Doctors across Lebanon went on strike Wednesday, protesting a spate of recent attacks on front line medical staff, and calling for tougher laws to be put in place to protect them and punish those responsible..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanese doctors stage strike to protest attacks on medical staff
Nationalizing El Al is 'not on the agenda,' says Finance Ministry official
"I don't think there is anyone who thinks that the state should be the owner of an airline, so the idea of nationalization is not on the agenda," Finance Ministry economist Eli Morgenstern said.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Nationalizing El Al is 'not on the agenda,' says Finance Ministry official
New immigrant to Israel diagnosed with coronavirus
The immigrant was on a plane with 50 others who arrived in Israel on June 9.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: New immigrant to Israel diagnosed with coronavirus
Lebanese protesters demand independent judiciary, amid political deadlock
A new government sworn in earlier this year has failed to meet anti-sectarian demands, with judicial appointments representing the latest battleground..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanese protesters demand independent judiciary, amid political deadlock
Only a third of Israelis support annexing parts of the West Bank in July
Four in ten respondents to a recent poll thought the plans for annexation should not go ahead.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Only a third of Israelis support annexing parts of the West Bank in July
A Jewish anti-racist reading list for children of all ages
The work to dismantle racism goes beyond what we do when people are out in the streets protesting.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: A Jewish anti-racist reading list for children of all ages
EU calls on conflict parties in Libya to withdraw foreign forces
Foreign ministers of Germany, France and Italy join EU's Josep Borrell in calling for immediate ceasefire agreement..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: EU calls on conflict parties in Libya to withdraw foreign forces
Israeli researchers lay out plan to save endangered biblical gazelle
Rapid human expansion in the past 200 years has taken a heavy toll on Israel's gazelle population.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Israeli researchers lay out plan to save endangered biblical gazelle
Kurdistan Region parliament in Iraq closes after COVID-19 cases
Some members and staff were found to have COVID-19 after tests as the virus spreads quickly throughout the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Kurdistan Region parliament in Iraq closes after COVID-19 cases
Iran’s debt-ridden international broadcasters face closure
Iran’s state-funded international TV channels, including Press TV, could soon be taken off the air due to accumulated debt amid the country’s cash reserve crisis.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran’s debt-ridden international broadcasters face closure