News 07 Aug 2020 Google closes YouTube accounts linked to Iranian government Facebook took similar actions against apparent Iranian misinformation. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Google closes YouTube accounts linked to Iranian government Meet the Middle East
News 07 Aug 2020 Intel: Amid maritime deal with Egypt, Greece invites UN court to settle sea dispute with Turkey Greek Prime Minister suggests that if no agreement can be reached, his country's dispute with Turkey over a maritime boundary should go to an international court. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Aug 2020 Turkey strikes PKK targets in Iraqi Kurdistan Sulaimaniyah province It is less common for Turkey to bomb the Kurdish armed group there. More of the Turkey-PKK conflict in Iraq takes place in Dahuk near the Turkish border. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Aug 2020 UN condemns Yemen strike that killed as many as 9 children Initial reports suggest Thursday's airstrike in Houthi-held northern Yemen killed up to nine children and injured seven others. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: UN condemns Yemen strike that killed as… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Aug 2020 Lebanon braces for second coronavirus wave as protests planned after Beirut explosion Lebanon is likely to see a spike in COVID-19 cases following the deadly explosion in Beirut earlier this week, according to a doctor leading the fight against the virus.On Tuesday… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Aug 2020 Beirut explosion: 43 Syrians among those killed in port blast, says Syria’s embassy Forty-three Syrians were among those who were killed in the deadly Beirut explosion on August 4 that left at least 154 people dead, the Syrian embassy in Lebanon said on… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Aug 2020 After 30-year hiatus, French archaeological mission returns to Iraq The French excavation mission succeeded in uncovering a network of large water channels, a port, houses and a large temple, as well as clay tablets in the city of Larsa,… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Aug 2020 Lebanese protesters clash with security forces in Beirut, some injuries reported Hundreds of Lebanese protesters flocked to the streets of Beirut on Saturday afternoon to demonstrate against the government's handling of the August 4 port explosion that killed at least 158… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Aug 2020 Trump rejected Saudi proposal to invade Qatar: report In a phone call with Donald Trump, Saudi King Salman proposed a ground invasion of Qatar.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Trump rejected Saudi proposal to invade Qatar: report Meet the Middle East
News 08 Aug 2020 String of MP resignations after Beirut blast Three members of Lebanon's Kataeb bloc resigned in protest of the Beirut port disaster, bringing the number of MPs to quit since the explosion to five.. Source: Albawaba Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
