News 19 Jul 2018 ADNOC awards $1.6bn deal to find new Abu Dhabi oil Abu Dhabi National Oil Company awards contracts for the world's largest 3D onshore and offshore seismic survey, covering an area up to 53,000 sq km Source: Arabian Business Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Jul 2018 Kids and adults ‘build the future’ at Lego Park in Holon This year’s theme was “building the city of the future.” Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Kids and adults ‘build the future’ at Lego Park in Holon Meet the Middle East
News 19 Jul 2018 Palestinians slam nation-state law as ‘racism, apartheid’ The Palestinian Authority's Information Ministry in Ramallah said that the nation-state law is a declaration of war on the Palestinians’ land, rights, identity, and language. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Jul 2018 Israel’s Zim joins global shipping alliance "The agreement will significantly improve our services on this important trade, where we remain a major player as part of our strategy,” said Eli Glickman, ZIM president and CEO. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Jul 2018 UK Labour MP calls Jeremy Corbyn ‘racist’ and ‘antisemite' In an opinion piece written for The Guardian on Wednesday, Hodge, who is Jewish and lost close relatives in the Holocaust, said that she “chose to confront Jeremy directly." Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 19 Jul 2018 Summer recess In light of these lamentable laws, we can only seek to be fair and laud our lawmakers for passing at least one good piece of legislation this week. Source: Jerusalem… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 What’s next for Syria after Helsinki summit? The meeting between the Russian and US presidents did as little for the Middle East as it possibly could, though the two leaders seemed to identify Syria as a good… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Child tragedies reignite death penalty calls in Turkey A string of cases in which missing children were found dead has reignited calls to reinstate the death penalty in Turkey, but some see political motives behind the outcry. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Erdogan wants more from Trump before Turkey will free pastor Though the US president's friendliness toward Turkey's in Brussels raised hopes for the release of an American pastor charged with espionage, a Turkish court denied an appeal to free Andrew… Meet the Middle East
News 31 Dec 1969 Congress calls on Trump to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan After President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, congressional Republicans are rallying around the Netanyahu government’s next big ask. Source: Al Monitor Full Article: Congress calls on Trump… Meet the Middle East