News 08 Sep 2020 Turkey pumps brakes on car imports Driven by some peculiar dynamics, demand for imported cars has grown in Turkey despite the coronavirus pandemic, leading Ankara to hike taxes to suppress a trend that has worsened the… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Sep 2020 Coronavirus: Hospitals, clinics across UAE slash prices of Covid-19 PCR tests The test remains free of charge for those suspected to have contracted the virus.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Coronavirus: Hospitals, clinics across UAE slash prices of Covid-19 PCR tests Meet the Middle East
News 08 Sep 2020 Iraqi Jewish heritage fading away, memories struggle on Growing up in Iraq, Omar Farhadi would heat up dinner for his Jewish neighbours when they rested on the Sabbath. Few are left, and their heritage risks fading away too..… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Sep 2020 Holocaust education, survivor testimony leads to 'empathy, tolerance' The questionnaire, sampled 1,500 college students between the ages of 18 and 24. Some of the students in the sample underwent Holocaust education in high school, others did not. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Sep 2020 Lebanon confirms 7 more COVID-19 deaths, 498 new cases Lebanon confirms 7 more COVID-19 deaths, 498 new cases.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Lebanon confirms 7 more COVID-19 deaths, 498 new cases Meet the Middle East
News 08 Sep 2020 Athletes' union wants Iran expelled from sports if wrestler is executed Navid Afkari faces two death sentences after being convicted of stabbing a water security guard to death and other charges relating to anti-government protests in 2018, according to state media.… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Sep 2020 Turkey 'will not deport' Iranian anti-hijab activist following her arrest: officials Reports claimed the Turkish government promised it will not deport…. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Turkey 'will not deport' Iranian anti-hijab activist following her arrest: officials Meet the Middle East
News 08 Sep 2020 British pro-Israel lawyer admits staging graffiti attack to frame Palestine solidarity group Matthew Berlow has confessed to helping fake an anti-Semitic graffiti attack on his own home in order to defame the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: British pro-Israel… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Sep 2020 Jewish Agency rejects claims French Jews applying for aliyah for passport “French Jews have a strong attachment to Israel, many have family here, and they have a strong loyalty to the State of Israel,” said Shai Felber. Source: Jerusalem Post Full… Meet the Middle East
News 08 Sep 2020 Intel: Russian naval exercises could fuel Greece-Turkey standoff in EastMed A planned Russian drill could worsen an already tense standoff between Greece and Turkey in the energy-rich and disputed eastern Mediterranean Sea. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Intel: Russian naval… Meet the Middle East