News 22 Jan 2022 Gulf Arabs slam Palestinian terror groups for ‘supporting’ Houthi attacks Tensions between the Palestinians and the Gulf countries escalated after the signing of the Abraham Accords. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Gulf Arabs slam Palestinian terror groups for ‘supporting’ Houthi… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Jan 2022 High number of Omicron mutations render antibodies ineffective – study New research indicates the 46 mutations found in the COVID-19 Omicron variant have rendered antibodies ineffective, accounting for the high number of re-infections and breakthrough cases. Source: Jerusalem Post Full… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Jan 2022 ISIS Fighters Attack Syria Prison to Free Fellow Jihadists The attack on a prison in northeastern Syria and a separate attack in Iraq were reminders of the Islamic State’s persistent threat and the unfinished business of the war against… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Jan 2022 UAE stops all private drone activities, light sports aircrafts The United Arab Emirates has stopped all flying operations by owners, practitioners and enthusiasts of drones, including light sports aircrafts, effective January 22, according to a statement issued by the… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Jan 2022 Lebanon to start virtual talks with IMF on Jan. 24 Lebanese officials will start talks with the International Monetary Fund on Monday, an official government source told Reuters.An IMF spokesperson also told Reuters on Saturday that a team will start… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Jan 2022 Government ministers must condemn extremist settler violence – editorial Settler violence is a phenomenon that needs to be rooted out from its core. Saying so doesn’t dirty the names of the rest of the residents of Jewish communities in… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Jan 2022 British national jailed in Iran begins hunger strike: Family A British national held in Iran for four-and-a-half-years on spying charges vehemently denied by supporters is beginning a hunger strike to protest his situation and lack of pressure to secure… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Jan 2022 South Korea pays Iran’s UN dues with frozen assets South Korea has used $18 million of frozen Iranian assets to pay Tehran’s dues to the UN, Seoul said Sunday, in a move to immediately restore the country’s voting rights.For… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Jan 2022 ISIS-Kurds battle after Syria prison attack kills over 120 in four days: Monitor At least 120 people have been killed in ongoing battles between US-backed Kurdish forces and ISIS fighters after an attack on a Syrian prison, a war monitor said Sunday, as… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Jan 2022 US Navy stops ship carrying ‘explosive precursor’ from Iran on Yemen route The US navy said Sunday it had stopped a ship carrying 40 tons of a fertilizer that can be used to make explosives as it travelled from Iran along a… Meet the Middle East
