News 12 Sep 2019 Palestinians preparing for their day in court against Israel The Palestinian leadership is preparing briefs to present to the International Court of Arbitration in The Hague to address Israeli violations of the Paris Protocol, which governs their economic and… Meet the Middle East
News 12 Sep 2019 As pound improves, Egypt floats customs dollar rate The Egyptian Ministry of Finance recently floated the customs dollar rate, after having imposed a fixed rate in 2017 in an attempt to contain prices after floating the pound. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 17 Sep 2019 Is crisis looming within Egypt's oldest political party? Is the Wafd Party's decision to sack former party leader Al-Sayyid al-Badawi Shehata orchestrated by the regime of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi? Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Is crisis looming within… Meet the Middle East
News 17 Sep 2019 Iraqi journalists blacklist politicians who attack them Some Iraq journalists are forming a list that includes all officials who attack them to prepare the ground for legal action against them. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Iraqi journalists… Meet the Middle East
News 18 Sep 2019 Why Egypt's construction boom creates ghost towns Egyptian leaders from Anwar to Sisi have attempted — and failed — to build lavish cities to relocate dense urban populations. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Why Egypt's construction boom… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Sep 2019 Arab Coalition launches military operation north of Hodeidah in Yemen The Arab Coalition launched a military operation north of Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah against what it described as “legitimate military targets,” the coalition sources reported on Source: Al Arabiya… Meet the Middle East
News 20 Sep 2019 US military to present Trump with several options on Iran The Pentagon will present a broad range of military options to President Donald Trump on Friday as he considers how to respond to what administration officials say was an unprecedented… Meet the Middle East
News 20 Sep 2019 Trump says US has just sanctioned Iran's national bank The United States has imposed sanctions on Iran’s central bank, US President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House on Friday, nearly a week after attacks on oil facilities… Meet the Middle East
News 20 Sep 2019 Appeasement vs. incitement: two takeaways from the Israeli election “I want to lead Arab politics from a politics of protest to a politics of influence. We are 20% of Israel’s population, and we are needed to bring equality, democracy… Meet the Middle East
News 20 Sep 2019 Hezbollah says Iran would destroy Saudi Arabia in any war Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah also said new air defenses could not easily defend Saudi Arabia from the type of drones used in a Sept. 14 attacks on Saudi oil Source: Jerusalem… Meet the Middle East