News 17 Aug 2020 Israel, UAE stem cell therapy companies collaborate on COVID-19 treatments On Sunday, Haifa’s Pluristem Therapeutics and the United Arab Emirates’ Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center took part in a signing ceremony held via video conference. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Aug 2020 Coronavirus: Foreign residents still need permit to return to Dubai Dubai still requires foreign residents who are overseas to obtain permission before returning, the emirate said on Tuesday.The United Arab Emirates in March suspended the entry of non-citizens as part… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Aug 2020 UAE-Israel peace deal causes Egyptians to reminisce about Arabs' lost opportunities for peace Despite Egypt being the first Arab country to sign a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, analysts in Egypt do not share President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's enthusiasm about the recent… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Aug 2020 Lebanon braces as UN tribunal starts reading verdict in Hariri killing case A UN-backed court on Tuesday began reading the verdict in the case of four Hezbollah members charged with conspiracy to carry out the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese Prime… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Aug 2020 Turkish backed armed groups clash in northern Syria Since the Turkish-backed FSA took control of areas north of Aleppo and some areas of the countryside of Raqqa and Hasakah, the bombings that claimed hundreds of civilian lives never… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Aug 2020 Exposure of Israel-UAE ties changes Middle East substantively The exposure of the clandestine affair between Israel and the United Arab Emirates creates a substantive change in the Middle East. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Exposure of Israel-UAE ties… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Aug 2020 Israel Mossad head and UAE national security adviser discuss security cooperation The head of Israel’s foreign intelligence service Mossad, Yossi Cohen, met the national security adviser of the United Arab Emirates during a visit to the country, the UAE’s state news… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Aug 2020 UN-backed court: One defendant out of four guilty in 2005 murder of ex-Lebanon PM A special UN-backed tribunal looking into the 2005 truck bombing assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri on Tuesday found only one of the four defendants guilty.At a hearing… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Aug 2020 Israel files grievance against Hezbollah as UNSC retools UNIFIL Israel and the United States are campaigning for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon's mandate to be revised, empowering the force to eject Hezbollah from south Lebanon. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Aug 2020 Grand Theatre of Rabat soon to open as the largest in Arab world, Africa Morocco is preparing to open the Grand Theatre of Rabat, which, at 47,000 square meters will be the largest theater in the Arab world and Africa, adding a new dimension… Meet the Middle East
