News 29 Jan 2021 Lebanon’s caretaker PM condemns overnight violence in Tripoli Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Friday condemned overnight violence in the city of Tripoli, where protesters angry over a strict lockdown clashed with security forces and set the municipality building… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Jan 2021 Egyptians living in Saudi Arabia face attacks The repeated attacks against Egyptian nationals in Saudi Arabia may have become a phenomenon that has even escalated into killings lately in the absence of any deterrence. Source: Al Monitor… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Jan 2021 Small bomb explodes near Israeli embassy in India’s New Delhi A “very low intensity improvised device” exploded near the Israeli embassy in the Indian capital city of New Delhi on Friday, police and local media reported.No one was injured in… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Jan 2021 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia extends travel restrictions, border closure to May 17 Saudi Arabia will be extending the travel ban for its citizens, and will reopen its air, land, sea on May 17, instead of March 31, as a coronavirus countermeasure, the… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Jan 2021 Regional allies, including Saudi Arabia, needed in new Iran deal talks: Macron Talks on a new Iran deal will need to have the participation of countries in the region, including Saudi Arabia, French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday.“Dialogue with Iran will be… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Jan 2021 JLens places Illinois company on ‘Do Not Invest List’ due to BDS activity Group “submitted a shareholder proposal for Morningstar’s annual meeting in May 2021 requesting the board prepare a report for investors on the risks associated with activism against Israel. Source: Jerusalem… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Jan 2021 Pentagon reassures Middle East partners on deterring Iran The US military is signaling its show of force against Tehran may continue as the State Department explores paths toward a renewed nuclear agreement. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Pentagon… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Jan 2021 Im Tirtzu distributes snacks to IDF soldiers who thwarted terror attack The Im Tirtzu activists brought the soldiers dozens of bottles of Coca-Cola and bags of Bamba snacks. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Im Tirtzu distributes snacks to IDF soldiers who… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Jan 2021 Deciphering Erdogan's seeming pro-West shift in foreign policy Ankara’s abrupt desire to mend fences with the West appears driven by domestic calculations, but even if its intentions are genuine, it lacks the institutional capacity to pull off such… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Jan 2021 COVID-19: Israel walks back ‘joke’ about Dubai-infection rate connection Health Ministry Chief of Public Health Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis said, in jest, that "more people died in two weeks of peace with Dubai than in 70 years of war with… Meet the Middle East