News 18 Mar 2022 Saudi Arabia looks forward to welcoming Blinken in near future: Ministry official Saudi Arabia looks forward to welcoming US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the near future to strengthen ongoing “positive” discussions, though no meeting has been scheduled yet in Riyadh,… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2022 IEA urges ‘emergency measures’ to cut oil demand amid supply fears The International Energy Agency on Friday urged governments to implement immediate measures to cut global oil consumption within months following supply fears stemming from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.The 10 proposals… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2022 Lebanon’s upcoming elections: Hezbollah opponents vow to end its ‘domination’ Lebanon’s upcoming parliamentary vote is being anxiously awaited by most of the Lebanese and the international community hoping that its outcome would bring an overdue political change and provide solutions… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2022 Ukraine and Tunisia's looming wheat crisis: Becoming toast? Tunisia’s food situation is looking increasingly precarious. The country relies on large volumes of subsidised imports to ensure sufficient, as well as affordable, quantities of bread for its citizens. Russia's… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2022 Saudi Arabia foils attempt to smuggle 1.6 Captagon pills Saudi Arabia has thwarted an attempt to smuggle 1.6 million Captagon pills, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday.Captagon is a type of amphetamine-style stimulant fenethylline that continues… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2022 Rally Jameel: Exclusive look into Saudi Arabia’s women-only motorsport event As one of Saudi Arabia’s first women-only motorsports event takes place in the Kingdom, Al Arabiya English spoke to some of the participating racers and the organizer to get an… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2022 IDF deputy chief of staff meets with officials in US The deputy chief of staff discussed security challenges facing Israel and the US, especially Iran. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: IDF deputy chief of staff meets with officials in US Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2022 A guide to how Amnesty verifies military attacks in Ukraine Amnesty International’s Crisis Evidence Lab is a multidisciplinary team that uses cutting-edge digital investigation tools to document human rights violations remotely. It helps to ensure that information emerging from conflict… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2022 Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, haredi leader, dies at 94 One of the most prominent figures in Israeli haredi society passed away on Friday afternoon. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, haredi leader, dies at 94 Meet the Middle East
News 18 Mar 2022 Kremlin says technical glitch behind interrupted Putin speech at stadium Cited by RIA news agency, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said a server glitch had caused the interruption. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Kremlin says technical glitch behind interrupted Putin speech… Meet the Middle East
