Middle East Experience

Security officials tie the escalation to the event in Jerusalem * Kohavi pushes off trip to the US
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Gantz: If quiet is not kept, Gaza will suffer

Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush has called for the withdrawal of Turkish troops from her country but a senior Libyan official said this was outside her remit..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Libyan FM insists on Turkish withdrawal amid opposition from government advisor

In a statement, the PA leadership condemned the “incitement to kill Arabs by settlers and far-Right groups who are protected by the Israeli army and police.”
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Palestinians: Israel responsible for Jerusalem violence

The Palestinian factions are already competing for the title of the best “defenders of Jerusalem and the al-Aqsa Mosque” against alleged Israeli efforts to “Judaize” the city.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Fatah, Hamas use Jerusalem unrest to deflect attention from own problems

"The American people honor all those Armenians who perished in the genocide that began 106 years ago today," Biden said in a statement.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Joe Biden recognizes 1915 massacres as Armenian Genocide

It is unclear how the Chinese vaccines will be distributed. The delivery comes a few days after more than 200,00 jabs were delivered to Syria through the UN's COVAX initiative..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: A 'gift' to Damascus: 150,000 Covid-19 Chinese vaccines

Jamal Gorchene, who stabbed a police worker to death near Paris, was described by one cousin as a quiet, reserved person who 'did not have much to do with religion'..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Shock in hometown of Tunisian suspect in France attack

A group of 21 senators called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to tie funding to UNRWA, the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, to "much-needed and meaningful reforms."
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Senate Republicans: condition aid to Palestinian refugee agency on reforms

The new deputy commander of Iran's elite Quds Force claimed Israel will soon "collapse" as Iranian-Israeli tensions continue to rise.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iranian military leader threatens Israel following missile strike from Syria

Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have confirmed that they have administered more than ten million COVID-19 doses since beginning a coronavirus vaccination drive, according to state news agency WAM.The UAE’s Ministry of Health and Prevention said that the milestone was a significant step in the country’s goal to achieve herd immunity. It said the number of doses administered also highlighted confidence among residents and citizens of the UAE in COVID-19 vaccines.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.“This achievement is the outcome of the vision and directives of the country’s leadership and the significant efforts of the health sector and all front-line defenders to protect the community’s health and safety,” the Minister of Health and Prevention, Dr Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad bin Nasser al-Owais, said.The country has so far approved the Sputnik V, AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Sinopharm vaccines.Earlier this year authorities announced that a new factory in Abu Dhabi will start manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine from Chinese pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm later this year under a joint venture between Sinopharm and Abu Dhabi-based technology company Group 42 (G42).The plant, which is being built in the Khalifa Industrial Zone of Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), will have a production capacity of 200 million doses a year“The four types of vaccines are being distributed for free to all segments of the community and in all areas of the country, and they are safe and highly efficient,” added the minister.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, chairman of the National COVID-19 Crisis Recovery Management and Governance Committee, said the cooperation and support of UAE residents and citizens had helped the country real the milestone.On Thursday, the UAE’s national Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) announced it has recorded 2,081 new COVID-19 cases and four deaths in the previous 24 hours.On Wednesday, the government announced that over 65 percent of those eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine in the UAE have been fully immunized.Read more:UAE records 2,081 new COVID-19 cases, four deathsUAE suspends all flights from India due to coronavirus surgeOver 65 pct of eligible UAE population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: UAE surpasses 10 million COVID-19 vaccine doses