News 22 May 2016 Iraq premier announces start of operation to retake Fallujah The fight to recapture the jihadist bastion, which has been out of government control for nearly two and a half years, will be one of the toughest in Iraq's war… Meet the Middle East
News 22 May 2016 Egyptian Submarine Joins Hunt for Egyptair Black Box Recorders From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Egypt deployed a submarine on Sunday to search for the black box flight recorders of the EgyptAir plane that crashed … continue reading Egyptian Submarine Joins Hunt… Meet the Middle East
News 22 May 2016 Canada highlights Syrian refugees in bid for UN Council seat Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in mid-March that Canada would seek a rotating seat on the council during the 2021-2022 term."Our experience with Syrian refugees, our experience living together in… Meet the Middle East
News 22 May 2016 Israel lifts Gaza cement import ban "In accordance with the security assessment and the understandings reached with the international community, as of today Sunday May 22 the re-entry of cement into Gaza has been approved," said… Meet the Middle East
News 20 May 2016 'Netanyahu-Liberman government showing signs of fascism,' Ehud Barak says In an interview with Channel 10, Barak offered withering criticism of Netanyahu's decision to appoint Avigdor Liberman as defense minister in place of Moshe Ya'alon. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 19 May 2016 Syria regime strikes kill 21 civilians Fourteen civilians -- four of them children -- were killed when a barrage of barrel bombs hit the town of Al-Houla and neighbouring villages, according to the Syrian Observatory for… Meet the Middle East
News 19 May 2016 Dubai Investments forms JV to build $68m steel plant Abu Dhabi plant plant is expected to go on stream by the end of 2017, will produce 300,000 tonnes of steel bars per year Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Dubai… Meet the Middle East
News 19 May 2016 Confidence among Middle East CEOs slips further in Q1 Survey shows Saudi Arabian CEO confidence rebounds but bosses in UAE remain downbeat after sixth successive quarterly decline Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Confidence among Middle East CEOs slips further… Meet the Middle East
News 19 May 2016 EgyptAir crash: What we know Thursday's crash of an EgyptAir passenger plane near a Greek island en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard remains unexplained.This is what is known so far: Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 16 May 2016 Will IS trigger reconciliation in Libya? As long as Libyan assets abroad are not released, Libya's many economic and social problems will remain unsolved, and the country will be doomed to failure. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East