Middle East Experience

Five Israeli LYNX rocket launchers were delivered to eastern Libya-based warlord Khalifa Haftar by the UAE..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: UAE delivers Israeli rocket launchers to eastern-based warlord Khalifa Haftar

Ruttensteiner begins tenure on blue-and-white sidelines with Nations League duels vs Scotland, Slovakia
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israel kicks off critical continental campaign

Yemen's ongoing civil war, cholera and coronavirus outbreak and a lack of paychecks have failed to deter entripid educators from opening school doors this week.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Audio: Despite enormous challenges, Yemen’s educators return to classroom

Palestinian Islamic Jihad hosts Hamas for fancy Beirut meeting
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Hamas in Lebanon meets Islamic Jihad ahead of possible Hezbollah meeting

Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu emphasized the importance of resuming dialogue between Israel and the Palestinians.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: In Ramallah, Romanian FM affirms support for two-state solution

Israelis in 18 cities across the globe joined last week the anti-Netanyahu protest movement.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Israelis across the globe join anti-Netanyahu protests

Yariv Levin: Crazy we destroy settler houses, but not some terrorists’
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: A-G: Start of trial may not disqualify Netanyahu from remaining PM

The UAE reported on Monday one new coronavirus-related death and 275 infections, bringing the death toll to 376 and the total number of registered cases to 67,282.The Gulf country also reported 94 new cases of recovery, raising the number of total recoveries to 58,582.The UAE has conducted 71,282 COVID-19 tests in the past 24 hours.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: UAE reports one death, 275 COVID-19 infections as cases fall below 300

Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah issued a warning Saturday that all those responsible for the leaking of videos revealing state security spying on Kuwaiti citizens would be punished, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.Sheikh Nawaf described the videos as an “encroachment on people’s freedoms and privacy,” adding that “no offender will escape punishment,” during a televised address.The speech was delivered following a meeting with Kuwait’s prime minister, speaker of the National Assembly, and interior minister, Kuwait-based newspaper the Kuwait Times reported.Controversy has emerged since a video was leaked from 2018 depicting senior officials plotting to tap the social media accounts of people, specifically those connected to the Malaysian 1MDB sovereign wealth fund scandal, which is currently under investigation in Kuwait, the Times said.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“This matter has gained my personal interest,” Sheikh Nawaf said, according to KUNA.“This requires everyone to stop the spread of such harmful material, which only the enemies of the nation will benefit from, and those who seek to achieve their own interests and goals at the expense of our national security,” Sheikh Nawaf added.Following the release of the video, Kuwait’s Interior Minister Anas al-Saleh immediately suspended the state security agency chief and seven officers, and an investigation is pending. The investigation has been handed over to the public prosecution for criminal investigations, the Times added.Sheikh Nawaf also warned of the “deviating nature” of some social media reports on the issue, adding they had a “demolishing and sabotaging” effect on Kuwait’s society.“We will not allow a misguided few to drag our country into a state of division and chaos in the name of false freedom,” he warned.The crown prince, however, also expressed a personal commitment to freedom, noting that his “belief in the freedom of expression is firm, and our commitment to the democratic approach is firm in a way that does not accept skepticism or outbidding.”Read more:Kuwait parliament drafts plan to limit expat numbers, ban certain visas transfersBeirut explosion: Kuwait to rebuild the destroyed wheat silos at the Lebanese portKuwait finance minister warns state running out of money, salaries under threat
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Kuwait crown prince warns those responsible for video leaks will be punished

Health ministers of the UAE and Israel discussed cooperation in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, state news agency WAM reported.UAE Minister of Health and Prevention Abdul Rahman bin Mohammad Al Owais and Israeli Minister of Health Yuli Edelstein discussed in a phone call “ways to strengthen cooperation in the medical field,” with a focus on the pharmaceutical industry and medical research, according to WAM.“They also discussed frameworks for cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic,” the report said, adding that vaccine trials and treatments for the coronavirus were also a topic of conversation.“Due to the circumstances imposed by the pandemic, there must be concerted efforts in the field of medical research,” Al Owais told WAM.In June, Israeli and Emirati private companies announced they would collaborate on a COVID-19 initiative.Two private companies in the UAE signed “an agreement with two companies in Israel to develop research and technology to fight COVID-19,” WAM reported at the time.“This scientific and medical agreement forms part of constructive cooperation aimed at addressing the COVID-19 pandemic to safeguard the health of the region's peoples,” the statement added.The UAE and Israel were recently ranked the safest countries in the Middle East during the coronavirus pandemic, in a comprehensive data analysis by Hong Kong-based Deep Knowledge Group.Both countries were classified within the “Tier 1” category - 20 countries that ranked highest “in terms of regional safety and stability” in the era of COVID-19.Read more:Another Israel-Arab deal expected in coming weeks: Israeli ambassador to USPhone calls open between UAE and Israel, websites unblocked after agreementIsrael deal boosts Jordan’s security, closes ‘gate on annexation’: UAE Ambassador
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: UAE, Israel health ministers discuss potential COVID-19 cooperation