News 12 Jan 2022 Turkey records more than 74,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours Despite the surge, Turkey is not so far considering introducing new restrictions but is urging people to practice social distancing.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Turkey records more than 74,000 COVID-19… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Egypt: Hopes for justice crushed as court confirms prison term for women’s rights defender Responding to yesterday’s decision –announced today– by Egypt’s Court of Cassation to confirm its conviction against Amal Fathy, a women’s rights defender who criticised the Egyptian authorities’ failure to protect… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 US grants Iran sanctions exemption to South Korea The US has granted South Korea a license to pay damages owed to an Iranian company, possibly a gesture from the US to Iran to move nuclear talks forward. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Jan 2022 Palestinian man, 80, found dead after Israeli raid in West Bank Omar Asad reportedly died following his arrest by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Palestinian man, 80, found dead after Israeli raid in West Bank Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jan 2022 Britain’s Prince Andrew gives up military titles, patronages: Buckingham palace Britain Prince Andrew has returned his military affiliations and royal patronages to Queen Elizabeth, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday, a day after his lawyers failed to persuade a US judge… Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jan 2022 More infections mean new COVID-19 variants, warns US based researcher As the number of new COVID-19 cases in the last week jumped by about 55 percent, a US-based researcher warned that more infections mean new variants as the older ones… Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jan 2022 Tear gas fired as Sudan anti-coup demonstrators keep up protests Sudanese security forces fired tear gas at thousands of protesters heading toward the presidential palace on Thursday to demonstrate against an October coup, witnesses said.The demonstrations which converged from several… Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jan 2022 Hundreds of teachers in Iran protest against new pay scales as inflation bites Hundreds of teachers rallied in cities across Iran Thursday to protest against changes to their pay and pensions that come just as soaring prices hit their wallets, state media reported.In… Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jan 2022 Renewed protests, 2,000 Bedouin riot in Negev over tree planting The protests continued on Thursday even though the planting by KKL-JNF was completed on Wednesday. Despite agreements between the gov't and Bedouin leaders dozens of saplings were uprooted. Source: Jerusalem… Meet the Middle East
News 13 Jan 2022 It is tragedy after tragedy for the IDF in 2022 – analysis Two deadly accidents in less than a week mark an awful beginning to IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi’s last year in office. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: It is… Meet the Middle East