News 31 Dec 1969 Dar al-Ifta joins in Egypt-Turkey culture war Amid heightened tensions between Cairo and Ankara, culture is emerging as the new battlefront as each party offers its own version of the Ottoman era. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Iraqi prime minister-designate faces pressure on Cabinet choices Political pressure on the prime minister-designate, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi, could bring him down before he even forms a government. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iraqi prime minister-designate faces pressure on… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Feb 2020 Historic low voter turnout in Iran shows ‘dissatisfaction’ with regime: Experts Iran’s interior ministry announced a 42.57 percent voter turnout in Friday’s parliamentary election, the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The interior ministry released Source: Al Arabiya Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Feb 2020 US will withdraw troops from Afghanistan in 14 months if conditions met The United States and NATO would withdraw all troops in Afghanistan within 14 months if the Taliban upheld its commitments, according to a joint statement released by the US and… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Displaced yet again, Syrians flee Idlib for Manbij With intense shelling and catastrophic conditions in Idlib province, the Syrian Democratic Forces are welcoming refugees into areas they control to the east around Manbij. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Opposition helpless to stop regime advances in Idlib The Syrian regime's progress in Idlib and control of the key city of Saraqeb on the Aleppo-Damascus highway have marked a turning point in its fight against the Turkish-backed opposition.… Meet the Middle East
News 23 Feb 2020 Saudi-led coalition launches air raids in Yemen Strikes were in retaliation for ballistic missiles attacks on 'civilian targets' in Saudi Arabia Source: Arabian Business Full Article: Saudi-led coalition launches air raids in Yemen Meet the Middle East
News 13 Feb 2020 Why Palestinians failed at the Security Council The Palestinians' push for a near-unanimous UN Security Council resolution opposing the Trump plan ran into a number of unexpected roadblocks. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Why Palestinians failed at… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Feb 2020 Lebanon confirms three new coronavirus cases, bringing total to seven Lebanon’s health ministry has confirmed three new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases in the country to seven. The ministry said the three new patients had been… Meet the Middle East
News 14 Feb 2020 Why is Egypt seeking African military force? President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has proposed during the African Union Summit the formation of a joint African military force to confront terrorism, as part of Cairo’s efforts to boost its… Meet the Middle East