News 26 Dec 2019 India tightens security for protests after Friday prayers Indian authorities stepped up security in major cities on Friday and mobile data services were suspended in some places ahead of protests against a new citizenship law. At least 25… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Dec 2019 More than 235,000 flee northwest Syria flare-up: UN More than 235,000 people have fled the northwestern Idlib region over the past two weeks, the United Nations said Friday, amid heightened regime and Russian attacks on Syria's last major… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Dec 2019 Russian church cuts ties with patriarch of Alexandria over Ukraine The Russian Orthodox Church said Thursday it has cut ties with the leader of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa, Patriarch Theodore II, after he recognized Ukraine's… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Dec 2019 Factbox: Erdogan pushes 'crazy' Istanbul canal dream despite opposition President Tayyip Erdogan has revived plans to dig a canal on the edge of Istanbu…. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Factbox: Erdogan pushes 'crazy' Istanbul canal dream despite opposition Meet the Middle East
News 27 Dec 2019 Libyan National Army says roads to Tripoli under its control The Libyan National Army (LNA) said in a Facebook post on Friday that it now controls Tripoli’s airport, the oil tanks, and the Naqliya military camp after it pushed back… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Dec 2019 Over 230,000 people flee Idlib in two-week Russian-backed offensive – UN Most people had fled the city of Maarat al-Numan, towns and villages in southern Idlib province, Idlib city, and camps along the Syrian-Turkish border, OCHA said.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Dec 2019 To counter the ICC, Israel needs leadership that truly wants peace The State of Israel has long been portrayed in the international community as an occupier that refuses to hold talks to end the occupation.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: To… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Dec 2019 Refusing to play the Palestinians’ ICC game No more of Arafat’s ‘branch and gun’; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Refusing to play the Palestinians’ ICC game Meet the Middle East
News 27 Dec 2019 Turkey unveils first fully homemade car in $3.7 billion bet on electric Turkey unveiled its first fully domestically-produced car on Friday, saying it a…. Source: Albawaba Full Article: Turkey unveils first fully homemade car in .7 billion bet on electric Meet the Middle East
News 27 Dec 2019 The current delegitimization of Israel has been on the cards for decades My father, Prof. Henry Weinberg, warned decades ago of a snowballing assault on Israel as an ‘apartheid’ and ‘illegal’ state.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: The current delegitimization of Israel… Meet the Middle East
