News 11 Feb 2020 UNSC discusses situation in the Middle East – WATCH LIVE Watch as the United Nations Security Council convenes to discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: UNSC discusses situation in the… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Feb 2020 Iran FM phones Abbas to discuss US peace deal Given shaky relations between Iran and the Palestinian Authority, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's phone call to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas came as a surprise. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Feb 2020 Egypt’s non-oil private sector activity declines despite banking flourishing Egypt's non-oil private sector growth has decreased to its lowest level in three years, affecting the country's private sector and undermining a campaign to boost private sector companies. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Feb 2020 One person killed in clashes between Syrian regime, US patrol: Monitor Clashes erupted between Syrian regime forces and an American patrol in the northeastern city of Qamishli, Syrian official media and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Wednesday. The… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Feb 2020 UAE is prepared with supplies for coronavirus: Minister The United Arab Emirates has stockpiled enough emergency medical supplies in preparation for the coronavirus, also known as corona, according to a statement by Health Minister Abdul Rahman bin Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Feb 2020 Former Mecca Grand Mosque’s Imam: Clerics can make mistakes like politicians Saudi cleric Sheikh Adel al-Kalbani, former Imam of the Mecca Grand Mosque, said that a cleric can make mistakes just as politician could, when asked about changing or retracting fatwas… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Feb 2020 Who are Sadr's Blue Hats in Iraq and what side are they on? Prominent Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr has kept his "Blue Hats" busy, calling on followers to change direction, often with his political whims. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Who are Sadr's… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Feb 2020 Israel’s Gantz dismisses the Joint List, shooting self in foot, again Blue and White head Benny Gantz has fallen into a trap set by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by publicly rejecting the Arab Joint List. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Israel’s… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Feb 2020 UN issues report on companies with business ties to West Bank settlements The UN has released a list of 112 companies with activities in Israeli settlements, which are considered illegal under international law, including Airbnb, Expedia and TripAdvisor. The report comes in… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Feb 2020 US-led coalition: Troops returned fire in northeast Syria The US-led coalition fighting ISIS said its troops opened fire on Wednesday at a checkpoint in northeast Syria after they came under small arms fire. In a statement the coalition… Meet the Middle East
