June 2021

Lebanon registered 161 new coronavirus cases and three deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Wednesday, while the proportion of the population fully vaccinated reached 10 percent..…

Since her arrest in February, Entisar Al-Hammadi has been accused of committing an indecent act and drug possession. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Human Rights Watch speaks out for Yemeni…

Iran's vaccine rollout has been marked by delays as the virus continues to spread rapidly across the country. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iran approves second Iranian-made COVID-19 vaccine

15,000-year-old pestles were found, offering insights on how communities began to develop a close connection to their territory. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: 15,000-year-old tools shed light on community relations…

IDF’s delegation of Homefront Command search and rescue troops continue to work in order to find and pull survivors from the rubble. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: IDF: We believe…

How much do we really understand terms like "R numbers" and "exponential growth?" Self-perception about math ability may be affecting our COVID-19 understanding. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Fear of…

Foreign Minister Idan Roll hosted an event Wednesday to recognize the strides that Israel has made toward the acceptance of queer people. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Foreign Ministry hosts…

The effort, targeting activists in Israel, was the latest indication that governments are trying new, harder-to-detect methods to sow discontent online.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Iranian Disinformation Effort Went Small…

Greer Fay Cashman, the Post’s exceptional Australian-born journalist, is being honored this evening by the B’nai B’rith World Center at its 29th annual awards in Jerusalem. Source: Jerusalem Post Full…

Top stories on #TheRoundUp today: 💍 Qayonn urges boycott of Messika Jewelry 🇩🇪 Germany pulls last troops from Afganistan ✈️ Sri Lanka reverses ban on GCC passengers 🦷 Barbaric weight…