News 18 Sep 2020 Bahrainis protest US-sponsored Israel normalisation deal The protests against Bahrains' normalisation of relations with Israel…. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Bahrainis protest US-sponsored Israel normalisation deal Meet the Middle East
News 18 Sep 2020 US urges blockading Arab states to 'normalise' with Qatar like they did with Israel US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Gulf Affairs Timothy Lenderking urged the UAW and Bahrain to end their blockade on Qatar.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: US urges blockading Arab states… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Sep 2020 Somali money transfer companies 'facilitated transactions between suspected arms dealers', report finds The damning report identifies 176 transactions within a six-year timeframe that were allegedly linked to suspected weapons dealers in Somalia and Yemen.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Somali money transfer companies… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Sep 2020 US ruling on AJ+ projects Emirati power into the heart of American justice Comment: The DOJ report forcing AJ+ to register as a foreign agent bears the clear hallmarks of Washington's Emirati lobby and an authoritarian agenda, finds Marc Owen Jones.. Source: Albawaba… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Sep 2020 US reproaches UAE, allies for failing to 'normalise' with Qatar while extending bridges to Israel US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Arabian Gulf Affairs Timothy Lenderking urged Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain to end their blockade on Qatar.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: US reproaches UAE,… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Sep 2020 Jordan to imprison, fine people who hold large gatherings The Hashemite Kingdom is in the midst of a COVID-19 outbreak after earlier success fighting the virus. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Jordan to imprison, fine people who hold large… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Sep 2020 Israel’s Gulf diplomacy and its discontents As Israel and its new regional partners begin trade talks, Palestinians, Israeli Arabs and the Israeli left are on the sidelines. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Israel’s Gulf diplomacy and… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Sep 2020 Oldest member of US Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Ginsburg, dies at 87 US Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Ginsburg died Friday night, after serving for more than 25 years on the court.Ginsburg had fought metastatic pancreas cancer, which forced her to the… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Sep 2020 ‘It just sounded very nice’: US indicts Chicago man who shouldered a rifle for IS Lirim Sylejmani claimed the caliphate was not what he expected Source: Al Monitor Full Article: ‘It just sounded very nice’: US indicts Chicago man who shouldered a rifle for IS Meet the Middle East
News 18 Sep 2020 The Netherlands takes first step in holding Syria’s torturers to account The Dutch Foreign Ministry says it will hold Syria responsible for "gross human rights violations" in a process that could make its way to the UN's International Court of Justice.… Meet the Middle East