Egypt is appealing to the Saudi authorities to reconsider putting an Egyptian engineer to death, sending evidence that he was used to smuggle drugs and did not knowingly commit a crime.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Egyptian engineer on death row in Saudi Arabia
Why Israel’s Gantz should propose a minority government
Blue and White leader Benny Gantz should remember that over the years, Israel's narrowly led governments generated much larger moves than unity governments did.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Why Israel’s Gantz should propose a minority government
PA seeks warmer ties with Saudi Arabia
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited Saudi Arabia for the first time in months, reflecting warmer relations between the two countries.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: PA seeks warmer ties with Saudi Arabia
Geagea: Protests against Nasrallah prove he ‘is misreading the street’
Demonstrations in key strongholds of Hezbollah in Lebanon prove that Hassan Nasrallah is "misreading the street," Samir Geagea, the head of the Lebanese Forces Party, said in an interview
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Geagea: Protests against Nasrallah prove he ‘is misreading the street’
Pentagon chief says keeping some troops in north Syria ‘under discussion’
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Monday that keeping some US troops in parts of northeastern Syria near oilfields with Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to ensure that the oil did not fall into
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Pentagon chief says keeping some troops in north Syria ‘under discussion’
Lebanese government approves reform plans, 2020 budget: PM
Lebanon’s government on Monday agreed a package of long-stalled reforms to try to ease an economic crisis and defuse the biggest protests against the ruling elite in decades. The cabinet also
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Lebanese government approves reform plans, 2020 budget: PM
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrives in Saudi Arabia
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, his first trip to the key Middle East ally since taking the job this summer, as tensions simmer between Washington and Tehran.
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: US Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrives in Saudi Arabia
Trump says ceasefire in Syria is holding despite few skirmishes
The ceasefire between Turkey and Kurdish forces in Syria is holding despite some skirmishes, US President Donald Trump said on Monday, a day before the truce expires late on Tuesday. Trump, speaking
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Trump says ceasefire in Syria is holding despite few skirmishes
Instagram briefly censors criticism of Nasrallah
Video and text posts critiquing Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah by independent media group Megaphone were removed by Instagram on Sunday before being restored on Monday..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Instagram briefly censors criticism of Nasrallah
Lebanon announces economic reforms on day 5 of protests
Lebanon's cabinet Monday approved a raft of economic reforms and agreed on the 2020 budget, Prime Minister Saad Hariri said, after growing protests that fuelled calls for his government's resignation..
Source: Albawaba
Full Article: Lebanon announces economic reforms on day 5 of protests