Middle East Experience

Lebanese security forces stood by last night as members of the parliamentary police and unidentified men armed with batons launched a brutal attack against relatives of the Beirut port explosion victims, who were holding an overnight sit-in ahead of a key parliamentary session on the investigation, said Amnesty International..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanon: Vicious assault against families of Beirut blast victims

A dangerous heatwave is sweeping across the Mediterranean, the latest in a series of recent extreme weather events that underscore the real-world impacts of climate change.The Italian island of Sicily may have smashed continental Europe’s heat record when thermometers hit 48.8 degrees Celsius (119.8 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday. While residents in the region are used to warm weather this time of year, authorities across the Mediterranean are warning their populations to take precautions as temperatures soar above 100°F.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The severe heat comes just days after the world’s top climate scientists said in a landmark report that the past decade was most likely hotter than any period in the last 125,000 years and that global temperatures will only keep rising without drastic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.Researchers found that climate change has caused heatwaves to become more frequent and intense across the world, leading to the deaths of vulnerable people who don’t have access to proper protection. Heat can be particularly dangerous for children and the elderly.“This is the Mediterranean, so summers are hot and dry, but this is unusually intense, said Bob Stefanski, head of applied climate services at the World Meteorological Organization. “It’s a taste of things to come. The weather system that’s causing the heat is set to most greatly impact central and southern Spain, southern Italy, Greece, the Balkans and western Turkey,” he said.In Tunisia, the temperature in the capital Tunis hit a record 48.9° C on Tuesday, breaking the previous record set in 1982, according to Mehrez Ghannouchi, a forecaster at Tunisia’s Institut National de la Meteorologie. Kairouan, another city located south of the capital, recorded a record-breaking 49°C on Wednesday.There’s a risk the temperatures could worsen fires that have been raging in Greece in recent days. “The heatwave will exacerbate and dry out and make the fire danger much greater, Stefanski said.There should be some relief next week with temperatures forecast to dip. Still, as burning fossil fuels continue to play a major role in the world’s energy system, scientists predict that such heatwaves will become more common in the future.Read more: Algeria probes crowd lynching, setting fire of arson suspect Jamal Ben IsmailUAE provides urgent aid to Greece amid catastrophic wildfiresIn pictures: Deadly wildfires rage around the world amid worsening climate crises
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Heatwave sweeping Mediterranean latest sign of climate change impacts

Orally available antiviral drug candidate Molnupiravir has the potential to prevent hospitalization if it is given to mild or moderate patients.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israeli research shows US drug can stop progress of COVID-19

Bank Audi said that Lebanon still has a chance to restore the Lebanese pound provided that a Cabinet committed to economic and financial reforms is formed very soon..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Bank Audi: Regained political confidence can help stabilize Lebanese pound

DNA analysis found that whoever was buried could have had XXY chromosomes, meaning a mix of male and female chromosomes, which some may have called or identified as non-binary.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Medieval warrior woman buried in Finland may have been non-binary - study

Former MK Izhar Shay analyzes Bennett’s tricks and shticks about the handling of public policy during the latest coronavirus wave.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Ex-minister: Bennett speaks of 'Delta' to confuse public of new virus

Smart choices to make the most of your space..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Easy tips to decorate your studio apartment

Lebanon recorded 1,817 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Thursday, as a top expert warned that battered hospitals would not soon be able to cope with a recent spike in infections..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: 'Lord have mercy on us': Lebanese expert in COVID-19 spike warning

Earlier, Lapid dedicated the Israeli Liaison office in Rabat
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel, Morocco to open embassies in two months, Lapid says

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement that he urged Poland's President Duda not to sign the bill into law but rather refer the bill to Poland’s constitutional tribunal.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel, US coordinating response to Polish anti-restitution law