Syrian female journalists are confronted with several problems and abuses, based on the sole fact that they are working women.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Women journalists in northwest Syria brave daily dangers
Algeria, Tunisia on sidelines of regional diplomacy over Libya conflict
Algeria is concerned about whether Egypt will deploy force in Libya.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Algeria, Tunisia on sidelines of regional diplomacy over Libya conflict
Netanyahu sees last, best chance in fourth round of elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu clearly feels that new elections are his best option, but don't expect him to make his move until the Aug. 25 budget deadline.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Netanyahu sees last, best chance in fourth round of elections
China emerges as potential investor as Lebanon runs low on options
As Lebanon struggles to find countries willing to provide financial assistance during its economic meltdown, China seems to emerge as a serious contender.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: China emerges as potential investor as Lebanon runs low on options
103-year-old Pakistani man survives COVID-19
Aziz Abdul Alim, a resident of a village in the mountainous northern district of Chitral, was released last week from an emergency response center after testing positive in early July.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 103-year-old Pakistani man survives COVID-19
Olympics uses Nazi propaganda video in promotional tweet
After the post sparked outrage on the internet the Olympics deleted the tweet.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Olympics uses Nazi propaganda video in promotional tweet
Coronavirus: France tests some travelers including from UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar
France will require on-the-spot COVID-19 tests for people arriving from 16 countries where the pandemic is circulating widely, Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Friday.France does not allow general travel to and from these countries.Along with the United States and Brazil, which are reporting tens of thousands of new cases each day, the countries include Algeria, Bahrain, Israel, India, South Africa, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Panama, Peru, Serbia, Turkey and Madagascar.Morocco, which has reported rising cases in recent weeks, is not on the list for now but could be added later, an official in the prime minister’s office said.Castex also said that coronavirus tests will be rolled out across France by August 1, and will also be carried out at French ports,For more coronavirus news, visit our dedicated page.The tests will be for “French citizens who live in these countries or citizens of these countries with an established residence in France,” Castex told reporters at Paris’s Charles de Gaulle airport.Read more:Coronavirus: Lebanese official finds he has COVID-19 at lunch with France's Le DrianRussia to resume flights to UK, Turkey and Tanzania from August 1Coronavirus: WHO sees regulators cooperating to speed COVID-19 vaccine approvalTravelers testing positive will be required to spend 14 days in isolation to prevent the spread of the virus.Castex said some of the high-risk countries already require airline passengers to show a negative virus test before boarding. It was not clear if those would be re-tested upon arrival in France.He also did not specify if people would have to wait for their test results before being allowed to leave the airport.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the appHe also said that while France’s border with Spain would remain open for now despite a surge in coronavirus cases in Catalonia, “we strongly urge French people to avoid going there until the health situation improves.”As for people travelling to France from Spain, “we are in talks with the Spanish and Catalan authorities so that... they try to limit the flow as much as possible,” he said.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: France tests some travelers including from UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar
Transfer of ailing Kuwaiti emir to the US fuels concerns
Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruling emir landed on Thursday in the United States after being flown across the world in a US Air Force C-17 flying hospital, and just days after undergoing an unspecified surgery at home..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Transfer of ailing Kuwaiti emir to the US fuels concerns
Iran condemns US after warplane fly-by panics Iranian airliner passengers
Israel and the United States have long accused Mahan Air of ferrying weapons for Iranian-linked guerrillas in Syria and elsewhere.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Iran condemns US after warplane fly-by panics Iranian airliner passengers
US Gen. Mark Milley in Israel amid tensions with Hezbollah
Top US general met with Defense Minister Benny Gantz, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kochavi, Mossad head Yossi Cohen and spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: US Gen. Mark Milley in Israel amid tensions with Hezbollah