Middle East Experience

Dr. Arieh Avi believes his "Rapeh" Party can cross the threshold in Israel's next election.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Anti-vaccination coercion doctor launches party to ‘heal’ Israel

Trump will remain suspended while the board, a recently created body that can overrule the company's decisions on content, reviews the decision.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Facebook's oversight board to decide if Trump should stay suspended

The experts recommended that allergy sufferers do get vaccinated following the ministry’s guidelines.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: COVID-19 vaccine: No increased risk for allergy sufferers – doctors

Facilities include Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Netanya’s Laniado Medical Center, Bnei Brak’s Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center and three hospitals in Nazareth.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Some hospitals to stop receiving ambulances due to financial woes

Israel’s ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan will start serving today also as the country’s ambassador to the US.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israel’s UN envoy takes second role as ambassador to US

Rights group B'Tselem was banned from schools after saying that Israel is an apartheid regime..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Israeli school principal faces hearing after inviting human rights group for talk

Saudi Arabia will open its embassy in Doha within “days,” Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan told Al Arabiya Thursday.- Developing
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Saudi Embassy in Doha to open within ‘days,’ says Prince Faisal bin Farhan

It is unclear who was behind the twin attacks in a crowded part of Baghdad. Such incidents are less common in the Iraqi capital than they were in years prior.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Dozens killed in Baghdad suicide bombings

ISIS has blown up a roadside bomb in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula, killing one member of Egypt’s security forces and wounding three others, medical and security officials said late Thursday.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The explosion at dawn Thursday was triggered by a remote-controlled device that targeted an armored vehicle. It was carrying forces on a patrol mission along the Mediterranean coast of the town of Sheikh Zuweid, said the officials, who asked to remain anonymous because they were not authorized to brief the media.ISIS has posted a statement on a militant-affiliated website claiming responsibility for the attack.Egypt has been battling ISIS-led insurgency in the Sinai that intensified after the military overthrew an extremist president in 2013. The militants have carried out scores of attacks, mainly targeting security forces and minority Christians.The conflict in Sinai has largely taken place out of public view, with journalists and outside observers barred from the area. The fighting has so far not expanded into the southern end of the peninsula, where popular Red Sea tourist resorts are located.In February 2018, the military launched a massive operation in Sinai that also encompassed parts of the Nile Delta and deserts along the country’s western border with Libya. Since then, the pace of ISIS attacks in Sinai’s north has diminished.Read more:Explosion hits gas pipeline in Egypt's North Sinai regionThree security forces killed in Sinai bombing: Egypt officialsEgypt army says 40 militants killed in Sinai since September
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: ISIS bombing kills police officer, wounds three others in Sinai: Egypt officials

The UAE sets a record with 3,552 new COVID-19 cases confirmed over the past 24 hours, according to the NCEMA.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section. The total number of cases increased to 270,810 on Friday while the recoveries totaled 243,267 after 3,945 individuals recovered.The death toll remains relatively low at 776 as of January 22, with 10 new fatalities reported since yesterday.Despite a drastic spike in new coronavirus cases in recent weeks, health authorities continue with the country’s vaccination plan to vaccinate 50 percent of the population by March.The UAE first approved the Sinopharm vaccine developed by China's National Pharmaceutical Group and has been using it throughout the country. The emirate of Dubai approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine which is available to those with pre-existing conditions frontline workers. Authorities on Thursday approved Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the county’s NCEMA announced.“After the results of its effectiveness, and in triggering a strong antibody response against #Covid19 virus, #UAE approves Russia’s Sputnik vaccine for emergency use,” the NCEMA said in a tweet.Read more:UAE approves Russia’s Sputnik COVID-19 vaccine for emergency useSaudi Arabia reschedules COVID-19 vaccinations amid Pfizer delayDubai suspends live entertainment permits as COVID-19 cases surge
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: UAE sets record with 3,552 new COVID-19 cases