News 14 Dec 2020 Despite indoor dining ban, Israeli restaurant owners in NY optimistic “We invested in special heating lamps to offer patrons a chance to eat outside in healthy conditions despite the snow,” an Israeli owner told the 'Post'. Source: Jerusalem Post Full… Meet the Middle East
News 14 Dec 2020 Netanyahu to quarantine after confirmed contact with COVID-19 case Finance Minister Israel Katz came into contact with the same confirmed case. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Netanyahu to quarantine after confirmed contact with COVID-19 case Meet the Middle East
News 14 Dec 2020 Katz boasts of a ‘wall’ around COVID-19 expenses National Economic Council chair Avi Simhon: ‘This crisis has an expiration date’ Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Katz boasts of a ‘wall’ around COVID-19 expenses Meet the Middle East
News 14 Dec 2020 US Electoral College confirms Joe Biden election victory The Electoral College decisively confirmed Joe Biden on Monday as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in an authoritative state-by-state repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede… Meet the Middle East
News 14 Dec 2020 Iran's Rouhani attacks domestic critics over sanctions relief Iranian President Hassan Rouhani suggested today that he would not allow domestic critics of the nuclear deal to delay Iran’s reentry to the deal. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iran's… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Dec 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia opens COVID-19 vaccine registration via Sehhaty app Saudi Arabia has opened registration for the COVID-19 vaccine via the Ministry of Health's Sehhaty mobile application, the official Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday.Read the latest updates in our… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Dec 2020 Coronavirus: Sri Lankans protest forced cremation of Muslim baby after burial ban The forced cremation of a Muslim baby in Sri Lanka has brought communities together in protest against the country’s controversial ban on burials for coronavirus victims.Cremations are traditional for Sri… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Dec 2020 Egypt targets businessmen over alleged ties to Brotherhood Egyptian authorities stepped up their crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood, this time arresting a number of businessmen they accuse of funding the group’s activities. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Egypt… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Dec 2020 Lebanon to sign with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine, first batch in two months: Minister Lebanon is expected to sign a deal this week for supplies of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine and is set to receive the first batch eight weeks after that, the caretaker health… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Dec 2020 Hamas prisoners elect leadership behind bars Despite being locked away in Israeli prisons, Hamas members elect a new leadership body every two years that wields great influence within the movement and participates in its major decisions.… Meet the Middle East
