News 05 Jun 2020 China apparently left out of Israel's 5G network tender The first phase of the tender for building the 5G wireless network in Israel has passed its deadline, with Chinese bidders apparently left out. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: China… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2020 COVID-19 compounds economic crises in Yemen, Jordan, Palestine Recent reports signal conditions going from bad to worse. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: COVID-19 compounds economic crises in Yemen, Jordan, Palestine Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2020 Facebook closes accounts linked to Kurdish intelligence in Iraq The accounts were linked to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and targeted its rival, the Kurdistan Democratic Party. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Facebook closes accounts linked to Kurdish intelligence… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2020 Coronavirus: Up to 80 percent of people can’t catch COVID-19, says leading scientist Up to 80 percent of people might not be susceptible to the COVID-19 coronavirus, according to the world-renowned neuroscientist Professor Karl Friston in an interview with UnHerd’s Lockdown TV, casting… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jun 2020 Syria’s Kurdish-led alliance sweeps Deir ez-Zor for Islamic State sleeper cells A Syrian Democratic Forces operation dubbed "Deterring Terrorism" nets 17 Islamic State suspects in Syria's Deir ez-Zor province. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Syria’s Kurdish-led alliance sweeps Deir ez-Zor for… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jun 2020 French president demands Iran release anthropologist dual citizen Emmanuel Macron made the comments on the one-year anniversary of Fariba Adelkah's imprisonment. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: French president demands Iran release anthropologist dual citizen Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jun 2020 Qatar’s former emir reveals close ties with Libya, Syrian regime: Audio leaks Qatar’s former Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani expressed Doha’s support for and revealed its close ties with Libya and the Syrian regime in a leaked audio recording that reportedly… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jun 2020 Egypt's President al-Sisi announces peace initiative in Libya with General Haftar Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced Cairo's plan for a ceasefire in Libya, beginning June 8, after meeting with Libyan National Army (LNA) Gen. Khalifa Haftar on Saturday.Libya's security is… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jun 2020 Coronavirus: Kuwait reports 487 new cases including 81 Egyptians, 10 new deaths Kuwait reported 487 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total in the country to 31,131.The Ministry of Health also reported 10 new deaths, raising the death toll to 254.Of… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jun 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia reports 3,121 new cases, highest rise yet Saudi Arabia reported 3,121 new cases of the novel coronavirus, its highest daily increase so far, bringing the total number of cases in the Kingdom to 98,869, the Ministry of… Meet the Middle East
