News 15 Aug 2020 Dubai deputy police chief calls for 'dissolving Hamas' after normalisation with Israel Dhahi Khalfan slammed all Palestinian groups that opposed the UAE's normalisation, saying Hamas needs to be dissolved.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Dubai deputy police chief calls for 'dissolving Hamas' after… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Aug 2020 Israel, US close to signing deal on leaving China out of 5G infrastructure Israel opened the tender to build its 5G network on August 4, the day before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the expansion of the Clean Network initiative. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Aug 2020 US calls for credible probe into Beirut blast The blast has fueled anger at Lebanon's ruling politicians who were already facing criticism over a financial meltdown that has sunk the currency. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: US calls… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Aug 2020 US envoy calls for 'transparent, credible' Beirut blast probe US envoy David Hale called for a thorough and transparent investigation into Beirut's massive explosion.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: US envoy calls for 'transparent, credible' Beirut blast probe Meet the Middle East
News 15 Aug 2020 Coronavirus: Pets ‘more likely’ to catch COVID-19 from humans than infect people Pets are “much more likely” to catch the new coronavirus COVID-19 disease from humans than to infect their owners, according to a recent Science magazine report.Read the latest updates in… Meet the Middle East
News 16 Aug 2020 Coronavirus: No COVID-19 Abu Dhabi border test available until September 3 There are no appointments available for a rapid COVID-19 laser test at the Abu Dhabi border until September 3, according to the Quantlase Lab website checked by Al Arabiya English… Meet the Middle East
News 16 Aug 2020 Saudi Arabia’s inflation jumps 6.1 percent following VAT tax hike Saudi Arabia’s consumer price index jumped 6.1 percent in July compared with a year earlier, boosted by a tripling of value-added tax, official data showed on Sunday.The inflation rate in… Meet the Middle East
News 16 Aug 2020 Apathy dominates Senate elections in Egypt While Egyptians voted this week for members of the newly created Senate, many experts say the elections will not bring about change in Egypt’s political sphere as most candidates have… Meet the Middle East
News 16 Aug 2020 Phone calls open between UAE and Israel, websites unblocked after agreement The UAE confirmed on Sunday that a phone link has been set up with Israel following a historic agreement between the two countries.UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin… Meet the Middle East
News 16 Aug 2020 Coronavirus: Most UAE parents confident in sending kids to school, survey finds Over 60 percent of parents in the UAE are confident about sending their kids back to physical classrooms, a survey published Sunday by shopping group Centrepoint and conducted by YouGov… Meet the Middle East
