Middle East Experience

Titled "NO FEAR: A rally in solidarity with the Jewish people," the rally will feature prominent activists, leaders, elected officials and victims of antisemitic attacks.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hundreds to rally outside US Capitol to protest antisemitism

"You have repeatedly sought to find the path to unity with the understanding that internal struggles are hurting Israeli society," Defense Minister Benny Gantz told the outgoing president.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel's defense establishment bids farewell to President Rivlin

French-Lebanese trumpeter Ibrahim Maalouf gave back-to-back shows at the Montreux Jazz Festival on Monday night, performing on a floating stage built specially on Lake Geneva for a limited number of fans with a COVID 19-free certificate..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Ibrahim Maalouf plays ‘Beirut’ at Montreux Jazz Festival

“Was there a need to publicize it? Maybe we could have held onto the information and revealed it a little bit at a time, drawn out over several years."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Should Israel have seized Iran's nuclear archive? - ex-Mossad official

The current number of new virus carriers marks a significant increase compared to the 10-20 new cases identified daily at the beginning of June.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: COVID: Cabinet meets on new measures as Israel registers 501 new cases

Lebanon recorded 294 coronavirus cases and two deaths in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry reported Tuesday, the highest number of infections in five weeks as health experts warn of an impending rise in cases from the Delta variant..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanon registers highest number of virus cases in 5 weeks

Fulfilling his long-time presidential ambition – with more votes than any previous president – he is the country's first direct second-generation one and the second to emerge from the Jewish Agency.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Isaac Herzog, Israel's 11th president: ambition fulfilled, plan in hand

Dubai International Airport’s Terminal 1 and Concourse D welcomed its first passengers on Thursday morning with the arrival of flynas flight XY201 from the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. It comes after a 15-month temporary closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The $1.2 billion Concourse D opened in February 2016 as the home terminal of DXB's 65 plus international carriers and is linked to Terminal one by an airport train.The reopening of the facility will see the phased return of carriers over the next few days from Terminals 2 and 3, as the hub prepares for an anticipated increase in traffic during the summer holidays. The facility provides services for more than 18 million passengers annually.The facilities were closed on March 25, 2020 following the partial suspension of operations at DXB as part of the measures to control the spread of Covid-19.Read more:Germany calls for tougher EU travel rules to fight COVID-19 delta variant Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine highly effective against Delta variantRussia to summon British envoy to foreign ministry on Thursday
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Dubai Airport’s Terminal 1 reopens, welcomes first passengers in 15 months

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday a British warship was acting legally in international waters after a confrontation with the Russian military off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea.For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“I think it was wholly appropriate to use international waters,” Johnson told reporters. “The important point is that we don’t recognize the Russian annexation of Crimea.”Russian responseRussia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that an incident with a British warship could have serious consequences and that the Black Sea region was becoming an area of military confrontation, the Interfax and RIA news agencies reported.Russia accused Britain on Thursday of spreading lies over a warship confrontation in the Black Sea and warned London that it would respond resolutely to any further provocative actions by the British navy off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea. Russian forces fire warning shots at British Navy ship in Black Sea, UK denies itBritain’s ambassador will be summoned to the Russian foreign ministry on Thursday, the ministry’s spokeswoman said, after an incident in which Russia said it fired warning shots at a British destroyer in the Black Sea.Read more:Russia to summon British envoy to foreign ministry on ThursdayRussian forces fire warning shots at British Navy ship in Black Sea, UK denies it
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: UK PM Johnson says British warship was acting legally

Saudi Arabia on Thursday reported 1,255 new coronavirus cases and 14 deaths, bringing the total number of cases to 479,390, and the death toll to 7,730, according to the Ministry of Health.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.The number of recoveries rose by 1,247 to 460,338.The Kingdom has announced it has inoculated at least 70 percent of its adult population, with more than 16.8 million COVID-19 first doses administered, adding that it will launch the next campaign for second doses for those aged 50 and above.Saudi Arabia’s government has “devoted all its efforts” to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kingdom’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed al-Khuraiji said, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported Wednesday.Read more:Saudi Arabia devoted all its efforts to confront COVID-19: Deputy FMSaudi Arabia inoculates more than 70 pct of adult population with COVID-19 first doseSaudi Arabia adopts possibility of taking different COVID-19 vaccinations for doses
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Saudi Arabia logs 1,255 COVID-19 cases, 14 deaths