News 03 Sep 2019 How much are Palestinians paying for 'peace' with Israel? After receiving another big batch of financial aid from Qatar, some Palestinians are wondering what the on-again, off-again truce with Israel is really costing them. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 03 Sep 2019 Iranian tanker Adrian Darya 1 goes dark off Syria The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 at the center of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers appears to have turned off its transponder in the Mediterranean west of… Meet the Middle East
News 03 Sep 2019 IDF spokesman's deceit about effects of Hezbollah attack costs Israel credibility The IDF spokesman told a bald lie, then mumbled, then denied, and within a short time had to admit to the failure of his maneuver to outwit Hezbollah. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 03 Sep 2019 Egypt’s rate cut to boost property, gold and stock markets Egypt’s central bank recently slashed key interest rates by 1.5%, triggering public concerns about a possible depreciation of the local currency. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Egypt’s rate cut to… Meet the Middle East
News 03 Sep 2019 Royal Saudi Air Defense intercepts three ballistic missiles over Najran Saudi Arabia's air defense forces intercepted on Tuesday three ballistic missiles over the Kingdom's city of Najran near the border with Yemen, sources told Al Arabiya. Photos supplied to Al… Meet the Middle East
News 03 Sep 2019 Iranian army general: We will continue to conduct secret military missions The Iranian army has recently conducted secret missions and will continue to do so, the commander of the Iranian army Maj. Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi said on Tuesday, reported the semi-official… Meet the Middle East
News 03 Sep 2019 Syrian pistachio farmers watch crops wither as Turks fire on border region Turkish gunfire is preventing pistachio growers in the border areas of Kobani and Manbij from harvesting their crops. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Syrian pistachio farmers watch crops wither as… Meet the Middle East
News 03 Sep 2019 Sudan's PM chooses 14 members of first cabinet since al-Bashir's fall Sudan’s prime minister has approved 14 members of his cabinet, the first to be appointed since the fall of long-term leader Omar al-Bashir in April, a source said on Tuesday.… Meet the Middle East
News 03 Sep 2019 Iran says it is able to resume production of 20% enriched uranium in 2 days Iran is capable of resuming production of 20% enriched uranium within two days, the spokesman of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi said on Tuesday.. Source: Albawaba… Meet the Middle East
News 03 Sep 2019 Labor ministry closes 30 shops in Beirut's southern suburbs The Labor Ministry closed down 30 shops in the Hamidiya market in Beirut’s southern suburbs Tuesday as part of its crackdown on undocumented foreign labor, a statement from the ministry… Meet the Middle East