An avalanche of taxes has made raki, Turkey’s national drink, a luxury product, fueling the proliferation of bootleg liquor with deadly consequences.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkish boozers resist alcohol restrictions — sometimes at deadly risk
Palestine politician Saeb Erakat dies of coronavirus in Israel’s Hadassah hospital
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat has died after being taken to a hospital a day earlier for treatment of a worsening coronavirus infection, according to the Asharq television channel.Erekat, who was the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), was hospitalized in Israel with COVID-19 and placed on a ventilator on Monday after his condition deteriorated, a spokeswoman for the facility said.For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.Erekat was rushed to Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center on Sunday from his home in the occupied West Bank. He contracted the coronavirus on October 8.Erekat underwent lung-transplant surgery in the United States in 2017.The 65-year-old has been a key figure in Palestinian politics for decades, often serving as a main interlocutor for foreign envoys and the international media.He has consistently voiced support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.Read more:Coronavirus: PLO’s Saeb Erekat taken to Israeli hospital for COVID-19 treatmentCoronavirus: Israel set to ease COVID-19 lockdown measures from SundayPLO’s Erekat on ventilator, in ‘critical’ condition with coronavirus: Hospital(With inputs from AFP and Reuters)
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Palestine politician Saeb Erakat dies of coronavirus in Israel’s Hadassah hospital
Dubai to launch day for cultural interaction
The annual event will also feature a number of public figures..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Dubai to launch day for cultural interaction
First Etihad passenger plane lands in Israel
The company’s ‘Greenliner’ 787 is set to take tourism senior officials to a tour in the country ahead of regular commercial flights.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: First Etihad passenger plane lands in Israel
Tunisian authorities investigate MP who appeared to justify French teacher beheading
Tunisian authorities are investigating Rached Khiari, an MP from the Karama movement, who in a Facebook post appeared to justify the beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Tunisian authorities investigate MP who appeared to justify French teacher beheading
Several ultra-Orthodox cities to be removed from red-zone list
"I call on all public in red cities, on the haredi public, to fulfill the regulations”
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Several ultra-Orthodox cities to be removed from red-zone list
Over 70% of Holocaust survivors need financial aid – comptroller
The report suggested one single information point be created to help survivors.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Over 70% of Holocaust survivors need financial aid - comptroller
US acknowledges White House official’s visit to Syria
A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government seeking the release of at least two US citizens thought to be held there, a Trump administration official said on Sunday..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: US acknowledges White House official’s visit to Syria
Turkey-backed president's election to reshape negotiations in North Cyprus
Northern Cypriots elected right-wing nationalist Ersin Tatar in runoff presidential elections Sunday, likely drawing a new path for peace talks and energy-revenue sharing negotiations amid rising regional tensions.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Turkey-backed president's election to reshape negotiations in North Cyprus
Lebanon registers 995 new coronavirus cases and 6 deaths
Lebanon registers 995 new coronavirus cases and 6 deaths..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanon registers 995 new coronavirus cases and 6 deaths