News 27 Sep 2019 Thomas Cook: Tourism and the rise of Britain's empire in the Middle East Despite being synonymous with affordable package holidays, the Thomas Cook travel company, which collapsed this week, was once at the forefront of Britain's imperial expansion into the Middle East.. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Sep 2019 Arab Coalition Spokesman: Houthi footage of attack on Saudi border fabricated Arab Coalition Spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki said on Monday that Houthi footage claiming to show a major attack on Saudi forces near the border with Yemen is fabricated. When asked… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Sep 2019 Military Affairs: In the middle of the night in the village The 'Post’ joins IDF troops on a raid in the West Bank. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Military Affairs: In the middle of the night in the village Meet the Middle East
News 30 Sep 2019 Sensitive and strategic border crossing between Iraq-Syria opens That may lead to concerns that the crossing will be part of Iran’s “land bridge” stretching across Iraq into Syria and Lebanon which Iran uses to support its allies across… Meet the Middle East
News 27 Sep 2019 In Clashing Accounts, Trump and Rouhani Explain Why U.N. Meeting Fell Through President Hassan Rouhani of Iran told reporters that President Trump had offered to lift sanctions in order to talk. He declined, he said, “because they were not the kind of… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Sep 2019 U.S. House impeachment inquiry to intensify; Trump remains defiant Democrats accuse Trump of pressuring a vulnerable U.S. ally to get dirt on a rival for personal political gain. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: U.S. House impeachment inquiry to intensify;… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Sep 2019 Ethiopian Jews: Next Year in Jerusalem! Katsof said that the message of those still in Ethiopia to the Israeli government is clear: “Bring us home." Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Ethiopian Jews: Next Year in Jerusalem! Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Erdogan pushes Syrian safe zone at UN As many as three million refugees could be settled in northeast Syria if Turkey establishes a buffer zone along its border, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told world leaders at the… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Does Russia benefit from attack on Saudi oil facility? The attacks on Saudi oil production facilities may bring Russia some short-term benefits, but the picture becomes more complicated in the long run. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Does Russia… Meet the Middle East
News 30 Sep 2019 Saudi Arabia’s MBS talks Khashoggi, Yemen, Iran and women rights He also said that no journalist is a threat to Saudi Arabia, and that on the contrary, what happened to Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist, is the real threat to the… Meet the Middle East