News 27 Apr 2016 Why France isn’t inviting Israel, Palestine to peace process conference As a first step to relaunch a two-state solution process, France will convene at the end of May a conference of stakeholders, without the Israelis or the Palestinians. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Apr 2016 Sisi moves into damage control following island transfer uproar The decision to concede sovereignty of islands was poorly received by the Egyptian public. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Sisi moves into damage control following island transfer uproar Meet the Middle East
News 29 Apr 2016 On Children’s Day in Turkey, adults set bad example The anniversary of the opening of the Turkish parliament coincided with the centennial of an Ottoman military victory in Iraq during World War I, creating a new fault line in… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Apr 2016 What Iran’s first non-oil trade surplus means for its economy Iran’s non-oil trade balance has turned positive for the first time in the history of the Islamic Republic of Iran, but is this good news? Source: Al Monitor Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Apr 2016 More than 80% of Syrians live below the poverty line Around 83.4 percent of Syrians live below the poverty line compared with 28 percent in 2010, the report by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) and… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Apr 2016 Moqtada al-Sadr: Iraq's powerful unpredictable cleric Sadr, who has a grey-streaked, bushy black beard and wears the black turban of a "sayyid" or descendant of the Prophet Mohammed, gained widespread popularity in the months after the… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Apr 2016 Prospects for Syria political solution 'in danger', opposition says The assault on Syria's divided second city by the armed forces of President Bashar al-Assad has put in jeopardy a fragile truce that had given new hope to UN-backed peace… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Apr 2016 Five years after bin Laden, Al-Qaeda down but far from out Replaced as the preeminent global jihadist power by the Islamic State group, Al-Qaeda nonetheless remains a potent force and dangerous threat, experts say.With last year's Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Apr 2016 Why some Palestinians aren't optimistic about Israel's decision to ease residency restrictions Israel issued a decision allowing some Palestinians living in Jerusalem and the West Bank to reunite with their families in Israeli cities, but security concerns may undermine it. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Apr 2016 Libyan government, parliament enter into standoff Libya's Government of National Accord is yet to get a vote of confidence by the House of Representatives. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Libyan government, parliament enter into standoff Meet the Middle East