Institutional power is not enough. The modern-day monarch needs to find new ways of connecting with his subjects.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Bahrain Urges Israel-Palestinian Peace In Historic Jerusalem Meet
Palestinian peace talks during a landmark meeting Wednesday in Israel with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Pompeo -- President Donald Trump's top diplomat, on ... ( read original story ...)
Man jailed in Bahrain for insulting religious symbols in recorded sermon
The Third Lower Criminal Court in Bahrain handed down a sentence of six-month immediate imprisonment to a defendant accused of insulting symbols, Bna reported on Wednesday.The Public Prosecution ... ( read original story ...)
The recount in Georgia is going quite well for Trump. He’s still complaining. He’s still losing.
That’s why states such as Georgia have automatic recount triggers. In close races, that gray area could potentially make a difference. The point of recounts is to suss out such errors and get as ... ( read original story ...)
Palestine says ambassadors going back to UAE, Bahrain after Abraham Accords spat
Palestine will send its ambassadors back to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain after recalling them in protest at the Gulf countries' US-brokered deals establishing ties with Israel, a ... ( read original story ...)
As Israel Destroys EU Projects In Palestine, European Foreign Policy Remains Impotent
The diplomatic row is likely to fizzle out soon; neither will Israel cease its illegal demolitions of Palestinian homes and structures in the West Bank nor will Belgium, or any other EU country, ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Watch in Mideast: Iran’s COVID-19 cases exceed 800,000; Palestine, Jordan report record daily infections
People wearing face masks buy flowers in Tehran, Iran, Nov. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Halabisaz) --Iran's COVID-19 cases exceed 800,000; --Palestine, Jordan report record daily infections; --Iraq's ... ( read original story ...)
5 new Covid-19 cases in Singapore, all imported for 8th day
SINGAPORE - There were five new coronavirus cases confirmed as of noon on Wednesday (Nov 18), all of them imported, for the eighth day in a row. Those infected had been placed on stay-home notices on ... ( read original story ...)
Lebanon organizers seek 50% cut to city’s police budget, reallocation to social services
On an unusually warm Saturday morning in November, Rory Gawler and some other organizers were getting ready to knock on doors throughout Lebanon. “Hopefully people won’t pretend they’re not home,” ... ( read original story ...)
Lawmakers introduce resolutions to block Trump’s F-35 sale to UAE
Lawmakers say the administration’s rush to complete the sale is ignoring risks to sensitive military technology posed by UAE’s ties to Russia and China ― and to Israel’s military edge in the Middle ... ( read original story ...)