News 23 May 2022 Starbucks to exit Russia after nearly 15 years Seattle-based Starbucks has 130 stores in Russia, operated by its licensee Alshaya Group, with nearly 2,000 employees in the country. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Starbucks to exit Russia after… Meet the Middle East
News 23 May 2022 Russian diplomat at UN resigns over Ukraine war: ‘I am so ashamed of my country’ A Russian diplomat at Moscow’s mission to the UN in Geneva resigned in protest over the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine, condemning the “aggressive war unleashed” by President Vladimir Putin and… Meet the Middle East
News 23 May 2022 How sanctions made new Russian olim leave Israel “Most of the people returned to Russia for some time because the decision to come to Israel was urgent and not well-prepared.” Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: How sanctions made… Meet the Middle East
News 23 May 2022 Bedouin students wave Palestinian flags in Ben-Gurion University protest The Bedouin students' protest, which was defended by the university, was heavily criticized by the mayor of Beersheba and Education Minister Yifat Sasha-Biton. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Bedouin students… Meet the Middle East
News 23 May 2022 An Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Is the Best Path to Peace The plan would satisfy concerns across the political spectrum on both sides by tackling the thorniest issues in new ways.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: An Israeli-Palestinian Confederation Is the Best… Meet the Middle East
News 23 May 2022 Israel army: ‘No suspicion’ of crime in journalist Shireen Abu Akleh shooting Israel's army said Monday that if an Israeli soldier fired the shot that killed Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, it did not appear that the soldier was guilty of… Meet the Middle East
News 23 May 2022 Egypt's food crisis: Wheat from the desert? The lack of grain supplies from Ukraine is forcing Egypt to act. Now even the Toshka project is being revived to grow grain in the desert. Birgit Svensson travelled to… Meet the Middle East
News 23 May 2022 Mechanism of gene mutations linked to autism, Alzheimer's found by TAU Drug found to be effective on lab animals indicates findings are ‘scientific breakthrough’ Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Mechanism of gene mutations linked to autism, Alzheimer's found by TAU Meet the Middle East
News 23 May 2022 Latin America needs a human rights-based recipe for post-pandemic recovery Governments must address the structural inequality hurting the region to avoid continuing to be at the epicenter of global disasters.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Latin America needs a human rights-based… Meet the Middle East
News 23 May 2022 Blasting Israeli Settlement Construction Will Get Biden Nowhere Settlement growth in the West Bank is a product of population pressure, not policy.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Blasting Israeli Settlement Construction Will Get Biden Nowhere Meet the Middle East