News 22 Jan 2020 Trump downplays brain injuries suffered by US troops in Iran missile strike ‘I heard they had headaches … but it’s not very serious,’ Trump said after 11 service members were treated for concussion symptoms.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Trump downplays brain injuries… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Jan 2020 Algeria to host six African foreign ministers on Libya conflict Meeting of ministers from Egypt, Tunisia, Sudan, Chad, Mali and Niger follows world leaders' summit on shoring up truce.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Algeria to host six African foreign ministers… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Jan 2020 German President meets with Holocaust survivors in Jerusalem He said it had been important for him to meet with the survivors during his visit, and hear them.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: German President meets with Holocaust survivors… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Jan 2020 Violent protests in Beirut follow Lebanon's cabinet meeting Clashes erupted as Lebanon's new government convened a day after it was formed following a three-month political vacuum.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Violent protests in Beirut follow Lebanon's cabinet meeting Meet the Middle East
News 22 Jan 2020 US prepared to support if Lebanon commits to reform, says Pompeo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, commenting on the new Cabinet in Lebanon, said that the US was “prepared to engage, provide support, but only to a government that’s committed… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Jan 2020 Trump downplays brain injuries as more US troops leave Iraq for treatment US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he did not consider the brain injuries suffered by 11 US service members in Iran’s recent attack on a base in Iraq to… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Jan 2020 US Iran envoy Brian Hook threatens Ghaani with same fate as Soleimani Esmail Ghaani, the new Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force commander, will face the same fate as his slain predecessor Qassem Soleimani if he follows in the same path,… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Jan 2020 Iranian IRGC officer suggests taking US hostages to make up for sanctions A video surfaced online Wednesday of an official Iranian political strategist suggesting that Iran should take Americans hostage because their lucrative ransoms would make up for sanctions on the Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Jan 2020 Lebanon’s Gebran Bassil grilled on failures at Davos Lebanon’s Gebran Bassil was grilled on his government’s record by fellow panelists at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday. Fellow panelists Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag and Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Jan 2020 UN calls for strengthening support for the Palestinians Ursula Mueller, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator, said that her visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories 'concerned' her.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full… Meet the Middle East
