News 01 Jul 2022 Taliban leader praises Afghan victory at gathering to forge national unity The reclusive supreme leader of the Afghan Taliban, Haibatullah Akhundzada, hailed the group’s 2021 takeover of Afghanistan during a meeting on Thursday called to forge national unity and attended by… Meet the Middle East
News 01 Jul 2022 Muslim pilgrims flock to Saudi’s Mecca for first post-pandemic Hajj Thousands of pilgrims started arriving in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia on Friday, among some one million Muslims expected to attend the 2022 Hajj pilgrimage season after… Meet the Middle East
News 01 Jul 2022 Saudi PIF launches aircraft leasing company ‘AviLease’ to support local ecosystem Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund PIF announced the launch of an aircraft leasing company on Thursday.Termed ‘AviLease,’ the company will become a “core element” of the Kingdom’s expanding aviation ecosystem,… Meet the Middle East
News 01 Jul 2022 Crime predicting algorithm can reveal law enforcement bias – study Predictive policing is controversial because the predictive models often don't take into account systemic bias. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Crime predicting algorithm can reveal law enforcement bias - study Meet the Middle East
News 01 Jul 2022 Iranian hackers leak info of over 300,000 Israelis from tourism sites Iranian hacker group Sharp Boys obtained personal data from over 20 Israeli tourism sites. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Iranian hackers leak info of over 300,000 Israelis from tourism sites Meet the Middle East
News 01 Jul 2022 As diplomatic spat escalates, Spain accuses Algeria of cutting trade ties Algeria’s diplomatic mission to the European Union pooh-poohed the restriction of trade ties as a Spanish fabrication.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: As diplomatic spat escalates, Spain accuses Algeria of cutting… Meet the Middle East
News 01 Jul 2022 Oman calls for formation of inclusive government in Yemen Albusaidi stressed that peace in Yemen could only be a strategic decision taken by Yemenis and that it cannot be imposed from outside.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Oman calls for… Meet the Middle East
News 01 Jul 2022 Over 30 governments gather to discuss Hezbollah’s ‘ongoing global terrorist’ plots A group of over 30 governments met this week to discuss the global terrorist threat posed by Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah, the State Department said on Friday.“Participants discussed Hezbollah’s ongoing global… Meet the Middle East
News 01 Jul 2022 Western Nonprofits Are Trampling Over Africans’ Rights and Land Indigenous people are being forced out from so-called protected areas.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Western Nonprofits Are Trampling Over Africans’ Rights and Land Meet the Middle East
News 01 Jul 2022 The difficulties in accurately reporting on the Russian-Ukrainian war Both sides in the Russia-Ukraine war are trying to control the narrative, but it's the journalist's job to report the truth. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: The difficulties in accurately… Meet the Middle East
