News 12 Jan 2022 Saudi Arabia records highest-ever number of new daily COVID-19 cases Saudi Arabia has recorded its highest-ever number of new daily COVID-19 cases, with 5,362 new infections and two virus-related deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.For the latest headlines, follow… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Saudi energy min calls for flexibility in ‘complicated’ energy transition Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said on Wednesday that the world needed more flexibility as the transition to clean energy is “complicated”, adding that the kingdom would develop its nuclear programme… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Lebanon’s PM Mikati denies meddling in judiciary over financial probe Lebanon’s prime minister said on Wednesday the government had not interfered with the judiciary’s work, after reports that he had put pressure on a judge seeking data from banks in… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Detained on espionage charges, Aras Amiri appeals Iran travel ban and returns to UK An Iranian employee of the British Council arrested in Tehran and later sentenced to 10 years in prison over internationally criticized espionage charges has been freed and traveled to the… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 #Unvaccinated_Rights: social media users in Qatar debate In 2019, the World Health Organisation (WHO) named vaccine hesitancy as one of the world’s top global health threats. An online debate over Covid-19 vaccines has emerged yet again on… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Lebanon’s currency plummets again for lack of reforms Austria’s foreign minister said the EU wants to help but only if the country’s leaders clean up Beirut’s affairs, implement reforms.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Lebanon’s currency plummets again for… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Kahana submits Jewish conversion reform bill to Knesset Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana called his conversion reform plan a "historic opportunity that cannot be missed." Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Kahana submits Jewish conversion reform bill to Knesset Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Antisemitic attacker of Jewish man wearing IDF hoodie charged with hate crime Suleiman Othman, a 27-year-old Staten Island resident attacked a Jewish man wearing an IDF hoodie in an antisemitic hate crime. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Antisemitic attacker of Jewish man… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Ex-UK chief justice to Jpost: Judges need to explain decisions to public Former British Supreme Court chief justice Lord John Thomas says judges need to clearly explain their decisions in ways people can understand to journalists and the public. Source: Jerusalem Post… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 A stellar find: Israeli scientists detect supernova thought to be impossible Scientists at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot have managed to witness the explosion of a massive Wolf-Rayet star, a hypothetical supernova that should have been impossible. Source: Jerusalem… Meet the Middle East