News 21 Oct 2020 Pompeo: US begins lifting Sudan from state sponsors of terror list The payment of $335 million was part of a deal with the US for Sudan’s removal from the list and it had been a hurdle for Khartoum as it sought… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Oct 2020 Israel’s Shin Bet security service expresses reservations about UAE visa waiver programme Israel’s internal security service, the Shin Bet, says it will not be able to gather enough information about Emirati citizens visiting Israel under a new visa waiver programme.. Source: Albawaba… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Oct 2020 Knesset speaker disqualifies vote to probe Netanyahu in submarine affair Israel’s opposition lawmakers are furious over Knesset speaker Yuli Edelstein's decision to nullify a vote to probe the prime minister in the notorious submarine affair. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 21 Oct 2020 Israel kept secret embassy in Bahrain for a decade before normalisation agreement Israeli and Bahraini officials held secretive talks through a front company, new reports reveal.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Israel kept secret embassy in Bahrain for a decade before normalisation agreement Meet the Middle East
News 22 Oct 2020 Saad Hariri secures support to become Lebanon's next prime minister-designate Lebanon’s leading Sunni Muslim politician Saad al-Hariri secured enough support in parliamentary talks on Thursday to be named prime minister and try to form a government to tackle the worst… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Oct 2020 Lebanese criticize Saad Hariri as new Prime Minister-designate amid low vote-count Saad Hariri was appointed on Thursday as Lebanon’s prime minister-designate just a year after his resignation from office during the October 17 uprising.Hariri received the lowest number of votes approving… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Oct 2020 Fire erupts in Saudi Arabian city of Tanouma, Civil Defense reports no injuries A fire erupted on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia’s Tanouma, located in the Kingdom’s southwestern Asir region, and the General Directorate of Saudi Civil Defense said there were no injuries reported… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Oct 2020 Coronavirus: Saudi Arabia reports 401 new infections, 466 recoveries, 15 deaths Saudi Arabia reports 401 new cases of the novel coronavirus, which raises the total number of infections in the Kingdom to 343,774, the Ministry of Health said on Thursday.For more… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Oct 2020 UAE citizens can now travel to Israel without a visa, stay for 90 days Citizens of the United Arab Emirates can now travel to Israel without a visa for up to 90 days, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) cited the Ministry of Foreign Affairs… Meet the Middle East
News 22 Oct 2020 Israeli delegation visits Sudan in sign of possible normalization A top Israeli delegation's visit to Sudan could mean that the rapprochement process is moving quickly and the establishment of diplomatic ties is imminent. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Israeli… Meet the Middle East
