News 26 Feb 2021 Congress questions Biden's decision to bomb Syria Some Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are questioning the justification for the US airstrike against Iran-affiliated targets in eastern Syria. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Congress questions Biden's decision… Meet the Middle East
News 26 Feb 2021 Israeli-owned cargo ship rocked by explosion in Gulf of Oman The blast came just hours after US airstrikes hit an Iran-linked militia in Syria Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Israeli-owned cargo ship rocked by explosion in Gulf of Oman Meet the Middle East
News 26 Feb 2021 Biden administration shouldn’t stop with Yemen The United States can also play a key role in diplomacy to end wars in Syria and Libya. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Biden administration shouldn’t stop with Yemen Meet the Middle East
News 26 Feb 2021 Universities across Saudi Arabia open COVID-19 vaccine centers Several universities across Saudi Arabia are preparing to open coronavirus vaccination centers as part of efforts to support the Kingdom’s inoculation drive, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday.For… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia; fourth in less than 24 hours The Arab Coalition said on Saturday it intercepted and downed an explosive-laden drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia’s Khamis Mushait.The attempted attack comes less than 24… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 Exhausted by COVID-19 fight, Lebanese nurses want pay not praise As Lebanon’s economy sinks into a crippling depression, it is the frontline heroes who helped the country battle the COVID-19 crisis that is bearing the brunt; with redundancies forcing nurses… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 UAE, Kuwait support Saudi Arabia’s response to US report on murder of Khashoggi Kuwait supports the statements made by Saudi Arabia on the United States’ intel report pertaining to the Kingdom’s leadership regarding the murder of the late Jamal Khashoggi, the Kuwaiti foreign… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 Egypt's plan to remove the Quran from school textbooks faces backlash Egypt’s parliamentary Defense and National Security Committee is discussing a plan to remove any mention of Quranic verses from the curriculum and limit them to religious courses, claiming to be… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 Turkish government's fact-checking app brings concern, ridicule Turkey’s information tsar Fahrettin Altun’s announcement of a “next-generation application” to combat “false facts” raised fears of further control over social media. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Turkish government's fact-checking… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 GCC Secretary General says US intel report on Khashoggi not based on evidence The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation (GCC) Council Nayef al-Hajraf expressed his support for the statements made by Saudi Arabia on the United States’ intel report pertaining to the… Meet the Middle East
