News 27 Feb 2019 Fire at central Cairo train station kills 25 A fiery train crash killed at least 25 people at Cairo’s main station on Wednesday, security and medical sources said, in the latest disaster to strike Egypt’s rundown railways. The… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2019 Al-Falih responds to Trump tweet about high oil prices: ‘We are taking it easy’ OPEC and its partners are “taking it easy,” Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said on Wednesday in an interview with CNBC, in response to a tweet from US President Donald… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2019 Netanyahu, Putin meet in Moscow to discuss Iran Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday at the Kremlin, where they discussed security in the Middle East with a focus on Iran. During the… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2019 Pakistan now says two Indian warplanes downed, but only one pilot captured Pakistan’s military said Wednesday it shot down two Indian warplanes and captured one pilot in the disputed region of Kashmir, after having said earlier that two pilots were captured. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2019 US Dept. of Defense awards $10 million military services contract to Kuwaiti company A private Kuwaiti company was awarded a $10 million addition to a $17 million contract from the Department of Defense (DoD) to continue assisting the US army.. Source: Albawaba Full… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2019 In fluent Arabic, Comedian Noam Eliassi turns pain into healing Voted New Jewish Comedian of the Year in the UK Jewish comedy festival, Eliassi also performed in Arabic in the Palestinian 1001 laughs festival in Jerusalem. Source: Jerusalem Post Full… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2019 GOP lawmakers introduce bill recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan Trump administration officials have privately asked their Israeli counterparts to quiet that lobbying campaign. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: GOP lawmakers introduce bill recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Golan Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2019 Emergency treatment limited to eight hospitals in Abu Dhabi health shake-up Department of Health said only a select number of hospitals in the capital would now be licensed to provide emergency care in a bid to boost standards.. Source: Albawaba Full… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2019 US Congress grills Trump ex-lawyer Cohen A US congressional panel began a contentious hearing in which Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen provided explosive testimony describing his former boss as a “con man” who Source: Al Arabiya… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2019 UK Hizballah ban 'will not affect Lebanon's banks' Lebanon's Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh said the UK decision to…. Source: Albawaba Full Article: UK Hizballah ban 'will not affect Lebanon's banks' Meet the Middle East