News 16 Feb 2022 US and NATO say Russia is building up troops near Ukraine, not withdrawing The Russian defense ministry said its forces were pulling back after exercises in southern and western military districts near Ukraine. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: US and NATO say Russia… Meet the Middle East
News 16 Feb 2022 Egypt to lengthen two-way stretch of Suez Canal by 10 kilometres The project mainly aims to increase traffic safety. Once finished, the transit time to pass through the canal will remain at about 11 hours.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Egypt to… Meet the Middle East
News 16 Feb 2022 What is Big Tech's surveillance-based business model? You may have heard that Google and Facebook’s business model is built on gathering and monetising huge amounts of data about people – but what does that mean? Google and… Meet the Middle East
News 16 Feb 2022 NATO plans for new possible battlegroups in Europe amid Russia tensions: Stoltenberg NATO tasked its commanders to draw up plans for a deployment of battlegroups to the alliance's southeastern areas in response to Russia's military build-up around Ukraine, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said… Meet the Middle East
News 17 Feb 2022 Israeli minister to sign trade deal during Morocco visit next week Israel’s economy minister will travel to Morocco next week to sign an economics and trade deal, as the countries look to broaden cooperation since they normalized ties in late 2020.Economy… Meet the Middle East
News 17 Feb 2022 Khamenei says Iran not seeking nuclear weapons amid talks with world powers Iran is not seeking nuclear weapons and its nuclear program is only for “peaceful purposes,” Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Thursday, amid talks between Tehran and world powers… Meet the Middle East
News 17 Feb 2022 UAE’s Fujairah marine fuel sales in January drop for third straight month Sales of marine fuel in the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah marine refueling and oil storage hub dropped seven percent in January, official data showed, falling for a third consecutive month… Meet the Middle East
News 17 Feb 2022 UK to scrap foreign investor ‘golden visa’ scheme over money laundering concerns The United Kingdom is set to scrap its golden visa scheme for investors that fast-tracks residency for wealthy investors in the UK over money-laundering concerns, the BBC reported on Thursday.A… Meet the Middle East
News 17 Feb 2022 Rescuers battle to save boy trapped down Afghan well Rescuers were desperately scrambling Thursday to reach a nine-year-old boy trapped for two days down a well in a remote southern Afghan village.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News… Meet the Middle East
News 17 Feb 2022 Airbus hopes to reach an 'amicable' settlement with Qatar Airways The European plane manufacturer said the termination of the contract for the A321neo's was followed with attempts to reach a solution.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Airbus hopes to reach an… Meet the Middle East