Lebanon has extended a nationwide lockdown to Feb. 8 amid a rise in coronavirus infections and deaths that has overwhelmed the health care system ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon central bank chief says he’ll comply with Swiss probe
Salameh said he would face questioning in Switzerland as part of a money-laundering probe, a source tells Al Jazeera. ( read original story ...)
Lebanon extends lockdown until February 8 as COVID deaths soar
Meanwhile, a top health official has announced plans for a roll-out of vaccinations in the crisis-hit country. ( read original story ...)
Israel, apartheid claims and roadblocks to peace
Readers respond to an editorial on the human rights group B’Tselem’s accusation that Israel is running an apartheid regime ... ( read original story ...)
College TA Under Investigation for Asking Whether to Lower Pro-Israel Students Grades
Semitism and potential abuse of authority in the discharge of academic responsibilities on our campus," university officials said in a letter to Hopkins Hillel, an on-campus Jewish organization at ... ( read original story ...)
Israel coronavirus cases soar even as it pushes on with vaccine drive
Coronavirus infections in Israel are soaring among those yet to be vaccinated, straining hospitals and forcing the government to extend a strict lockdown even as the country continues its breakneck ... ( read original story ...)
Steve Israel removes himself from consideration for ambassador to Israel
Former Congressman Steve Israel has removed himself from consideration for the post of U.S. Ambassador to Israel in the Biden administration. Israel confirmed in an email on Thursday that he informed ... ( read original story ...)
Gulf War: How Israel went from 0 to world’s best missile defense
Thirty years after the 1991 Gulf War, Israel has gone from zero real missile defense to the best missile defense shield in the world and from fear of preemptive action in other countries to operating ... ( read original story ...)
Lawyer Gets Jail Term After Posting About Injustice In The Tajik Justice System
In Tajikistan, there are many red lines not written in the laws. A lawyer has crossed one of those lines and is now headed to prison. ( read original story ...)
In Azerbaijan, a patriotic Jewish soldier is the face of war with Armenia
For decades, Rabbi Zamir Isayev has prayed on Shabbat mornings for the government of his native Azerbaijan, a Muslim-majority nation situated northwest of Iran. Amid the recent deadly fighting between ... ( read original story ...)