Middle East Experience

Says country committed to peace based on the Arab Initiative.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Saudi FM says no ties with Israel until peace with Palestinians

Cohen also clarified that any peace deal would include a mechanism for the return of Sudanese migrants.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Cohen: Israel in contact with Sudan, refugee return to be part of deal

Following the UAE's decision to normalise relations with Israel, all eyes are now on Saudi Arabia..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: US eyes Saudi Arabia to normalise Israel relations next

There are many crucial differences between Sharon and Netanyahu’s cases, not the least of which is that Sharon died mid-investigation.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Sharon peace may have delayed legal case, Bibi’s won’t – why not?

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has a special announcement coming on Friday..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Erdogan says 'good news' coming for Turkey amid reports of Black Sea energy discovery

Neither of the two unaccompanied vocal tracks had ever been logged as existing; Sinatra never sang either of the songs in public.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: The mystery behind two never-before-heard Sinatra recordings

"Our global investigation teams have found that two profiles showed suspicious signs of being fake profiles and were removed from the platform," the Facebook in Israel spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Fake Facebook accounts comparing Netanyahu to Hitler taken down

Abu Dhabi-based G42 Healthcare announced on Tuesday that it would extend the Phase III trials of its coronavirus vaccine to Bahrain volunteers.The trials are the world’s first Phase III trials of an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine, a term referring to the use of virus particles that can no longer produce more disease in a vaccine. Phase III trials expand research previously conducted on a new medicine and give the drug to a larger group of people than earlier clinical phases with the aim of testing for safety.The expansion to Bahrain will be the third center for the testing of the vaccine, as trials are still ongoing in the UAE at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in Abu Dhabi and Al Qarain Health Center in Sharjah.Visit our dedicated coronavirus site here for all the latest updates.In a statement, G42 said that new phase of the trials, known as the #4Humanity campaign, represents an ongoing collaboration between the public health bodies of the UAE and Bahrain in combatting the disease. Up to 6,000 volunteers are being sought at the new Bahrain center.“It was always part of our original plan to open several centers to ensure the broadest impact and opportunity for individuals to participate and join the 4Humanity campaign,” G42 Healthcare CEO Ashish Koshy said in the statement.“There has been a hugely enthusiastic response from the Ministry of Health and other public health bodies in Bahrain to work with us on the trials and to encourage their communities to volunteer in the trials,” he added.The trials began in Abu Dhabi on July 16 and are being managed by G42 Healthcare in partnership with the Department of Health - Abu Dhabi, the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), and Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA).Sinopharm CNBG, a Chinese-based pharmaceutical company and the sixth largest vaccine producer in the world, developed the vaccine.Last week, it was announced that the program had already reached over 5,000 volunteers in the UAE. The Phase III trials followed Sinopharm’s successful Phase I and II stages in China. According to G42, 100 percent of the volunteers in the trials generated COVID-19 antibodies after two doses of the trial vaccine in 28 days.The new center in Bahrain is set to operate for six to 12 months and is open to volunteers aged 18 to 60 living in the country who are available for follow-ups throughout the trial.Read more:UAE’s COVID-19 vaccine trials reach milestone of 5,000 vaccinated volunteersCoronavirus: UAE to host world’s first Phase III clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccineUAE exempts volunteers of inactivated vaccine trial from other COVID tests
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: UAE-based G42 extends COVID-19 vaccine trials to Bahrain

Israel never had a religious prime minister, but popular Yamina leader Naftali Bennett is adamant in trying to get hold of the job.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Is Israel ready for a religious prime minister?

Human rights groups around the world are aghast at the harsh sentencing of independent Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni, who has become a freedom of speech icon.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Outrage as Algerian journalist sentenced to three years in prison