News 05 May 2020 Arizona opens first Trade Office in Israel CEO David Yaari said he hopes to increase trade between Arizona and Israel to $1 billion a year. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Arizona opens first Trade Office in Israel Meet the Middle East
News 05 May 2020 $266,374 fine, 5 years jail for coronavirus measures violators in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior announced new fines and penalties of up to 1 million riyals ($266,374), and up to 5 years in jail for violating coronavirus precautionary measures, official… Meet the Middle East
News 05 May 2020 Human rights lawyers call for arrest of Assad’s cousin following reports he fled to UAE Following a public dispute between Bashar Al-Assad and his businessman cousin Rami Makhlouf, the Guernica 37 human rights lawyers group have called for the arrest of Makhlouf for war crimes..… Meet the Middle East
News 05 May 2020 Intel: White House refuses to detail secretive Saudi nuclear talks to government watchdog The Donald Trump administration refused to disclose details of its talks with Saudi Arabia about possible cooperation on a civil nuclear program, according to a Government Accountability Office report released… Meet the Middle East
News 05 May 2020 Alleged Israeli strikes target northern, eastern Syria Iranian militia targets were bombed near Aleppo and in the Deir ez-Zor countryside. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Alleged Israeli strikes target northern, eastern Syria Meet the Middle East
News 05 May 2020 Polling shows anti-Israel positions of youth fade in US with age The number of those in the youngest age group saying they sympathize more with the Palestinians tripled from 1997 to 2020, going from 10% to 30%. Source: Jerusalem Post Full… Meet the Middle East
News 05 May 2020 UNRWA operating month to month under COVID-19, as funding crisis persists In January UNRWA launched a $1.4 billion appeal but to date has received just $586 million in pledges. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: UNRWA operating month to month under COVID-19,… Meet the Middle East
News 05 May 2020 Iranian scientists ramp up efforts to improve COVID-19 tests Hoping to export test kits within months, Al Jazeera reports from inside an Iranian lab that is part of the international push for coronavirus solutions.. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Iranian… Meet the Middle East
News 05 May 2020 Jordan pressuring migrant workers to leave, says post-coronavirus jobs will be for ‘Jordanians first’ Jordan has given migrant workers a deadline to leave the country without being forced to pay fines as part of measures to prioritize Jordanian citizens in the labour market.. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 06 May 2020 Coronavirus: Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah developer Nakheel cuts salaries, CEO steps down Dubai property developer Nakheel has slashed salaries by as much as 50 percent as it tries to weatherthe coronavirus crisis, according to an internal email seen by Reuters, and its… Meet the Middle East