News 04 Feb 2021 Islamic State officials behind Baghdad bombing killed, prime minister says The strike follows the killing of IS' top official for Iraq near Kirkuk last week. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Islamic State officials behind Baghdad bombing killed, prime minister says Meet the Middle East
News 05 Feb 2021 Turkish police arrest 65 people over top university protests amid crackdown Turkish police detained 65 people late on Thursday over protests which first started last month at a top university, authorities said on Friday, continuing a crackdown on the protesters despite… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Feb 2021 UAE records 3,251 new COVID-19 cases, 3,860 recoveries and 14 deaths The UAE recorded 3,251 new cases of COVID-19, 3,860 recoveries and 14 deaths on Friday.The country's Ministry of Health disclosed that 148,574 were carried out as part of its plans… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Feb 2021 Saudi minister al-Jubeir: Biden’s speech affirms US commitment to work with allies Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir says US President Joe Biden’s “historic” speech confirms “America’s commitment to work with friends and allies” on resolving conflicts.“President Biden's… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Feb 2021 Netanyahu still waiting for Biden’s phone call The fact that US President Joe Biden is taking his time in calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the fact that he did not refer to Israel or to… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Feb 2021 Iranian diplomat sentenced to prison for bomb plot on Iranian opposition group The Iranian government strongly condemned the trial. The bomb plot targeted the controversial National Council of Resistance of Iran. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iranian diplomat sentenced to prison for… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Feb 2021 Lokman Slim ‘may have been tortured’ before he was assassinated: Family Prominent Lebanese activist and Hezbollah critic Lokman Slim “may have been tortured” before he was assassinated, his sister told Al Arabiya on Friday, one day after her brother was found… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Feb 2021 Egypt, Sudan go in on industrial zone for Khartoum Egypt is courting Sudan with a joint industrial zone in Khartoum in a bid to boost cooperation against the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Egypt, Sudan… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Feb 2021 Merkel blasts Moscow’s expulsion of German diplomats over Navalny as ‘unjustified’ Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned Russia’s expulsion of German diplomats as a further step by Moscow away from the rule of law.Russia on Friday announced the expulsion of diplomats from Sweden,… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Feb 2021 Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen under arrest, his deputy killed The leader of al-Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate has been under arrest for several months, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday, in what will be seen as a huge… Meet the Middle East
