News 27 Jul 2015 flydubai denies talks with India's SpiceJet on stake deal Dubai-based low cost carrier refutes claims in Indian media linking it with move for airline stake Source: Arabian Business Full Article: flydubai denies talks with India's SpiceJet on stake deal Meet the Middle East
News 27 Jul 2015 Safed rabbi indicted on 12 charges of sexual offenses including rape The rabbi is also charged with interfering with a criminal investigation against him, coercing testimony sexual harassment and fraud. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Safed rabbi indicted on 12 charges… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Jul 2015 Twitter removes offensive photos of Israeli leaders Photos of Israeli leaders in kaffiyehs and Nazi uniforms spread across the social media platform. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Twitter removes offensive photos of Israeli leaders Meet the Middle East
News 27 Jul 2015 Ministerial committee resurrects bill to ban free plastic bag distribution at supermarkets Customers would be required to pay 30 agorot for bags, with the price dropping to 20 agorot after two years and then to 10 agorot after four years. Source: Jerusalem… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Jul 2015 Colombia starts to unearth mass Medelln grave Forensic experts start digging through landfill where paramilitaries dumped the remains of as many as 300 people Source: Al Jazeera Full Article: Colombia starts to unearth mass Medelln grave Meet the Middle East
News 27 Jul 2015 Deputy FM: ‘Dove of peace’ unlikely to emerge from meeting between Israeli, Palestinian officials Hotovely remarks on convening last week in Amman between Interior Minister Shalom and PLO chief negotiator Erekat. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Deputy FM: ‘Dove of peace’ unlikely to emerge… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Jul 2015 Cuba, Malaysia removed from US human trafficking list Critics say politics sways the contentious State Department ranking of countries failing to combat modern-day slavery Source: Al Jazeera Full Article: Cuba, Malaysia removed from US human trafficking list Meet the Middle East
News 27 Jul 2015 Palestinian teen 'executed' during Israeli raid, family says Israeli operation to arrest two Palestinians in Qalandia refugee camp ends with contradictory claims over how one died Source: Al Jazeera Full Article: Palestinian teen 'executed' during Israeli raid, family… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Jul 2015 Nine dead after gunmen storm Indian police station in Punjab Twelve-hour gunfight in Punjab is the first attack in the state in 13 years, raising fears of a resurgence of violence Source: Al Jazeera Full Article: Nine dead after gunmen… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Jul 2015 Turkey: Kurdish forces not targeted in anti-ISIL offensive in Syria Kurdish force and monitoring group accuse Turkish military of shelling Kurdish stronghold in Syria Source: Al Jazeera Full Article: Turkey: Kurdish forces not targeted in anti-ISIL offensive in Syria Meet the Middle East