News 04 Jun 2021 Facebook suspends former US President Trump's account until 2023 Trump's suspension was effective from the initial date in January and will only be reinstated if conditions permit, Facebook said in a blog post. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Facebook… Meet the Middle East
News 04 Jun 2021 Tzur Hadassah fire under control, evacuated families to return home soon The past few days have seen multiple fires break out throughout Israel. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Tzur Hadassah fire under control, evacuated families to return home soon Meet the Middle East
News 04 Jun 2021 Iran reconsidering list of disqualified presidential candidates Iran's powerful Guardian Council said it would review the decision to bar certain candidates from running in this month's presidential election. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iran reconsidering list of… Meet the Middle East
News 04 Jun 2021 UN responds to threats against its Gaza staff Palestinian groups in the Hamas-run territory are angry at a UN official who said he did not doubt that Israeli airstrikes are "precise." Source: Al Monitor Full Article: UN responds… Meet the Middle East
News 04 Jun 2021 Egypt turns to China for water advice amid Nile dam crisis Egypt is looking to China for expertise on water management as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam crisis continues to threaten its water supply. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Egypt turns… Meet the Middle East
News 04 Jun 2021 Will Syria come up in Biden-Putin summit? US pressing to maintain humanitarian corridors into Syria; Erdogan’s issues with US Syria policy; UN envoy refers to Syria’s "tragic irony." Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Will Syria come up… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 SDF digs tunnels in northeast Syria in case of Turkish offensive The Syrian Democratic Forces continue to dig tunnels on the demarcation lines with the Turkey-backed opposition factions in northeast Syria, fearing a military operation. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: SDF… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 Can modernization of Egypt’s railway network avert train accidents? Egypt signed an agreement worth 145 million euros ($177 million) with the African Development Bank as part of its recent plan to improve its railway system to prevent crashes. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 Khamenei equates abstentionists with ‘enemies of Islam’ Iran’s supreme leader Friday urged voters to turn out for this month’s presidential election, warning that staying away would mean doing the work of the “enemies of Islam”.. Source: Albawaba… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jun 2021 Tunisian media mogul Nabil Karoui announces hunger strike in jail Tunisia’s Qalb Tounes party leader and media executive Nabil Karoui will start a hunger strike in jail in protest over his continued “arbitrary detention despite the end of the legally… Meet the Middle East