News 21 Feb 2022 Lebanon parliament extends lifting of bank secrecy to audit central bank Lebanon’s parliament on Monday extended a law that lifts banking secrecy regulations to facilitate a forensic audit of the country’s central bank, a key condition for foreign aid that has… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Feb 2022 Gantz boycotts coalition votes, threatens survival of Bennett-led gov't Blue and White Party refuses to participate in Knesset votes due to disputes over pensions for IDF officers. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Gantz boycotts coalition votes, threatens survival of… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Feb 2022 Shipwreck reveals previously unknown Mediterranean metal trade routes Israeli researchers analyzed cargo from a 3,200-year-old shipwreck which demonstrated previously unknown elaborate trading links in the Mediterranean basin during the Late Bronze Age. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Shipwreck… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Feb 2022 Hapoel Jerusalem buckles down to top Galil Elyon “We played a good game and we only gave up 65 points which was the key and that will be the key all season long,” Halperin explained, says Interim coach… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Feb 2022 What to do with Assad?: Taming Syria’s rogue man The more-for-more approach could kickstart the deadlocked political process, but it won't resolve the conflict in Syria. Assad must go. Any strategy that fails to bear this in mind long-term… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Feb 2022 What will Israel's new COVID-19 travel rules look like? Tourists will be allowed to enter Israel with or without proof of vaccination, and will be required to present a negative PCR test ahead of boarding the flight and one… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Feb 2022 In Kuwait, conservatives’ hostility triggers battle over women’s rights Increasingly, conservatives are pushing back against a burgeoning feminist movement and what they see as an unravelling of traditional Kuwaiti values.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: In Kuwait, conservatives’ hostility triggers… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Feb 2022 Russia: LGBTI siblings facing up to 8.5 years in a Chechen jail must be released Belonging to the LGBTI community in Chechnya — or anywhere else for that matter — is not a crime.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Russia: LGBTI siblings facing up to 8.5… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Feb 2022 Skiing grows too steep for cash-strapped Lebanese Skiing in Lebanon has long been a luxury for the well-off, but the country's financial meltdown has thrown most people into poverty.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Skiing grows too steep… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Feb 2022 Knesset speaker going to DC after Pelosi invitation Nancy Pelosi has invited Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy for a weeklong visit to the US where he'll meet with members of Congress and Jewish leaders in Washington and New York.… Meet the Middle East
