News 17 Jan 2022 Indonesian delegation in Israel to study COVID-19 response Contacts between Israel and Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country, have been ongoing, especially since the Trump administration tried to convince Jakarta to normalize ties. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 17 Jan 2022 After wrestler's execution, Iran sentences boxing champion to death Iran has sentenced to death a local boxing champion over his role in 2019 protests, activists said, fearing that another athlete risks execution after a wrestler was put to death..… Meet the Middle East
News 17 Jan 2022 Memory Box review – family secrets and lies from Lebanon’s darkest days Drama deftly switches across generations and time to explore the traumas inflicted by the civil war.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Memory Box review – family secrets and lies from Lebanon’s… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Jan 2022 Global oil demand expected to remain ‘robust’ despite COVID omicron variant: OPEC Global demand for oil is expected to remain “robust” in 2022 and overcome short-term disruption caused by the omicron coronavirus variant, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said on… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Jan 2022 Qatar settles $100 million currency manipulation lawsuit against the UAE Several Abu Dhabi-based banks orchestrated attacks on Doha’s economy during the 2017 Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) crisis in hopes of damaging its ability to host the 2022 World Cup. Qatar… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Jan 2022 Turkey keeps philanthropist Kavala in jail despite European warning A Turkish court on Monday rejected a request to release philanthropist Osman Kavala who has spent more than four years in jail without conviction.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Turkey keeps… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Jan 2022 Joss Whedon says Gal Gadot misunderstood him after claims of threatening career This is the first official response the filmmaker has made since the accusations of racism and misogyny against him, denying all allegations. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Joss Whedon says… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Jan 2022 Israel offers security, intelligence support to UAE after Houthi attack on Abu Dhabi Israel offered “security and intelligence” support to the UAE after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militia launched an attack on Abu Dhabi leaving three people dead, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Jan 2022 US Treasury Department sanctions Hezbollah-linked individuals, company The US Treasury Department has sanctioned three Lebanese men and one company for being linked to Iran-backed Hezbollah.Three men and their Lebanon-based travel company were designated for facilitating and laundering… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Jan 2022 Did the Exodus happen? Israeli scholar tours Egypt to show it did The right approach is to look for signs of Egyptian culture in the Torah, Bar Ilan Prof. Joshua Berman says. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Did the Exodus happen? Israeli… Meet the Middle East
