News 10 Jan 2022 GCC leaders in Beijing to meet with Chinese officials Gulf Arab officials are visiting Beijing for meetings with leaders from the world’s second largest economy, a leading consumer of oil and source of foreign investment. For the latest headlines,… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Jan 2022 Saudi Arabia’s daily COVID-19 cases approach pandemic peak Saudi Arabia has recorded 4,778 new COVID-19 cases and two virus related deaths in the last 24 hours, nearing its highest-ever daily figure of 4,919 new cases recorded in June… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Jan 2022 In a first, Saudi women parade camels in beauty pageant Women on horseback rode ahead of men in white robes on camels as male musicians danced to the beat of drums.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: In a first, Saudi women… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Jan 2022 Turkey warns Greece, laments arms embargo by NATO allies Akar accused Greece of pressing ahead with provocative actions, including militarising islands close to mainland Turkey.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Turkey warns Greece, laments arms embargo by NATO allies Meet the Middle East
News 10 Jan 2022 COVID-19: Pfizer and Moderna prepare vaccine against Omicron The CEOs of Pfizer and Moderna say they are preparing a booster targeting Omicron. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla is still unsure if there is a need for the fourth booster.… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Jan 2022 Political correctness in the Gulf: Qatar's textbook spring-clean With World Cup 2022 around the corner, Qatar has embarked on a campaign to clean up its school system. Distracting from grievous shortcomings in other areas by highlighting a willingness… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Jan 2022 20 years later, US government continues to perpetuate grave human rights abuses at Guantánamo prison The military prison continues to facilitate grave human rights violations by the US government.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: 20 years later, US government continues to perpetuate grave human rights abuses… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Jan 2022 Russia is causing a renewed crisis for all of Europe: Senior US diplomat Highly anticipated talks between the US and Russia ended Monday following a seven-and-a-half-hour consultation in Geneva between the State Department’s number two diplomat and her Russian counterpart.Military officials were also… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Jan 2022 High Court violates own deadlines to dodge IDF haredi draft issue- analysis Doing so tells the current political class that it might be able to ignore other issues of legality if it poses too great a threat to the coalition. Source: Jerusalem… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Jan 2022 Warsaw sacks envoy who lambasted law against blaming Poles for Holocaust The Polish Foreign Ministry fired its envoy to Jewish communities, Jarosław Marek Nowak, after he described a law against holding the country responsible for its role in the Holocaust as… Meet the Middle East
