News 19 May 2016 Egypt president demands intensified search for crashed plane Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi demanded authorities "intensify the search" for wreckage of an EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean with 66 people on board, his office said."The president… Meet the Middle East
News 20 May 2016 Honeymoon over for Netanyahu? Report on Gaza tunnels to rock coalition The findings, reportedly, focus on the lack of information provided to the security cabinet regarding the severity of the threat posed to southern Israel by Hamas’s cross-border attack tunnels. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 20 May 2016 Bush letter on Soviet Jewry movement unveiled at event honoring Bronfman As president of the World Jewish Congress from 1981 to 2007, Edgar Bronfman indeed played a key role in rescuing more than a million Jews from the former Soviet Union.… Meet the Middle East
News 20 May 2016 Analysis: As defense minister, Liberman also becomes 'czar' of West Bank The West Bank is under Israeli military rule, which effectively means it is under Liberman’s rule. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Analysis: As defense minister, Liberman also becomes 'czar' of… Meet the Middle East
News 20 May 2016 IMF: Saudi’s Vision 2030 is a Bold Transformation From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has welcomed reforms made by Saudi Arabia to implement the 2030 Vision to diversify the … continue reading IMF: Saudi’s Vision 2030… Meet the Middle East
News 20 May 2016 Labor Leader Pledges Defeating Conservative Party in 2020 Elections From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. London- Former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s lies about weapons of mass destruction, and his secret war pact with former U.S. … continue reading Labor Leader Pledges Defeating… Meet the Middle East
News 20 May 2016 Turkish Parliament Approves Bill Stripping MPs’ Immunity From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. The Turkish parliament approved the first clause of a bill to lift lawmakers’ immunity from prosecution on Friday; a constitutional … continue reading Turkish Parliament Approves Bill… Meet the Middle East
News 19 May 2016 Google Appeals French Order For Global ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Alphabet Inc’s Google, the American multinational conglomerate, appealed an order on Thursday from the French data protection authority to permanently … continue reading Google Appeals French Order… Meet the Middle East
News 18 May 2016 Sisi and Bibi's brewing bromance Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s call for Israeli-Palestinian peace has given Isaac Herzog some justification for joining the coalition, and with Avigdor Liberman now showing openness to joining as well, the prime… Meet the Middle East
News 19 May 2016 Tunisian Forces Kill Local ISIS Commander in Clashes From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Tunisian special forces have killed a senior commander of an ISIS affiliate during clashes with the group in a central, … continue reading Tunisian Forces Kill Local… Meet the Middle East