News 18 May 2020 Morocco extends coronavirus lockdown to June 10 Morocco is to extend its national lockdown to contain the spread of the new coronavirus until June 10, Prime Minister Saad Dine El Otmani said on Monday.. Source: Albawaba Full… Meet the Middle East
News 18 May 2020 U.S. House panel leader links State Dept. IG firing to Saudi arms sale The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee said on Monday the State Department inspector general may have been fired because he was investigating President Donald Trump's… Meet the Middle East
News 18 May 2020 Can Israel implement Trump's 'Peace Plan' and still appease Jordan? Can Israel take advantage of a "historic opportunity" while preserving Israel’s peace treaties? Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Can Israel implement Trump's 'Peace Plan' and still appease Jordan? Meet the Middle East
News 18 May 2020 Jewish settler convicted in arson attack that killed Palestinians The 2015 attack in the occupied West Bank village of Duma killed 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh and his parents.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Jewish settler convicted in arson attack that killed… Meet the Middle East
News 18 May 2020 What are the key challenges facing Israel's new finance minister? Faced with an economy expected to enter recession, soaring unemployment and no government budget, it is difficult to imagine a harder welcome for Israel Katz. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 18 May 2020 Trump fired watchdog 'over probe into Pompeo's fast-track deal for Saudi arms', US Democrats claim Steve Linick was fired as the State Department's inspector general…. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Trump fired watchdog 'over probe into Pompeo's fast-track deal for Saudi arms', US Democrats claim Meet the Middle East
News 18 May 2020 Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva receives Chinese approval for new Huntington's treatment The approval to provide the tablets in China that treat the deadly neurological disease is the second in the world after the United States. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Israeli… Meet the Middle East
News 18 May 2020 Egypt releases, on bail, editor-in-chief of prominent independent news outlet Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, has been released on bail following her arrest Sunday. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Egypt releases, on bail, editor-in-chief of prominent independent news outlet Meet the Middle East
News 18 May 2020 Israeli man found guilty of murder in 2015 arson attack on Palestinian family Amiram Ben-Uliel's actions sparked outrage among both Palestinians and Israelis, but his lawyers questioned the conditions under which he confessed to the crime. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Israeli man… Meet the Middle East
News 19 May 2020 FBI intelligence links Saudi military student to al-Qaeda: Attorney General The FBI cracked the iPhone encryption of the Royal Saudi Air Force trainee who killed three American sailors in a December attack at a naval base in Florida, and found… Meet the Middle East