News 05 Jul 2020 Channel 13 continues round of layoffs amid financial crisis According to reports, 42 workers are in line to be laid off by the channel. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Channel 13 continues round of layoffs amid financial crisis Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jul 2020 Chinese automaker to produce electric cars in Egypt Egypt’s oldest automotive manufacturing company has signed a deal with China’s Dongfeng Motor to produce electric cars for the first time in the country. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Chinese… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jul 2020 A new direction in Israel's war-between-wars campaign? Iran has not placed the blame for a series of explosions targeting its missile and nuclear program, but says it knows who is behind them. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jul 2020 Kuwaiti preacher, Gaddafi planned media campaign against Gulf leaders: Audio leak Kuwaiti hate preacher and author Hakem al-Mutairi tells former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi of his plans to launch a media campaign against the leaders of the Arabian Gulf in the… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jul 2020 Israel's El Al to become leaner after government bailout 2,000 job cuts are likely at the airline, as well as salary reductions to pilots, according to Avi Edri, chairperson of the transport workers union at the Histadrut labor federation..… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jul 2020 Coronavirus: UAE records 532 new COVID-19 cases after conducting over 44,000 tests After conducting over 44,000 COVID-19 tests, the United Arab Emirates recorded 532 new cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health and Prevention announced.This brings the total number… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jul 2020 Foreign Ministry appoints Israel’s first-ever Bedouin ambassador The Foreign Ministry appointed Ishmael Khaldi as Israel’s first Beduin ambassador on Sunday, to represent the country in Eritrea. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Foreign Ministry appoints Israel’s first-ever Bedouin… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jul 2020 Israeli airline reaches bailout deal with government Israel’s flag carrier El Al and the government reached a bailout plan, which would mean huge layoffs and sizing down flights. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Israeli airline reaches bailout… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jul 2020 Coronavirus in Saudi Arabia: 756,644 passengers take domestic flights since restart Saudi Arabia’s airports have had 756,644 travelers pass through since the Kingdom resumed the operation of domestic flights in May amid the coronavirus outbreak, the General Authority of Civil Aviation… Meet the Middle East
News 07 Jul 2020 Saudi Arabia’s unemployment drops to under 12 percent in Q1, women join workforce Unemployment among Saudi Arabian citizens fell to below 12 percent to 11.8 percent in the first quarter of the year, the Kingdom’s General Authority for Statistics said.The drop in the… Meet the Middle East