December 2021

PM Naftali Bennett's daughter tested positive for COVID-19, and there is a good chance she has the Omicron variant. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Bennett to address Knesset from isolation

AID Genomics will help test and sequence in a coronavirus hotspot. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Israel’s largest COVID testing company heads to Africa

Following the release of three Cameroonian students sentenced in 2016 to 10 years in jail for sharing a sarcastic text message that referenced Boko Haram, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International’s West…

The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee recently approved IDF soldiers in prisons and the police. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Knesset oks IDF soldiers in Mossad, Shin Bet, education

Israel is prepared to act alone against Iran in case it becomes necessary, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid warned on Monday as the eighth round of talks in Vienna to revive…

A Canadian couple were the first to marry under a new law on the personal status of non-Muslims in Abu Dhabi.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: UAE issues first civil marriage…

Rai stresses the importance of holding legislative elections next year as Aoun says Lebanon needs “six to seven years” to emerge from the crisis.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Lebanon crisis…

The United States and Canada remain on the list, as well. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Israel adds Mexico to COVID-19 no-fly list

Israel’s Prime Minister has issued dire warnings about the “fifth wave” of COVID-19 that he says has begun. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: The COVID-19 fear factor won’t work forever…

Organizers at Expo 2020 Dubai have announced visitor numbers continue to climb – regardless of the scaling back of some activities at the site due to rising numbers of COVID-19.The…