News 20 Aug 2020 Kuwait parliament delays public debt reform With Kuwait running out of money to pay salaries of public servants, the country’s parliament on Wednesday approved a law to make transfers of state revenue to one of its… Meet the Middle East
News 11 Aug 2020 Netanyahu challenged from the right, not from the left Israel’s political left is doing so badly that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s most serious challenger currently is right-wing politician Naftali Bennett. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Netanyahu challenged from the… Meet the Middle East
News 11 Aug 2020 State Department legally skirted Congress freeze on Saudi arms sales, inquiry finds An inspector general's report redacted by the State Department says that while the department found ways to legally bypass congressional restrictions on arms sales to Saudi Arabia, measures that Congress… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Aug 2020 Ethiopia angered by Egypt’s alleged plan to establish military base in Somaliland Egypt has reportedly discussed with the Somaliland government Cairo’s suggestion to establish a military facility in the country, raising the anger of Ethiopia. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Ethiopia angered… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Aug 2020 Israeli women excluded from decision-making on coronavirus Israeli women are excluded from the government’s decision-making process on the coronavirus, even though they are the first ones to suffer the social and economic consequences of the pandemic. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Aug 2020 Coronavirus: Vaping linked to COVID-19 infection risk in young adults, teenagers Teenagers and young adults that vape are at substantially higher risk of becoming infected with COVID-19, according to new research led by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Aug 2020 France’s Macron tells Iran external interference in Lebanon should cease French President Emmanuel Macron told Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday that all concerned parties should refrain from external interference in Lebanon, the Elysee office said.Macron also told Rouhani that… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Aug 2020 Beirut explosion: Lebanese diaspora launch UAE fundraiser, ship 138 tonnes of glass Last Tuesday, millions of Lebanese people around the world watched in horror as footage emerged of the deadly explosion in Beirut shattering lives across the city.One concerned onlooker was Abu… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Aug 2020 Beirut explosion: Protesters demand fresh faces; local, int'l officials want Hariri After the August 4 Beirut explosions, Lebanon no longer has its main port, which it used for almost all of its imports. And with an already dire economy and freefalling… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Aug 2020 Israel planned to pay Palestinians to move to Paraguay after 1967 war: report The newly revealed documents show how Israeli officials proposed offering Palestinians money to 'relocate' to the South American country.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Israel planned to pay Palestinians to move… Meet the Middle East