. (Reuters/Hadi Mizban/Pool) London and Amman,… Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jun 2015 Kurds battle IS on Syria border as Turkey blocks refugees Kurdish fighters advanced Saturday to the outskirts of a key Syrian border town held by the Islamic State group, as Turkish forces sought to prevent thousands fleeing the fighting from… Meet the Middle East