News 17 Feb 2021 More than just sweater weather: Israel meets snowstorm Temperatures have already dropped considerably, and will become even colder. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: More than just sweater weather: Israel meets snowstorm Meet the Middle East
News 17 Feb 2021 Chief Rabbi Lau suspends rabbinical judge for refusing COVID vaccine ‘Someone who does not fulfill command [of protecting life] rejects the good which God granted his world and possibility of getting out of the distress caused by the coronavirus,’ said… Meet the Middle East
News 17 Feb 2021 Turkish man arrested for pushing pregnant wife off cliff, claiming life insurance A Turkish man has been arrested for pushing his pregnant wife off a cliff in 2018, then claiming her life insurance following her death, UK’s The Sun publication reported on… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Feb 2021 UAE records 3,294 new COVID-19 cases, 3,431 recoveries and 18 deaths The United Arab Emirates recorded 3,294 new cases of COVID-19, 3,431 recoveries and 18 deaths on Thursday, the country’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) reported.The UAE conducted… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Feb 2021 Snow in the Middle East: Jerusalem’s holy sites appear under a layer of white Jerusalem woke up to the rare experience of seeing its holy sites covered in snow on Thursday, with the Dome of the Rock and the Western Wall under a layer… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Feb 2021 Egypt boosts investment in Congo, hoping to secure support in Nile dam crisis As Egypt seeks to grow its influence in Congo by boosting investments, Kinshasa takes over the chairmanship of the African Union, which is currently sponsoring the negotiations to resolve the… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Feb 2021 Saudi Arabia: One COVID-19 vaccine dose enough for those who recovered from virus Saudi Arabia’s National Scientific Committee for Infectious Diseases has decided that one COVID-19 vaccine dose should be sufficient for those who have previously been infected with the coronavirus, the Ministry… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Feb 2021 Saudi Arabia authorizes use of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine Saudi Arabia’s Food and Drug Authority on Thursday authorized the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.The… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Feb 2021 How Egypt-Gulf consensus can advance peace in Yemen Egypt agreed with the Gulf states on the need to limit Iranian influence in Yemen and support the recent US inclination to end the Yemen war. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Feb 2021 Israeli Labor sidelines veteran Arab activists Veteran Arab activists claim that for the new party Chairwoman Merav Michaeli their support is no longer a priority. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Israeli Labor sidelines veteran Arab activists Meet the Middle East
