News 18 Dec 2019 Palestine seeks economic relations with Oman A Palestinian ministerial delegation is preparing to visit Oman early next year as part of efforts to sever economic ties with Israel, but some analysts wonder what benefits are to… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Dec 2019 Can Gaza's troubles get Ireland an Oscar? Ireland's nominee to the Academy Awards, "Gaza," sets the siege — brought on by history, Israel, Hamas and the abandonment of the international community — as the villain. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Dec 2019 Dollar shortage crisis in Lebanon spills into Syria The Syrian pound's value plummeted against the US dollar after the Lebanese pound depreciated. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Dollar shortage crisis in Lebanon spills into Syria Meet the Middle East
News 19 Dec 2019 Rojava Information Center, a media bridge to the world outside An all-volunteer group of local and international journalists and researchers established the Rojava Information Center in the Autonomous Administration in northeastern Syria to ensure that events there are reported internationally… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Dec 2019 Pacts between Libya, Turkey raise tensions with Egypt Egypt's criticism of Libya's internationally recognized government is mounting in light of the latter's maritime and security agreements with Turkey. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Pacts between Libya, Turkey raise… Meet the Middle East
News 20 Dec 2019 Arab parties stand to gain from political chaos in Israel The Arab Joint List seeks to boost its number of seats in the Israeli Knesset in the March election by increasing turnout in the Arab community, with the ultimate goal… Meet the Middle East
News 20 Dec 2019 Lebanon’s new PM-designate confident his government will get Western support Lebanon’s new Hezbollah-backed Prime Minister-designate Hassan Diab said in an interview with Al Hadath that his appointment was constitutional and that he would not have trouble receiving Source: Al Arabiya… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Dec 2019 UAE’s Gargash: Malaysian summit attendees cannot ‘rise up’ without Arab presence UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash on Friday reiterated Saudi Arabia’s stance on the Malaysian summit in Kuala Lumpur, saying that the meeting was the wrong forum… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Dec 2019 Libyan army: Misrata militias’ deadline to withdraw will not be extended No extension will be granted to the militias in Misrata who were ordered to withdraw from Libya’s Tripoli and Sirte within three days, Ahmed al-Mismari, the spokesperson for the Libyan… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Dec 2019 Lebanon’s new PM-designate begins consultations over next Cabinet Lebanon’s newly designated prime minister began his consultations on Saturday with parliamentary blocs to discuss the shape of the future government. Hassan Diab, a university professor and Source: Al Arabiya… Meet the Middle East