News 26 May 2023 Egypt defers payments for wheat imports amid dollar crunch Four grain traders told Reuters on condition of anonymity that delays in payments for state-purchased wheat, considered a top priority commodity, were unprecedented as they were stretching to months.. Source:… Meet the Middle East
News 26 May 2023 As drought withers Tunisian fields, state feels financial pinch Tunisia must this year import 95% of its grains, the agriculture ministry said. The average grains harvest over the past decade has been 1.5 million tonnes compared to consumption of… Meet the Middle East
News 26 May 2023 Turkey kicks off Syria housing project for returning refugees ahead of vote Anti-refugee sentiments have been running high in Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has hardened his once-accepting stance towards people displaced by war as he fights for re-election in a… Meet the Middle East
News 26 May 2023 Belgian Aid Worker and Iranian Diplomat Freed in Prisoner Swap The aid worker, Olivier Vandecasteele, had been sentenced to 40 years in prison for spying. The former diplomat was convicted of plotting a 2018 bomb attack.. Source: Albawaba Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 26 May 2023 WWII unexploded bomb found in Polish city, 2,500 residents evacuated The bomb weighed 550 pounds and was a German SC-250 aerial bomb. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: WWII unexploded bomb found in Polish city, 2,500 residents evacuated Meet the Middle East
News 26 May 2023 Madeleine McCann disappearance: Portuguese police find 'relevant clue' in dig Portuguese police searched a reservoir for three days after reports that a person of interest in the case was there days after McCann went missing. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article:… Meet the Middle East
News 26 May 2023 Manhattan DA must hand over documents to JPMorgan for lawsuit over Epstein ties JPMorgan is being sued by a woman who said she was abused by Epstein, and accused the largest US bank of enabling his sex trafficking by keeping him as a… Meet the Middle East
News 26 May 2023 Nine-year-old injured in Kochav Ya’acov, IDF rule out terrorist infiltration The girl was injured after being hit with a stray bullet. Source: Jerusalem Post Full Article: Nine-year-old injured in Kochav Ya’acov, IDF rule out terrorist infiltration Meet the Middle East
News 26 May 2023 Does Israel need an entity for dialogue with the Diaspora? DIASPORA AFFAIRS: Without an official mechanism of dialogue and possible influence between Israel and the Diaspora, we are going to continue to hear about tensions, gaps and divides. Source: Jerusalem… Meet the Middle East
News 27 May 2023 Iraq’s Kurdish government disrupts Sudan’s budget plans, opposes parliament changes Under the Iraqi constitution, the Kurdish region is entitled to a portion of the national budget. But the arrangement collapsed in 2014 when the Kurds began selling crude independently from… Meet the Middle East