News 15 May 2019 PA files 'indictment' in ICJ against U.S. over embassy move The “indictment” was submitted to the court by PA Foreign Minister Riad Malki on the first anniversary of the embassy relocation. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: PA files 'indictment' in… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Can Golan Heights' vultures be saved? Faced with poisoning by cattle breeders, the vultures of the Golan Heights are practically extinct, with only five still alive. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Can Golan Heights' vultures be… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Voters mysteriously added, subtracted for Istanbul election rerun While Ankara lawyers express their disappointment that the government rescinded the results of the Istanbul mayoral election, voters are mysteriously added to and subtracted from the electoral roll for the… Meet the Middle East
News 10 May 2019 Egypt takes further steps toward including informal businesses in its economy A mission of the IMF is currently visiting Egypt and is reviewing reports of the country’s economic performance as part of measures to include the shadow economy into its official… Meet the Middle East
News 10 May 2019 Hamas-Fatah standoff vexes Egypt as mediator Frustrated by the unwillingness of Hamas and Fatah to compromise, Egypt may be shifting its priority to first brokering a truce between Israel and Hamas. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 13 May 2019 NGO offers Lebanon taste of lionfish in effort to contain invasive species A Lebanese group is promoting the lionfish, a threat to the Mediterranean Sea ecosystem, as a tasty and profitable fishery. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: NGO offers Lebanon taste of… Meet the Middle East
News 15 May 2019 Lebanon’s president urges ‘sacrifice’ as budget cuts debated President Michel Aoun urged the Lebanese on Tuesday to end protests and make sacrifices to rescue the country from financial crisis as ministers debate a draft state budget expected to… Meet the Middle East
News 15 May 2019 US orders departure of ‘non-emergency government employees’ from Iraq The US has ordered the departure of ‘non-emergency US government employees’ from Iraq, the US Department of State said in a statement on Wednesday. Referring to the embassy and the… Meet the Middle East
News 15 May 2019 Iran halts some commitments under nuclear deal Iran has officially stopped some commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers following an order from its national security council, an informed official in the country's atomic energy… Meet the Middle East
News 15 May 2019 Saudi ambassador to UN: Kingdom remains committed to political efforts in Yemen Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UN Abdallah al-Mouallimi pledged the Kingdom’s continued support for political efforts in Yemen, despite the Houthis' recent attack on two Saudi Source: Al Arabiya Full… Meet the Middle East
