News 09 Dec 2019 Iran: We are ready for full prisoner swap, 'ball is in the US’ court' "After getting our hostage back this week, fully ready for comprehensive prisoner exchange," Zarif said.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Iran: We are ready for full prisoner swap, 'ball is… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Dec 2019 Bayit Yehudi and National Union in merger discussions Former Bayit Yehudi leaders Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked tried in vain to make the party more socially liberal and less beholden to the religious-Zionist rabbis.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Dec 2019 Statistics show apathy in Israel towards people with disabilities Although there has been a significant improvement in attitudes towards people with disabilities, the statistics presented by Oren Helman's Sikuy Shaveh (Equal Chance) were troubling.; Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Dec 2019 Will Israel-Hamas arrangement divorce Gaza from West Bank? According to recent statements by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi, Israel and Hamas are close to reaching a long-term agreement, including over control of… Meet the Middle East
News 09 Dec 2019 Will Israel's right-wing camp lose its leader soon? The right-wing camp, including the ultra-Orthodox, national-religious and settlers, have considered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as its leader for so long that it is now finding itself in a crisis.… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Dec 2019 Algeria to vote in presidential poll amid crackdown on protesters As Algeria’s presidential elections approach, protesters are taking to the streets to voice opposition to holding the vote before the protest movement’s activists are released from detention. Source: Al Monitor… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Dec 2019 Two Algerian ex-PMs sentenced to long prison sentences for corruption Algeria's former Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Monday, after he was found guilty of graft allegations. Alongside Ouyahia, fellow former Prime Minister Abdelmalek… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Dec 2019 King Salman says Gulf unity is needed against Iran at GCC Summit Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz, during his opening speech at the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit held in Riyadh on Tuesday, stressed that the Gulf countries must unite… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Dec 2019 GCC leaders stress unity in summit final statement Any aggression against any country in the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is an attack against the whole council, Secretary-General Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani said in his speech on Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 10 Dec 2019 Saudi Arabia’s FM: Important Lebanon finds way forward for stability Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said stability in Lebanon, which has been rocked by more than a month of protests that forced the prime minister to resign, was “very, very important”… Meet the Middle East