Middle East Experience

Nine injuries have so far been reported, and in one video a man could be seen being carried off by Red Crescent volunteers.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Temple Mount: Clashes break out between Israeli police, Palestinians

The character of Jerusalem’s SlutWalk is influenced by the diversity of the city.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Jerusalem SlutWalk: Hundreds march to protest rape culture

Political tensions have not subsided after Tunisian President Kais Saied called earlier this week for a dialogue between the main actors in the country about legal and constitutional reforms..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Kais Saied’s call for dialogue fails to lower tensions in Tunisia

Paris wants out of the quagmire. Biden’s not offering any lifelines..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Washington Scrambles France’s Mali Exit Strategy

The UAE has seen a fresh surge in Covid cases since the Eid-Al-Fitr holidays..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Covid-19: Doctors urge UAE residents against summer break, Eid Al Adha gatherings

Lebanon registers 168 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths in last 24 hours..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanon registers 168 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths in last 24 hours

Jordan’s King Abdullah has formed a committee to revise two main pieces of legislation related to the political life in the kingdom, but activists are skeptical about the prospects for change.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: King appoints new commission for political reform in Jordan

The PA said Friday that it wouldn't accept the Pfizer vaccines provided by Israel because the doses were too close to expiring.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Palestinian Authority calls off vaccine deal with Israel

Egypt and Sudan mobilize Arab support in anticipation of reinternationalizing the GERD issue at the UN Security Council.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Cairo, Khartoum take Nile dam issue to UN Security Council

The United Arab Emirates recorded 2,109 new coronavirus infections, 2,075 recoveries and five deaths in 24 hours, the country’s National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) reported on Saturday.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.Health authorities conducted 267,968 COVID-19 tests to determine Saturday’s numbers which indicated an increase from Friday’s 1,942 cases.The UAE’s death toll has now mounted to 1,752 and total active cases currently sit at 19,192, according to NCEMA. Total recorded cases since the pandemic’s onset in 2020 rose to 610,179 and total recoveries increased to 589,235.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The country has been leading one of the world’s fastest vaccination campaigns, with over 14.2 million doses already administered and more than two-thirds of the population inoculated against the virus.According to COVID-19 data from Reuters, the UAE last week averaged at about 73,429 vaccine doses administered per day, indicating that if the country were to continue to vaccinate at this rate, it would take a further 27 days to administer enough doses to inoculate another 10 percent of the population.There has been an overall rise in daily recorded cases since Eid al-Fitr in May due to failure to adhere to safety protocols such as social distancing, holding large gatherings and wearing face masks, NCEMA reported on Tuesday.“The virus variants are continuously monitored to identify the latest developments and their impact on the efficiency of the vaccinations,” NCEMA tweeted on Tuesday. “The variants pose a high risk for society, especially vaccinated people. Therefore, we call upon the unvaccinated people to take the vaccines.”Read more:UAE records 1,942 new COVID-19 cases, six deaths in 24 hoursAbu Dhabi suspends Alhosn app for COVID-19 vaccine pass due to technical issuesChildren of Abu Dhabi ruling family part of UAE vaccine trial for adolescents
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: UAE records 2,109 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths