News 26 Feb 2021 Universities across Saudi Arabia open COVID-19 vaccine centers Several universities across Saudi Arabia are preparing to open coronavirus vaccination centers as part of efforts to support the Kingdom’s inoculation drive, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday.For… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 Arab Coalition intercepts Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia; fourth in less than 24 hours The Arab Coalition said on Saturday it intercepted and downed an explosive-laden drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia towards Saudi Arabia’s Khamis Mushait.The attempted attack comes less than 24… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 Exhausted by COVID-19 fight, Lebanese nurses want pay not praise As Lebanon’s economy sinks into a crippling depression, it is the frontline heroes who helped the country battle the COVID-19 crisis that is bearing the brunt; with redundancies forcing nurses… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 UAE, Kuwait support Saudi Arabia’s response to US report on murder of Khashoggi Kuwait supports the statements made by Saudi Arabia on the United States’ intel report pertaining to the Kingdom’s leadership regarding the murder of the late Jamal Khashoggi, the Kuwaiti foreign… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 Egypt's plan to remove the Quran from school textbooks faces backlash Egypt’s parliamentary Defense and National Security Committee is discussing a plan to remove any mention of Quranic verses from the curriculum and limit them to religious courses, claiming to be… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 Turkish government's fact-checking app brings concern, ridicule Turkey’s information tsar Fahrettin Altun’s announcement of a “next-generation application” to combat “false facts” raised fears of further control over social media. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Turkish government's fact-checking… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 GCC Secretary General says US intel report on Khashoggi not based on evidence The Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation (GCC) Council Nayef al-Hajraf expressed his support for the statements made by Saudi Arabia on the United States’ intel report pertaining to the… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 COVID-19: Hundreds party in Jaffa, many without masks, as curfew looms “There is no corona! It is over!” A woman shouted during a Purim street party while not wearing a mask or keeping social distance. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: COVID-19:… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 From Finland to Tel Aviv: Israelis wave flags and call on Netanyahu to go Despite the COVID-19 health restrictions, protesters mean to stand on Balfour St in Jerusalem outside the PM's house on Saturday evening and speak out. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: From… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Feb 2021 New Zealand's largest city Auckland back to lockdown after COVID-19 case Health officials, who could not immediately confirm how the person got infected, said genome sequencing of the new infection was under way. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: New Zealand's largest… Meet the Middle East
