News 29 Dec 2021 Young people in Iraqi Kurdistan: Turning towards religion or away from it? Young people in northern Iraq are so disillusioned that many are trying to leave the country any way they can. Some fear widespread discontent could push people toward potentially dangerous… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Dec 2021 Israel’s Oravax oral COVID-19 vaccine heads to Southeast Asia Oravax Medical signed a cooperation and Purchase Agreement with Vietnam-based Tan Thanh Holdings Investment Joint Stock Company to pre-purchase 10 million doses of Oravax’s oral COVID-19 vaccine Source: Jerusalem Post Full… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Dec 2021 US visa processing backlog risks livelihoods of foreign nationals Rep. Deborah Ross said administrative changes to visa processing turned something that once took less than 30 minutes into an 11-month to two-year wait. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: US… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Dec 2021 Abbas meets with Gantz in Israel, 'confidence-building measures' announced But after those talks, Israel's Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said that there was no peace process ongoing with the Palestinians,.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Abbas meets with Gantz in Israel,… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Dec 2021 COVID-19 cases at record high around world Almost 900,000 cases were detected on average each day around the world between Dec. 22 and 28, with myriad countries posting new all-time highs over the past 24 hours. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Dec 2021 A-G indicts Aeronautics drone-maker, case details under gag order A gag order was placed on all details relating to the case, presumably because the buyer is a country with whom Israel has sensitive relations or that exposure of details… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Dec 2021 Yair Lapid proposes former MK Ruth Calderon to head Jewish Agency Calderon, who is a veteran Jewish educator, will be the candidate of the government in place of Intelligence Services Minister Elazar Stern, who dropped out of the race. Source: Jerusalem… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Dec 2021 Expo 2020 Dubai continues to operate safely, responsibly amid COVID-19: Organizers Expo 2020 Dubai organizers have moved to stress they will continue to operate safely and responsibly amid rising COVID-19 cases across the United Arab Emirates.It comes as the UAE reported… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Dec 2021 Saudi Arabia reports increase in COVID-19 cases, reinforces wearing masks in public Saudi Arabia on Wednesday reported an increase in COVID-19 cases with 744 new cases recorded in the country, as authorities reinforce wearing masks in public places as of Thursday.For more… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Dec 2021 Iraqi president convenes new parliament for January 9: Decree Iraq’s new parliament will convene on Jan. 9, according to a decree issued on Thursday by President Barham Salih, preparing the way for lawmakers to put a new government in… Meet the Middle East