Middle East Experience

Petition runs in parallel to request to reveal Ben-Gurion 'exceptions' decisions
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: NGO to High Court: Let all Israelis who want to vote into the country

If successful, the new protocol could become a new global standard for travel in the coronavirus era.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: El Al launches new coronavirus flight testing system

Families of the three Israeli youths kidnapped and killed in 2014 wonder why the ICC would not start with an investigation into these murders.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: For Israelis, ICC decision hypocritical, politicized

Confusion reigns in Ankara on how to manage the S-400 crisis, as pressure to satisfy Moscow along with Washington makes it a tall, if not impossible, order.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Is Ankara on mission impossible over S-400 conundrum?

Saudi Arabia’s media has highlighted that US politicians are concerned a lack of response from the White House may be emboldening the Iranian-backed Houthis.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Latest Houthi attack shows reach of Iran’s power

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are only around 95% effective, that means that 5% of people are prone to contracting coronavirus even after they are fully vaccinated.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: I was fully vaccinated and still caught corona - here’s why

Those who haven't responded positively to accepted treatments have long been turning to medical cannabis for symptomatic relief.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Cannabis linked to decreased pain in colitis patients - study

The rival powers are eyeing the fledgling democracy for a leg up on influence in East Africa
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Sudan welcomes US, Russian navy ships amid strategic competition

The Dutch government postponed a trade mission in Qatar after a report on thousands of workers dying there since the country was awarded the 2022 World Cup.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: The Netherlands puts Qatar trade event on hold over foreign workers' deaths

Saudi Arabia will provide coronavirus vaccines in pharmacies around the Kingdom for free, the country’s Minister of Health Dr. Tawfik al-Rabiah told Al Arabiya on Wednesday.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.This comes as part of efforts to expand the ongoing inoculation campaign and facilitate access to vaccine sites, he added.Over 100 vaccine centers have opened around the country since Saudi Arabia began its nationwide vaccination campaign on December 17, the ministry said on Tuesday.Several universities across Saudi Arabia are preparing to open coronavirus vaccination centers as part of efforts to support the Kingdom’s inoculation drive, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported last weekVaccines will be available at the universities for faculty members and their family members, as well as the general public.The doses will be given to people according to priority and age group, and as per the approved electronic systems.Citizens and expatriates who have valid national IDs and residency permits are illegible to receive the vaccines and can register to receive the dose on the “Sehaty” application.The ministry has urged all members of the public to register for one of the vaccines, if they meet the health requirements to receive a dose, and assured them that there have been no reports of side effects.Saudi Arabia has so far reported 378,002 confirmed cases of the coronavirus and 6,505 COVID-19 deaths.Read more:Universities across Saudi Arabia open COVID-19 vaccine centers Coronavirus: Where to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabian university begins first phase of COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Saudi Arabia to provide free COVID-19 vaccines in pharmacies: Health minister