August 2020

Lebanese novelist Dima Abdallah won the prestigious French prize “Envoyé par La Poste” for the year 2020 for her first novel “Mauvaises Herbes” (Bad Weeds), which narrates events of the…

A series of prominent figures, from academics to social media influencers and political activists, are once again being targeted for assassination.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: The Iraq Report: Anti-corruption activists…

State-backed media celebrated news of his capture, describing him as a 'prize catch' and publishing images of a frail-looking Ezzat wearing a striped T-shirt.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Egypt arrests…

But no award or honor ... means so much to me that I would forfeit the right to follow the dictates of my own conscience," the Harry Potter author wrote.…

Turkey's continuing airstrikes and other military aggression in northern Iraq are increasing tensions and expanding instability in the region. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Turkish airstrikes rile Iraqi street

Lebanon confirmed 676 new coronavirus cases and two deaths Friday, bringing the total number of cases registered in the country to 15,613.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: COVID-19 spike in Lebanon…

After failed negotiations between lab workers and the Finance Ministry, some 2,000 lab workers from about 400 labs that provide public coronavirus tests announced that they will strike on Sunday.…

The flights are part of the normalization package recently agreed to by both Israel and the UAE Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Ben-Gurion Airport lists first-ever commercial flights to UAE

UNIFIL has come under heavy criticism in recent years from both the US and Israel. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: UN Security Council votes to extend UNIFIL’s mandate

The European Union on Friday urged Turkey to halt its drilling activities in contested waters in the Mediterranean and ordered EU officials to speed up work aimed at blacklisting some…