News 15 Sep 2021 New Jersey moves to divest from Ben & Jerry's over anti-Israel boycott New Jersey has issued a 90-day divestment warning to Unilever following its decision to cease ice cream sales in West Bank settlements. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: New Jersey moves… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Sep 2021 Sri Lanka: Minister accused of holding Tamil prisoners at gunpoint must face investigation | Amnesty International Amnesty International calls for accountability following reports that Lohan Ratwatte forcibly entered Anuradhapura Prison.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Sri Lanka: Minister accused of holding Tamil prisoners at gunpoint must face… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Sep 2021 In implicit attack on Ennahda, Saied rejects dialogue with ‘traitors’ Tunisia’s President Kais Saied said on Tuesday he would not do deals with those he described as “traitors” for lobbying activities abroad, an apparent swipe at the Islamist Ennahda party,… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Sep 2021 Pakistan PM: World should give Taliban ‘time’ on human rights, ‘incentivize’ group The world should give Afghanistan’s Taliban “time” to provide equal human rights in the country and protect them, and the international community should take an incentive-based approached when dealing with… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Sep 2021 Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomew I set to meet Biden at White House The patriarch will also meet Ankara's US ambassador while in Washington. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomew I set to meet Biden at White House Meet the Middle East
News 15 Sep 2021 Iran admits to removing damaged IAEA cameras from nuclear site Iran acknowledged on Wednesday that it had removed several surveillance cameras installed by UN nuclear inspectors at a centrifuge assembly site that came under a mysterious attack earlier this year.The… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Sep 2021 Lebanon registers 844 COVID-19 cases, eight deaths in last 24 hours Lebanon registers 844 COVID-19 cases, eight deaths in last 24 hours.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Lebanon registers 844 COVID-19 cases, eight deaths in last 24 hours Meet the Middle East
News 15 Sep 2021 Gantz says Israel could accept new nuclear deal with Iran Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz also said Israel wants to see a “viable US-led plan B” if talks between Tehran and world powers fall through. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Sep 2021 Watch: Blinken laughs at senator’s conspiracy theory of Biden ‘mute button’ US Secretary of State laughed at a Republican Senator’s conspiracy theory that someone in the White House had a “mute button” that was capable of stopping President Joe Biden from… Meet the Middle East
News 15 Sep 2021 Iran president selects hardline cabinet to drive hard bargain with US Iran, emboldened by the messy US withdrawal from Afghanistan, is betting that its new hardline cabinet -- including Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani -- can force concessions in talks… Meet the Middle East