News 04 Feb 2021 UAE records 3,249 coronavirus cases after conducting 156,472 tests The United Arab Emirates on Thursday recorded 3,249 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of cases to 316,875, according to Emirates News Agency (WAM).For more coronavirus news, visit our… Meet the Middle East
News 04 Feb 2021 Qatar approves ‘four-tier plan’ to re-impose COVID-19 restrictions Qatar on Thursday re-imposed a raft of restrictions on education, leisure, and business activities, including closing indoor swimming pools and theme parks and restricting restaurant capacities.Read the latest updates in… Meet the Middle East
News 04 Feb 2021 Tax injustice worsens in Turkey Two-thirds of the Turkish government’s tax revenues have come from indirect taxes on consumption, adding to the burden of low- and middle-income groups. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Tax injustice… Meet the Middle East
News 04 Feb 2021 Egypt to begin project to convert sand into solar panels Egypt signed with a Chinese company a cooperation protocol to locally manufacture sand-to-cell photovoltaic solar panels, in the first such project in the region. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Egypt… Meet the Middle East
News 04 Feb 2021 State Department condemns Turkey's anti-LGBT rhetoric against protesters Turkey's president and other officials have used inflammatory anti-gay rhetoric to describe the student-led protests in Istanbul. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: State Department condemns Turkey's anti-LGBT rhetoric against protesters Meet the Middle East
News 04 Feb 2021 Syria reports Israeli airstrikes in south The news follows reports of suspected Israeli airstrikes against Iranian and Syrian military targets in the country in December and January. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Syria reports Israeli airstrikes… Meet the Middle East
News 04 Feb 2021 Biden to appoint former US diplomat in Saudi Arabia as special envoy for Yemen US President Joe Biden is expected to appoint Timothy Lenderking as his special envoy for Yemen, sources familiar with the decision said Thursday.Biden has pledged to increase US efforts and… Meet the Middle East
News 04 Feb 2021 International Court of Justice rejects Qatar’s case against UAE in final judgement The International Criminal Court of Justice rejected the case brought by Qatar accusing the UAE of discrimination during the Gulf dispute which has since been resolved.Qatar filed the case in… Meet the Middle East
News 04 Feb 2021 Pope, Muslim leader celebrate fraternity anniversary Pope Francis and Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayyeb discussed a high-level commission to spread a greater mutual understanding and solidarity.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Pope, Muslim leader celebrate fraternity anniversary Meet the Middle East
News 04 Feb 2021 Lokman Slim: daring activist, admired intellectual Lebanese intellectual Lokman Slim, found shot dead Thursday at age 58, was an outspoken critic of the Shiite movement Hezbollah and an advocate for preserving the memory of his country's… Meet the Middle East
