News 31 Mar 2021 Palestinians welcome Chinese peace initiative China, which has a limited role in Middle East peace-making and security, has proposed a five-point initiative to achieve security and stability in the Middle East, including a meeting between… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Mar 2021 Egypt cultivates Burundi in shadow of Nile dam crisis Cairo is intensifying its diplomatic and political contacts with various African countries in an effort to gain support in Egypt's dispute with Addis Ababa over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Mar 2021 UAE calls for maximizing efforts to diminish ISIS threat in Syria, Iraq, elsewhere The United Arab Emirates has called for the maximization of pressures on what remains of ISIS in Syria and Iraq and for diminishing threats of their influence expanding in West… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Mar 2021 Saudi Arabia reports 585 COVID-19 infections as cases continue to increase Saudi Arabia on Wednesday reported an increase in the number of coronavirus cases with 585 new infections, according to the Ministry of Health.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Mar 2021 US receives $335 mln from Sudan in victim compensation: Blinken Sudan has paid $335 million as agreed to compensate victims of past anti-US attacks as part of a deal that removed the struggling country from the US terror blacklist, Secretary… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Mar 2021 Despite Baghdad-Erbil agreement, Iraq fails to pass federal budget bill Disagreements over the dollar exchange rate and foreign loans have blocked the parliament from passing the country's budget bill for a fifth time. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Despite Baghdad-Erbil… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Mar 2021 Saudi Aramco private investment plan voluntary, not state imposed: CEO Amin Nasser Saudi Aramco said on Wednesday the government had no plans to impose private partnerships on the oil giant, after it launched a program to support private investment in the Kingdom… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Mar 2021 Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Iraq’s PM discuss bilateral relations in Riyadh Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi held talks in Riyadh to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Mar 2021 Yemen get first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines The AstraZeneca doses arrived in Yemen as Doctors Without Borders warned of a dramatic increase in coronavirus cases. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Yemen get first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines Meet the Middle East
News 31 Mar 2021 Did the blocking of the Suez Canal impact Qatar's gas shipments? – Doha News | Qatar The container ship found itself stuck in the Suez Canal on March 23rd and disrupted shipments scheduled to cross the major global waterway for almost a week.. Source: Albawaba Full… Meet the Middle East