News 05 Jul 2020 Foreign Ministry appoints Israel’s first-ever Bedouin ambassador The Foreign Ministry appointed Ishmael Khaldi as Israel’s first Beduin ambassador on Sunday, to represent the country in Eritrea. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Foreign Ministry appoints Israel’s first-ever Bedouin… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jul 2020 Israeli airline reaches bailout deal with government Israel’s flag carrier El Al and the government reached a bailout plan, which would mean huge layoffs and sizing down flights. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Israeli airline reaches bailout… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jul 2020 Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia: 756,644 passengers take domestic flights since restart Saudi Arabia’s airports have had 756,644 travelers pass through since the Kingdom resumed the operation of domestic flights in May amid the coronavirus outbreak, the General Authority of Civil Aviation… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jul 2020 Saudi Arabia’s unemployment drops to under 12 percent in Q1, women join workforce Unemployment among Saudi Arabian citizens fell to below 12 percent to 11.8 percent in the first quarter of the year, the Kingdom’s General Authority for Statistics said.The drop in the… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jul 2020 Coronavirus: Oman to set up 200-bed field hospital, records 1,557 new cases Oman has confirmed 1,557 new coronavirus cases, raising the total to 47,735, the health ministry announced on Monday.Of the newly detected cases, 1,057 are Omani nationals and 500 are non-Omanis.Read… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jul 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia’s death toll surpasses 2,000, detects 3,392 new cases Saudi Arabia reported 3,392 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Kingdom to 217,108, the Ministry of… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jul 2020 Iran's FM Zarif says he coordinated everything with slain commander Soleimani Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday he coordinated regional matters with slain Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) commander Qassem Soleimani on a weekly basis.“I met with him (Soleimani)… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jul 2020 Ethiopian refugees caught in middle of Nile dam row between Cairo, Addis Ababa Ethiopian refugees in Egypt worry that their situation will decline further due to the Nile dam row between their host and home country. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Ethiopian refugees… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jul 2020 Yazidis still negotiating return of kidnapped women, children In the absence of local and international authorities, the Yazidis continue buying back their kidnapped women and children. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Yazidis still negotiating return of kidnapped women,… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jul 2020 Do kites really pose national security threat to Egypt? The number of kites in the skies over Egypt has increased recently, and some consider this a potential threat to the country's national security. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Do… Meet the Middle East
