News 06 Mar 2020 Coronavirus: Kuwait bans travel with Egypt, Lebanon, Syria and 4 other countries Kuwait’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) announced the suspension of all flights to and from Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Bangladesh, Philippines, India and Sri Lanka for a week starting Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Mar 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia limits entry of arrivals from UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that land crossing with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait and Bahrain will be limited to commercial trucks only and arrivals from the three countries… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Mar 2020 Iranian IRGC commander killed in Syria: Reports Farhad Dabiryan, a commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed in Syria Friday night, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. Dabiryan was killed in Set Zaynab, Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Mar 2020 Iranian MP Fatema Rahbar dies due to coronavirus: Reports Iranian MP Fatema Rahbar died due to coronavirus, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Saturday. Follow our latest coverage of the coronavirus here. There were mixed reports on her… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Mar 2020 New coronavirus cases confirmed in Saudi Arabia, total now seven: Ministry Saudi Arabia confirmed two new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total in the Kingdom to seven, according to a statement by the health minsitry. The two newly detected cases… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Mar 2020 International Women's Day: Climbing Israel's hi-tech ladder While efforts to increase Arab and ultra-Orthodox participation in hi-tech have gained momentum in recent years, the share of women in hi-tech has remained static at approximately one-third.; Source: Jerusalem… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Mar 2020 At least a thousand IDF soldiers quarantined over coronavirus The overall number of confirmed carriers in Israel stands at 21 as of Friday night, at least one of them being an IDF soldier.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: At… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Mar 2020 Defense Minister Naftali Bennett's Twitter account briefly hacked The third and final tweet of the hack read, "freedom for palestine..." and was accompanied with an image of the Palestinian flag.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Defense Minister Naftali… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Mar 2020 Iranian lawmaker dies of novel coronavirus as death toll rises to 145 An Iranian lawmaker died from the novel coronavirus on Saturday, one…. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Iranian lawmaker dies of novel coronavirus as death toll rises to 145 Meet the Middle East
News 07 Mar 2020 Israel defence minister's hacked Twitter account shares support for Palestine, Turkey Israel's far-right Defence Minister Naftali Bennett is not usually known for pro-Palestinian sentiments.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Israel defence minister's hacked Twitter account shares support for Palestine, Turkey Meet the Middle East