News 25 Apr 2022 Russia announces ceasefire around Mariupol’s Azovstal steel plant: Ministry Russia’s defense ministry on Monday announced a ceasefire around the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol to allow a civilian evacuation from the industrial area that has been sheltering the remaining… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Apr 2022 US State Department backs $165 mln ammunition sale for Ukraine The US State Department said on Monday that it supported the approval of a possible sale of $165 million worth of ammunition to Ukraine in order to help the war-torn… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Apr 2022 State of emergency has created a perfect storm of human rights violations in El Salvador Over the last 30 days, President Bukele’s government has trampled all over the rights of the Salvadoran people.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: State of emergency has created a perfect storm… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Apr 2022 Knesset members bark at dog tax proposed by haredim An annual fee, proposed by United Torah Judaism MKs Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev, would rise from 50 shekels to 3500. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Knesset members bark at… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Apr 2022 Migrant shipwreck sparks outrage, Lebanese navy blamed The Lebanese military announced that 47 people were rescued, while seven bodies including that of a young girl had been recovered.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Migrant shipwreck sparks outrage, Lebanese… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Apr 2022 These are the trappings that come with being prime minister – analysis Bennett erred in not moving his family to the official residence in Jerusalem at the beginning of his term. Why? Because symbols are important; they confer legitimacy. Source: Jerusalem Post… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Apr 2022 Turkey: Conviction of Osman Kavala a ‘devastating blow’ for human rights Responding to the conviction of Osman Kavala allegedly for “attempting to overthrow the government” and 18-year sentences for seven other defendants for aiding him, Nils Muižnieks, Amnesty International’s Europe Director,… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Apr 2022 Holocaust Remembrance Day: Zikaron Basalon gives everyone pause to think It has become so important in Israel that even foreign diplomats open their residences for such experiences, and people in other countries where there are Holocaust survivors, do the same.… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Apr 2022 Ax-1: Israel's astronaut Eytan Stibbe returns to Earth The astronauts were originally set to return earlier, but bad weather had forced a delay and meant the astronauts had to spend more time in orbit than they originally planned.… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Apr 2022 'Palestinian terrorists' to blame for Temple violence, Erdan tells UNSC "The only ones, the only ones, breaking the status quo on the Temple Mount are the Palestinian terror groups inflaming the holy sites," said Israel's Ambassador to the UN Gilad… Meet the Middle East