News 31 Dec 1969 Powerful Shiite trio agrees on Iraqi prime minister candidate A Beirut meetup of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, Hezbollah's Hassan Nasrallah and Iran's Quds Force leader Qasem Soleimani appears to have produced a compromise candidate for Iraq's next prime… Meet the Middle East
News 02 Oct 2018 Gaza border towns honor Christian group for support in face of terror A special ceremony honoring the pro-Israel Christian organization was held in Kibbutz Magen, hosted by Mayor Gadi Yarkoni and the Eshkol Regional Council. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Gaza border… Meet the Middle East
News 26 Sep 2018 FSA factions prevent people from going to regime-held areas The local councils in the Euphrates Shield area in Aleppo’s countryside issued successive decisions banning citizens from traveling to areas under the regime’s control, for fear that the regime might… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Turkey, Germany try to turn new page in name of mutual interests The atmosphere is positive going into the Turkish president's visit to Berlin, though the path to fully normalized Turkish-German ties remains strewn with pitfalls. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Turkey,… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Turkey convicts Briton who fought against IS in Syria It's unclear whether the British government will be able to help one of its citizens in Turkey who is appealing his conviction there for allegedly being involved in terrorism. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Sep 2018 What’s behind Netanyahu’s absence from UNESCO conference? The announcement of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejecting the invitation to a UNESCO conference sends a clear message: Israel will indeed quit the agency by the end of 2018. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 28 Sep 2018 Abbas’ UN speech draws deeper wedge between Palestinians Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip were deeply divided over President Mahmoud Abbas’ address to the UN General Assembly meeting, as Hamas and Fatah exchange attacks in the… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Pushing multilateralism, Iran hosts regional security conference Iran hosted its first Regional Security Dialogue with senior security officials from China, India, Russia and Afghanistan as the Iranian media touts a positive UN General Assembly gathering for Tehran.… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Congress warns of mission creep in Syria Lawmakers ripped into Pentagon officials after the Trump administration suggested it would keep US troops in Syria to counter Iran’s presence in the war-torn country. Source: Al Monitor Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 29 Sep 2018 Fifty million Facebook accounts exposed Vulnerability put 50m users at risk, Facebook logs out accounts as security measure Source: ITP.net Full Article: Fifty million Facebook accounts exposed Meet the Middle East
