News 31 Dec 2020 New Iran-Pakistan border crossing has implications beyond trade The opening could indicate a tilt toward China by Iran and comes at a time when there have been small tensions in Islamabad’s relations with Riyadh. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 2020 Zarif says US setting up ‘pretext’ for war As tensions between Iran and the United States escalate, Iran’s foreign minister claims the United States is trying to fabricate evidence for war. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Zarif says… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Dec 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia extends suspension of international flights by another week Saudi Arabia has extended a suspension on all international commercial flights and entry into the Kingdom through land and sea ports for another week, according to an interior ministry source,… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Dec 2020 Can ‘experimental marriage’ decrease divorce rate in Egypt? An Egyptian lawyer proposed an initiative for couples in Egypt to sign a contract with a set of rules to avoid quarrels that lead to divorce. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Dec 2020 Saudi charged with ‘executing foreign agenda’ to be released upon sentence suspension Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) on Monday sentenced a detained Saudi citizen to five years and eight months in prison for several charges, including “seeking to execute foreign agenda… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Dec 2020 Coronavirus: More than 270,000 expatriate workers left Oman this year Oman’s expatriate worker population fell by more than 270,000, or nearly 16 percent, from the end of 2019 to November 2020, data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Dec 2020 Coronavirus: UAE detects 1,027 new COVID-19 cases, 1,253 in 24 hours The United Arab Emirates detected 1,027 new coronavirus cases, which raised the total number of recorded cases in the country to 202,863, the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Dec 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia detects 119 COVID-19 infections Saudi Arabia on Monday detected 119 new coronavirus cases, the Ministry of Health said, bringing the total number of cases in the country to 362, 339.For more coronavirus news, visit… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Dec 2020 As new elections loom, Israel’s Supreme Court deliberates Nationality Law On the backdrop of announced fourth elections, right-wing circles see the hearing last week on the controversial Nationality Law as evidence that the Supreme Court leans toward the left. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Dec 2020 Israeli right, Arabs fume over talks between Netanyahu, Joint List senior Members of the Joint List are angry over what seems to be rapprochement, perhaps even a political deal, between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Knesset member Mansour Abbas. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East