News 31 Dec 1969 Will Hezbollah ride or face Lebanon’s uprising? Whatever the outcome of Lebanon's protests, one thing is certain: Hezbollah will have to change if it wants to weather the storm. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Will Hezbollah ride… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Ankara in quiet negotiations to buy Russian Su-35 fighter jets Following Ankara's expulsion from the F-35 program, Turkish officials are looking to Moscow to upgrade Turkey's aging warplane fleet with Russian-made Su-35 jets. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Ankara in… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Israel's far right advances conspiracy theory on Rabin’s murder The statement by professor Mordechai Kedar about Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin not being assassinated by Yigal Amir should sound the alarm over the radicalization of the Israeli right wing and… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Basra Museum struggles to keep Iraq's heritage at home The Basra Museum displays around 2,200 objects from the Sumerian, Babylonian, Assyrian and Hellenistic eras — 100 of which were reportedly looted and returned to Iraq from Jordan and the… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Netanyahu’s opposition within the Likud While Likud leaders don’t dispute Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc policy, a rebellious group within the party has launched a broad campaign against the alliance with the right-ultra-Orthodox parties. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Dangers persist as Iraqi border crossing opens and IDPs return Recent geopolitical shifts in eastern Syria will affect western Anbar, given the porous Iraqi-Syrian border, the recently reopened Qaim-Abu Kamal crossing and scores of returning families. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Saudi Arabia still awaiting signs of ‘goodwill’ from Iran In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Prince Turki bin Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud talks about the "dramatic effect" of the September attacks on the Saudi Arabia’s oil fields, and… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Top Netanyahu donors’ West Bank winery seeks Trump’s help fighting EU The Psagot winery has hired a former US ambassador to the EU to lobby against “settlement” labeling regulations. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Top Netanyahu donors’ West Bank winery seeks… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 US mum on Iran prisoner swap dangle The United States government is saying little about Iran’s recent announcement it is sending a list of names for a possible prisoner swap, but there are signs of possible movement… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Iran not letting Iraq go without a fight Iraqi protesters have had enough of Iran’s heavy hand, but don’t expect the Iranians to pack up and go home. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iran not letting Iraq go… Meet the Middle East
