Middle East Experience

Critics accuse Hamas of attempting to roll back women's rights..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Hamas court rules women need male guardian to travel outside Gaza Strip

In recent years, Talpiot has evolved from a drab industrial zone to one of the city's employment, tech and culture centers, and students and young families have been moving in.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Jerusalem approves massive master plan for Talpiot

Demonstrators shouted slogans against the military and the current president in the massive rally in Kherrata, where Hirak protests first broke out in 2019..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Thousands of Algerians rally ahead of Hirak protests anniversary

Netanyahu had declared the ICC decision “pure antisemitism,” adding that he viewed the institution as being politicized in the strongest terms.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: ICC tries to insert wedge between Israel and its allies

To date, in only between 1% and 3% of cases has a pregnant mom directly passed on the virus to her baby.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Coronavirus: 25-week-old fetus dies of COVID-19 in Israel

Theodore Slazzen was jabbed at a Leumit Health Services clinic in Jerusalem, where he was met by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Coronavirus vaccination: Four millionth Israeli gets the jab

"I came today to get vaccinated and I tell everyone to come and get the shot so that we can keep our health better," Iman Dasui, a 60-year-old teacher said. "There is also knafeh here."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: A slice and a shot: Tel Aviv pushes COVID-19 vaccine with free food

A total of 17 cases attributed to the UK strain have been detected, mostly across Qazvin province, as other areas are also grappling with a new peak in overall COVID-19 infections and mortalities.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran reports growing infections from UK coronavirus variant

Bahrain has launched a digital COVID-19 vaccine passport for citizens and residents who have received the dose – one of the first countries in the world to do so.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.The BeAware app enables individual to show their immunity status two weeks after receiving both doses of a coronavirus vaccine, when antibodies against the disease have started developing, the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported.Once a person has received both their doses, the app will display a “COVID-19 Vaccinated” shield accompanied by an official certificate that details their name, date of birth, nationality, and when each dose was received, BNA said. “The move comes as the International Monetary Fund released new figures projecting Bahrain’s economy will grow by 3.3 percent in 2021, driven by its quick policy response to minimize the impact of the pandemic. This has included rapid and widespread access to vaccinations and salary subsidies,” the government said in a statement.Authorities will also be able to verify the validity of the certificate by scanning the QR code on the app that is linked to a national vaccine register.Citizens and residents will only be vaccine certified if they received two doses of a vaccine with a 21-day period between each.Bahrain has authorized the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine, the American Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine, the British AstraZeneca-Oxford, and the Russian Sputnik V vaccine.Read more:Bahrain approves Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use: State TVBahrain’s door-to-door vaccination campaign: All you need to know
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Bahrain launches digital COVID-19 vaccine passport

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says he will urge the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution calling for cease-fires in conflict zones to allow the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines.Britain holds the council presidency this month and Raab is chairing a virtual high-level meeting of the UN’s most powerful body on the problem of ensuring access to vaccines in conflict areas on Wednesday. Diplomats said 11 foreign ministers are expected to speak, including US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.Britain says more than 160 million people are at risk of being excluded from coronavirus vaccinations because they live in countries engulfed in conflict and instability including Yemen, Syria, South Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia.“Global vaccination coverage is essential to beating coronavirus,” Raab said ahead of the meeting. “That is why the UK is calling for a vaccination cease-fire to allow COVID-19 vaccines to reach people living in conflict zones and for a greater global team effort to deliver equitable access.”British UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward stressed that it is in all countries’ interests to ensure that people in hostile areas and vulnerable situations are vaccinated because “no one is safe until everyone is safe.”Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday that Mexico will stress the importance of equal access for all countries to COVID-19 vaccines at the council meeting.He was sharply critical that countries that produce the vaccine have high vaccination rates while Latin American countries have problems obtaining doses.Read more:Coronavirus deaths among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon much higher than othersGaza’s first COVID-19 vaccine shipment on the way after Israeli approval: Officials Hamas blasts Israel over blocking COVID-19 vaccines to Gaza
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: UK to urge ceasefires in conflict zones in bid to enable COVID-19 vaccinations