Middle East Experience

Masks are no longer required while exercising outdoors or at public beaches and swimming pools, Emirati health authorities announced Wednesday.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: UAE relaxes mask rules as COVID-19 cases decline

Here’s Farah AlSharif with the stories making headlines on #TheRoundUp this Wednesday: 🇺🇳 Sheikh Tamim gives speech at UN General Assembly 🇸🇩 Qatar denounces Sudan failed coup attempt 🍔 McDonald’s gets rid of plastic Happy Meal toys 🎤 Qatar ‘in talks’ with ABBA to perform in Doha..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: The Round Up | 22 September 2021 – Doha News | Qatar

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday cut the number of places where face masks must be worn as Dubai gears up to open the Expo 2020..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: UAE eases COVID-19 face mask rules ahead of Expo 2020

Hammour House will allow Expo visitors to be part of a global sustainability movement..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Expo 2020 Dubai: A glimpse into an art celebration of marine life in UAE

World Health Organization highlights key guidelines for prevention of fatal air pollution.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: How can the world save millions of lives from air pollution?

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose ruling AK Party is rooted in political Islam, has overturned decades-old restrictions imposed on religion by modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, placing Islam centre-stage in political life..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Erdogan uses religion to boost waning support among voters

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who is expected to address the UNGA next week, has been blunt that he does not support Palestinian statehood and has no intention to enter into negotiations.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: King Abdullah: Status quo in Israeli-Palestinian conflict unsustainable

While the Egyptian government says the historic initiative is a good faith effort to set a path forward, critics say the strategy is primarily designed to quiet international critics.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egypt announces human rights strategy to mixed reviews

93% of new cases of coronavirus in Israel are from among the unvaccinated population or had received the vaccination jabbed 6 months earlier.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: COVID: Bennett vows to continue ‘calculated risk’ plan with schools

22 September 1923: The English Egyptologist explains to a London audience how he and Lord Carnarvon made the historic find..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Howard Carter gives a talk about his discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb – archive, 22 Sept 1923