News 27 Oct 2019 Portuguese town to get country’s first eruv in 500 years The eruv is due to be completed on Monday and will be fit for use this coming Shabbat. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Portuguese town to get country’s first eruv… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Oct 2019 Gantz and Netanyahu stalemate continues Netanyahu: Mounting security threats require a broad government to make tough decisions. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Gantz and Netanyahu stalemate continues Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Israel forced to reassess demolition policy With Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas promising to rebuild every home demolished by the IDF, Israel’s defense establishment will have to reassess the demolition of terrorists’ homes as a deterrent. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Trap facing Gantz: mustering a government while preparing for elections Blue and White party leader Benny Gantz is facing an impossible mission, where anything he says in the coalition talks might be held against him in a third election round.… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Syrian refugees arrested, face deportation from Egypt Syrian refugees, including women and children, are being detained by the Egyptian authorities under difficult conditions with constant threats of deportation, as some critics describe their treatment as a kind… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Oct 2019 Palestinian National Library to collect Palestine's scattered archives Palestine's former minister of culture, Ihab Bseiso, is in charge of establishing a national library — a project that will require a lot of diplomacy and fundraising. Source: Al Monitor… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Oct 2019 At a first ever summit, Russia aims to revive relations with Africa Egypt and Russia co-hosted the first Russia-African economic summit in Sochi, as Moscow seeks influence in the continent. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: At a first ever summit, Russia aims… Meet the Middle East
News 24 Oct 2019 Roads still blocked on ninth day of protests in Lebanon Roads and highways across Lebanon remain closed by protesters on Friday, as demonstrations entered their ninth day following last night's speech by Lebanese President Michel Aoun. Key roads in the… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Oct 2019 Two demonstrators killed as Iraqi police fire live shots, tear gas in Baghdad At least two demonstrators died in Baghdad on Friday, the Iraqi Human Rights Commission said, as anti-government protests resumed following the deaths of dozens earlier this month. Iraqi police fired… Meet the Middle East
News 25 Oct 2019 Turkey’s Erdogan: Northeast Syria is suitable area for Arabs, not Kurds, to live Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that northeastern Syria is suitable for Arab people to live, but not Kurdish people, because of the area’s desert topography. “What Source:… Meet the Middle East