News 31 Dec 1969 How an Iranian director defied ‘repression’ and won Golden Bear The Golden Bear-winning Iranian movie “There Is No Evil” revolves around the power to say no, the very same concept that has characterized the filmmaker’s overall mission. Source: Al Monitor… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Why Otzmah Yehudit flamed out in Israeli elections The decline in support for Otzmah Yehudit, which once again failed to pass the vote threshold to enter the Knesset, was especially notable in the settlements. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Can Sochi 2.0 save the day in Idlib? The fragile cease-fire that took effect in Syria's rebel-held province of Idlib on March 6 under a fresh deal between Turkey and Russia might prove short-lived amid a series of… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 How Turkey's soldiers and spies saved the day in Syria Turkey’s diplomatic position in Syria remains untenable, but its armed forces and spy agency did a pretty good job last week. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: How Turkey's soldiers and… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Israeli judge orders Netanyahu to appear in court The Israeli prime minister's request for postponement has been rejected and his corruption trial is set to begin next week. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Israeli judge orders Netanyahu to… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 How Iran’s next parliament will affect foreign policy Though Iran’s conservatives will rule the upcoming parliament, they might not rule with an iron fist as some expect. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: How Iran’s next parliament will affect… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Coronavirus oblivious to Israeli, Palestinian borders The necessity of cooperating against the novel coronavirus should encourage Israeli and Palestinian authorities to also work together on day-to-day issues, such as water and air pollution. Source: Al Monitor… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Will Israeli Arabs facilitate the ‘Netanyahu-removal government’? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to believe that it is not a problem for Arab citizens to vote as long as they cast their ballots for the Likud, otherwise they… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Feb 2020 Why is the steel industry in Egypt declining? Egypt's steel industry has generally been lowering prices as a result of an oversupply in inventories and lower raw material prices just as a new steel factory comes online. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 26 Feb 2020 PA plans to bypass Israel by issuing construction permits, rebuilding demolished homes Palestinian Minister of Local Government Majdi al-Saleh has recently announced he will be issuing permits that allow Palestinians to build houses in Area C of the West Bank, ignoring the… Meet the Middle East