News Briefs The Takeaway by Al-Monitor for Jan. 27, 2022 Kuwait takes lead in a Gulf effort to solve the Lebanon crisis; Egypt and Iraq face water crisis; China is emerging as a key player in the Horn of Africa; A Turkish pop queen is under fire; Egypt’s unearths discoveries at the Temple of Millions; and more. Read the full report here: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/01/takeaway-kuwait-takes-lead-gulf-effort-solve-lebanon-crisis#ixzz7JHDipsbR
News Briefs Middle East Minute for January 22, 2022 1. The Islamic State attempts to break into a prison in Syria 2. Saudi-led airstrikes target Houthi positions in Yemen 3. A new UN resolution confronts Holocaust denial Catch up on some of this week’s biggest headlines from around the MENA region with Al-Monitor's Joe Snell.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Despite challenges, Gazans take to the waves Surfing is among the most popular sports in Gaza. But Israeli restrictions on Gazan surfers using equipment like wetsuits and buying new surfboards presents challenges for the athletes.
Syria Children in Syria collect, dismantle war shells Scavenging through fields in the Idlib countryside, Syrian children carry war remnants to a scrap yard to be sorted and arranged into cargo trucks for transportation to buyers. The debris of war has become their livelihood. Read more here.
Politics and Diplomacy South Sudanese refugees find work in Egypt producing face masks Al Capitol is an Egyptian medical supply factory built in 2020 to produce face masks in response to a surge in coronavirus cases. It began employing local South Sudanese refugees, many of which fled to Egypt to seek asylum. The factory now provides education, legal recourse and consultation to asylum seekers.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Gaza’s Christians celebrate Christmas Christians in the Gaza Strip celebrate Christmas every year by lighting a tree in the public square.
News Briefs The Takeaway for Dec. 15, 2021: Did Israeli PM help break deadlock over US weapons sale to UAE? Also: The Gulf and climate; Syrian refugees return from Belarus; Israel expands Golan settlements; Egypt wants assurances on gas pipeline; China-Ethiopia ties unsettle Egypt; Iran threatens sanctions on US; Building Sharjah … all in less than 1,200 words. Read more here.
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi discusses Building Sharjah, the story of the evolution of modern architecture in the UAE’s third largest city Emirati columnist, researcher and founder of the Barjeel Art Foundation Sultan Sooud al-Qassemi speaks with Gilles about his book, Building Sharjah, co-edited with Todd Reisz, which explores how the discovery of oil in Sharjah in the 1970s propelled the Emirati city onto the world stage, as well as the many local, Arab and Persian influences on the art and architecture of the emirate. Barjeel Art Foundation: https://www.barjeelartfoundation.org/ Subscribe to Reading the Middle East with Gilles Kepel at your favorite listening platforms: Podbean: https://almonitor.podbean.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2ZvfTqA Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3ulr2px iHeartRadio: https://ihr.fm/2XSB84U Stitcher: https://bit.ly/3CTjSeX
Middle East Pulse: Profiles, Arts, Culture Girls feel empowered at skate parks in Gaza Gazan girls are encouraged to practice roller-skating and skateboarding at skate parks in the Gaza Strip, despite the lack of equipment and societal disapproval. Read more here: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/...
Politics and Diplomacy Thousands of migrants stranded at Belarus-Poland border Migrants are trapped in miserable conditions on the border, caught in a dispute between Belarus and the European Union. Read more from Al-Monitor: Thousands of Iraqi, Syrian refugees shiver at Belarus-Poland border https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/... Airlines suspend Belarus-bound travel for Middle East migrants https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/... Iraq to repatriate citizens stranded at Belarus border https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/... Iraqi Kurdistan brings home migrants trapped at Belarus-Poland border https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/...
Ultra-Orthodox protests after Israel army says draft notices to start Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 16, 2024