News 05 Jun 2021 SDF digs tunnels in northeast Syria in case of Turkish offensive The Syrian Democratic Forces continue to dig tunnels on the demarcation lines with the Turkey-backed opposition factions in northeast Syria, fearing a military operation. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: SDF… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 Can modernization of Egypt’s railway network avert train accidents? Egypt signed an agreement worth 145 million euros ($177 million) with the African Development Bank as part of its recent plan to improve its railway system to prevent crashes. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 Khamenei equates abstentionists with ‘enemies of Islam’ Iran’s supreme leader Friday urged voters to turn out for this month’s presidential election, warning that staying away would mean doing the work of the “enemies of Islam”.. Source: Albawaba… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 Tunisian media mogul Nabil Karoui announces hunger strike in jail Tunisia’s Qalb Tounes party leader and media executive Nabil Karoui will start a hunger strike in jail in protest over his continued “arbitrary detention despite the end of the legally… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 Saudi Arabia reports slight 24-hour drop in COVID-19 infections, 16 deaths Saudi Arabia recorded 1,144 new COVID-19 cases, 1,253 recoveries and 16 deaths in 24 hours, the Kingdom’s health ministry announced on Saturday.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.Most… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 Lebanon appeals to UN to keep Hariri murder court going Lebanon on Friday urged the United Nations to urgently consider “alternative means” to fund a UN-backed court on its ex-premier Rafik Hariri’s murder that may close over a cash crunch..… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 Turkish airstrike kills at least 3 in camp holding Kurdish refugees inside Iraq A Turkish airstrike killed at least three people and injured others on Saturday at a camp for displaced people in northern Iraq, said Rashad Kelani, a Patriotic Union of Kurdistan… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 Battered Lebanese pound drops for fifth straight day The Lebanese pound fell for a fifth day in a row Saturday, trading at LL13,500 against the dollar on the black market.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Battered Lebanese pound drops… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 Lebanon records 223 coronavirus cases, Pfizer vaccine 'marathon' announced Lebanon recorded 223 coronavirus cases and five deaths over the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Friday, as the Ministry announced a vaccination marathon to take place in north… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 PM-designate Hariri asks Lebanon’s government to pay dues to Special Tribunal Prime Minister-Designate Saad Hariri asked the Lebanese government on Saturday to pay its dues to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and for the international community to shoulder its responsibility.The tribunal… Meet the Middle East
