News 12 Jan 2022 Kahana submits Jewish conversion reform bill to Knesset Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana called his conversion reform plan a "historic opportunity that cannot be missed." Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Kahana submits Jewish conversion reform bill to Knesset Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Antisemitic attacker of Jewish man wearing IDF hoodie charged with hate crime Suleiman Othman, a 27-year-old Staten Island resident attacked a Jewish man wearing an IDF hoodie in an antisemitic hate crime. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Antisemitic attacker of Jewish man… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Ex-UK chief justice to Jpost: Judges need to explain decisions to public Former British Supreme Court chief justice Lord John Thomas says judges need to clearly explain their decisions in ways people can understand to journalists and the public. Source: Jerusalem Post… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 A stellar find: Israeli scientists detect supernova thought to be impossible Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot have managed to witness the explosion of a massive Wolf-Rayet star, a hypothetical supernova that should have been impossible. Source: Jerusalem… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Turkey records more than 74,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours Despite the surge, Turkey is not so far considering introducing new restrictions but is urging people to practice social distancing.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Turkey records more than 74,000 COVID-19… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Egypt: Hopes for justice crushed as court confirms prison term for women’s rights defender Responding to yesterday’s decision –announced today– by Egypt’s Court of Cassation to confirm its conviction against Amal Fathy, a women’s rights defender who criticised the Egyptian authorities’ failure to protect… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 US grants Iran sanctions exemption to South Korea The US has granted South Korea a license to pay damages owed to an Iranian company, possibly a gesture from the US to Iran to move nuclear talks forward. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Palestinian man, 80, found dead after Israeli raid in West Bank Omar Asad reportedly died following his arrest by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Palestinian man, 80, found dead after Israeli raid in West Bank Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jan 2022 Britain’s Prince Andrew gives up military titles, patronages: Buckingham palace Britain Prince Andrew has returned his military affiliations and royal patronages to Queen Elizabeth, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, a day after his lawyers failed to persuade a US judge… Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jan 2022 More infections mean new COVID-19 variants, warns US based researcher As the number of new COVID-19 cases in the last week jumped by about 55 percent, a US-based researcher warned that more infections mean new variants as the older ones… Meet the Middle East
