Middle East Experience

Aisha al-Jaedy explores the social complexities and challenges of growing up as a Muwalladin – Yemenis who are born to foreign parents..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Neither Yemeni nor foreign: Life as a Muwalladin of Hadramawt

But the Gulf state warns that some issues with its neighbour will take a..
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Full Article: UAE to restore Qatar trade and travel links 'within a week' after row ends

The IDF claims that the soldier who shot the Palestinian last week in a village near Hebron did so because he felt that his life was in danger.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: IDF: Soldier who shot Palestinian felt his life was in danger

Twitter Inc and Snap Inc also temporarily locked Trump's accounts on Wednesday.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Facebook, Instagram to block Trump's account for rest of his term

"I know that I am stepping into a complicated situation politically."
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Meet Ruth Wasserman Lande, Blue and White's new MK raised in Cape Town

With infections hitting record levels, Lebanon is entering a 25 day lockdown, to stop hospitals becoming overwhelmed..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanon begins new lockdown amid surge in coronavirus cases

Traditional authentication methods leave users vulnerable to ID theft and security breaches, Intel said, leading companies to pursue facial authentication technology for higher security standards.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Intel's new facial recognition system for ATMs is made in Israel

American democracy is less envied now in Israel
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Why the coup in Washington could not happen in Jerusalem - analysis

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei banned on Friday the import of COVID-19 vaccines from the US and the UK.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus section.“The import of American and British vaccines is prohibited,” Khamenei said in a televised speech.He also said he does not trust the two countries, adding: “Sometimes they want to try the vaccine on other nations.”“If the Americans could produce a vaccine, they would not be in the state they are currently in. They would not be recording 4,000 deaths every day. Same with the UK,” he added.Khamenei said that he does not trust France either, adding that if another country that Iran trusts produces a vaccine, the government would be allowed to import the vaccines from it.In December, Iran launched its first phase of a clinical trial of a vaccine developed in the Islamic Republic, the region’s country hardest hit by the pandemic.“The first vaccine against the coronavirus, developed by Iranian researchers, has been unveiled by injecting three people,” the public broadcaster said.The novel coronavirus has killed nearly 55,000 out of more than 1.2 million people infected in Iran, according to health ministry data.Iran has accused arch enemy the United States of hampering its access to vaccines through its tough sanctions regime. While food and medicine are technically exempt, international banks tend to refuse transactions involving Iran.With AFPRead more:Iran identifies ‘all’ those involved in killing of top nuclear scientist: OfficialIran finds first case of new COVID-19 variant in traveler from UKIran launches trial of own COVID-19 vaccine, reports state TV
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: Iran's Khamenei bans importing of COVID-19 vaccines from UK, US

The UAE announced the reopening of all air, sea, and land borders with Qatar starting Saturday, January 9, the official WAM News Agency reported on Friday.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The UAE will begin to end all measures taken against Qatar following the signing of the AlUla declaration at the GCC Summit last week, Under-Secretary of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Khalid Abdullah Belhoul said, according to WAM.He also said all ports will be open for incoming and outgoing movement, and that relevant authorities in the UAE have been informed of the new measures.On Thursday, the UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash announced that trade and transportation could resume between Qatar and boycotting countries within a week.“Measures to be implemented within a week of the agreement include practical measures of airlines, shipping and trade,” the UAE minister, Anwar Gargash, told reporters.However, other issues such as restoring full diplomatic relations and the Turkish presence in the Gulf would take longer, the official said. “Some issues are easier to fix and some others will take a longer time.”Neighboring Gulf country Saudi Arabia announced a breakthrough in ending a bitter dispute between Gulf Arab states and Qatar at the GCC summit on Tuesday, with its foreign minister saying Riyadh and its allies would restore all ties with Doha severed in mid-2017.Qatar Airways on Thursday said it would begin rerouting some of its flights through Saudi airspace.With ReutersRead more:Qatar welcomes AlUla declaration amid GCC summit: SPAGCC leaders take family photo in front of Maraya Hall at AlUla SummitUAE says transport to, trade with Qatar may resume within a week
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: UAE announces reopening of all land, sea, air borders with Qatar