News 22 Apr 2020 Jewish pilgrimage to Tunisia canceled over coronavirus With the coronavirus pandemic reaching the island of Djerba in Tunisia, Jews of Tunisian heritage won’t be able to attend this year's traditional Ghriba synagogue festivities. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Apr 2020 Intel: Turkey's tourism sector sets hopes on June kick start President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's announcement that the government aims to relax COVID-19 restrictions and start returning to normal life at the end of Ramadan has raised the hopes of the… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Apr 2020 Iraqi Kurdistan rejects NGO accusations of blocking aid to Syrian Kurds The government of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region is responding with anger to relief organizations' claims that it is blocking aid to the northeast Syria as COVID-19 rages, with officials saying… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Apr 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi health min gets $12.5 bln, $6.1 bln set up for private sector dues Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Finance, Acting Minister of Economy and Planning, Mohammed al-Jadaan, announced on Wednesday that the government will allocate 47 billion riyals ($12.5 billion) to the Ministry of… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Apr 2020 Did Iran nuke delivery capability just leap forward? – analysis IRGC satellite launch catches world by surprise Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Did Iran nuke delivery capability just leap forward? - analysis Meet the Middle East
News 22 Apr 2020 IDF destroys six illegally built settler structures in Areas B, C – watch The two structures in Area B were in the Kumi Uri outpost near the Yitzhar settlement. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: IDF destroys six illegally built settler structures in Areas… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Apr 2020 EBRD lends 145 million euros to help small Moroccan businesses The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Wednesday it would lend Morocco's Bank of Africa 145 million euros ($156.92 million) to help finance small businesses hit by… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Apr 2020 Trump issues stern warning to Iran after naval incident in Gulf The threat of direct military confrontation between the United States and Iran rose rapidly on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump warned Tehran over the harassment of US warships in… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Apr 2020 Whether OPEC+ formally agrees, deeper oil cuts now look inevitable Whether or not OPEC+ oil producers formally agree to extra oil output curbs, rapidly filling storage capacity and plummeting demand due to the coronavirus crisis may force them to cut… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Apr 2020 As many as 10,000 coronavirus test kits from China found faulty Health Ministry inspecting whether discolored liquid could impact veracity of test results Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: As many as 10,000 coronavirus test kits from China found faulty Meet the Middle East