News 01 Jul 2019 Baghdad cabbies struggle with change as Green Zone opens up Baghdad's taxi drivers face new challenges with the reopening of the Green Zone having to compete with ride share apps and helicopter and river transport services. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 01 Jul 2019 There is no room left for Erdogan in Sudan turmoil Sudan’s international failures have provided Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan several opportunities, but now some of the moves are likely to generate significant costs for Turkey. Source: Al Monitor Full… Meet the Middle East
News 03 Jul 2019 Militants step up Sinai strikes on security personnel, civilians Theories about the motivation behind an escalation of attacks in the Sinai peninsula say that terrorists could be aiming to distort Egypt’s image abroad — especially in light of an… Meet the Middle East
News 03 Jul 2019 Palestinians elect first female head of village in Jenin The election of a woman as head of the al-Judeida village council in the West Bank governorate of Jenin shed light on the inequalities between genders in leadership positions in… Meet the Middle East
News 03 Jul 2019 Is Iran bargaining chip for Russia in relations with the US? Russia has a lot less incentives to bargain over Iran than the United States believes. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Is Iran bargaining chip for Russia in relations with the… Meet the Middle East
News 05 Jul 2019 Houthis taking battle to Saudis with upgraded weapons cache It's unclear whether Iran is providing weapons to the Houthis in Yemen, but whatever the source, the rebels are making good use of bomb-laden drones and even missiles. Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jul 2019 Iranian cleric: Britain should ‘fear’ Tehran’s reaction to tanker seizure An Iranian cleric and member of Iran’s Assembly of Experts, Mohammad Ali Mousavi Jazayeri, warned Britain on Saturday of Iran’s “retaliatory actions,” following the seizure of Source: Al Arabiya Full… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jul 2019 Iranian official: Iran will punish Britain for detaining tanker Iran “will certainly punish the English,” an Iranian parliamentary official warned on Saturday, adding that Britain was “deceived” by the US, following the seizure of an Source: Al Arabiya Full… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jul 2019 Iran dismisses reports about seizure of a British oil tanker in Gulf Iran has dismissed as “fabricated” reports of the seizure of a British oil tanker in the Gulf, Iran’s IRIB news agency quoted unnamed sources as saying. On Twitter, some reports… Meet the Middle East
News 06 Jul 2019 Iran to announce more reductions to nuclear deal commitments Iran’s senior nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi will announce more reductions to nuclear deal commitments in a news conference on Sunday, Fars News Agency reporte, as Tehran says European Source: Al… Meet the Middle East
