News 29 Sep 2020 Lebanon confirms 1,105 new COVID-19 cases, 10 more deaths The number of coronavirus cases in Lebanon rose sharply once again Tuesday, with 1,105 additional people testing positive for the disease and ten more dying from related complications. Only 15… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Sep 2020 Human rights group launches two years after death of founder Jamal Khashoggi The Washington Post columnist founded the Democracy for the Arab World, or DAWN, in the months before his 2018 murder. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Human rights group launches two… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Sep 2020 Netanyahu exposes secret Hezbollah missile depot – full speech to UN "To the people of Lebanon, Israel means you no harm. But Iran does." Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Netanyahu exposes secret Hezbollah missile depot - full speech to UN Meet the Middle East
News 29 Sep 2020 Arab world mourns death of Kuwait's 'peace-loving' emir The Arab world rushed to send consonances to Kuwait after its ruler, Sheikh Sabah Al-Sabah, passed away.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Arab world mourns death of Kuwait's 'peace-loving' emir Meet the Middle East
News 29 Sep 2020 Kuwait names Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as new emir Sheikh Nawaf had served as the crown prince since 2006, jumping a traditional order of alternating rule between the Al Jaber and the Al Salam branches of the ruling family..… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Sep 2020 In the wake of normalization, will the Palestinians board the peace train? What is in Israel’s interests is to make overtures to the Palestinians, with support from the Gulf. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: In the wake of normalization, will the Palestinians… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Sep 2020 Coronavirus: UAE records over 24,000 COVID-19 violations in first half of September The United Arab Emirates recorded 24,894 violations of coronavirus regulations across the country between September 1 and 15, the spokesperson for the country’s National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Sep 2020 Kuwait’s new Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Sabah takes oath at the National Assembly Kuwait’s Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah officially became the new emir of the country after taking the constitutional oath before the Kuwaiti National Assembly on Wednesday.“I swear to the almighty God… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Sep 2020 Body of late Emir Sheikh Sabah arrives in Kuwait from US The body of the late Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah arrived in Kuwait on Wednesday afternoon from the United States, Kuwait TV showed.His body was transported on a… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Sep 2020 Egypt leads international coalition to confront Turkey in eastern Mediterranean Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy signed the charter to transform the EastMed Gas Forum into a regional organization based in Cairo, in an attempt to form an international… Meet the Middle East