MENA Now provides listeners with weekday morning briefings with daily news round-ups on the latest political, economic, and social developments in Lebanon and the MENA region.
Founded by: Leanne Mohsen, Alexi Touma, Iyad Kobeissi
MENA Now Morning Briefing, February 26, 2021
*This daily morning briefing covers news as presented by the media, and does not present the views of MENA Now.
* All sources were drawn from publicly available online news sources
Lebanon Today
Al-Rahi Discusses Govt. Crisis with Hariri, Ibrahim,Meets Patriarch; http://bit.ly/3qX50GN (https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3qX50GN&data=04%7C01%7Cmohsenle%40unhcr.org%7Cd405801040ad45f48c2108d8da3fe093%7Ce5c37981666441348a0c6543d2af80be%7C0%7C0%7C637499315237781315%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=21Oy6Iqlmw0FxM9qA7eWTx%2BBSK8PLKwCHCkMJuTPk2Q%3D&reserved=0);http://bit.ly/2PdAY3Q (https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2PdAY3Q&data=04%7C01%7Cmohsenle%40unhcr.org%7Cd405801040ad45f48c2108d8da3fe093%7Ce5c37981666441348a0c6543d2af80be%7C0%7C0%7C637499315237791313%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=TdlX98ZP4BpE%2Fd1FWbReoWcfBiP6Yqju4k0b0Wb3NkE%3D&reserved=0)
Unfazed by Hezbollah opposition, Rai presses ahead with int’l conference;http://bit.ly/3ks29mM (https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3ks29mM&data=04%7C01%7Cmohsenle%40unhcr.org%7Cd405801040ad45f48c2108d8da3fe093%7Ce5c37981666441348a0c6543d2af80be%7C0%7C0%7C637499315237791313%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=FlqGfn5yRgY5TxYyWdJ4k%2BeEHV52YKM%2FQDjS1aFh2pI%3D&reserved=0)
52 new coronavirus deaths, 3,469 cases;http://bit.ly/3dOHYhG (https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3dOHYhG&data=04%7C01%7Cmohsenle%40unhcr.org%7Cd405801040ad45f48c2108d8da3fe093%7Ce5c37981666441348a0c6543d2af80be%7C0%7C0%7C637499315237801308%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=fWGyPKfYkQH7zN1SJmdyJX6XuRI%2Buegy3g4osMkgz84%3D&reserved=0)
Health Ministry grants 20 companies permission to access COVID-19 vaccines;http://bit.ly/3dOFIaj (https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3dOFIaj&data=04%7C01%7Cmohsenle%40unhcr.org%7Cd405801040ad45f48c2108d8da3fe093%7Ce5c37981666441348a0c6543d2af80be%7C0%7C0%7C637499315237811297%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=LCGViO0LvE0Mz6%2FhvT7R6fIz4mi3i2jSQylXeFY57kQ%3D&reserved=0)
Regional Overview
Biden approves US air strike on Iran-backed militias in Syria; http://bbc.in/37OY72N (https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbbc.in%2F37OY72N&data=04%7C01%7Cmohsenle%40unhcr.org%7Cd405801040ad45f48c2108d8da3fe093%7Ce5c37981666441348a0c6543d2af80be%7C0%7C0%7C637499315237821296%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=dccJtRRlDCpXr9ygRzClhW0VoZSHeKNHcSdCmGatFi8%3D&reserved=0)
ICC must investigate Israeli war crimes, human rights groups say; http://bit.ly/3kwpmof (http://bit.ly/3kwpmof)
Russia unmoved as Security Council again warned of Syrian children’s plight; http://bit.ly/3uEbixw (http://bit.ly/3uEbixw)
28 Feb 2021
MENA Now Morning Briefing, February 25, 2021
MENA Now Morning Briefing, February 25, 2021
*This daily morning briefing covers news as presented by the media, and does not present the views of MENA Now.
* All sources were drawn from publicly available online news sources
Lebanon Today
After Uproar, President’s Health Adviser Says Aoun Had to Get Vaccinated; http://bit.ly/3sAILHa (http://bit.ly/3sAILHa)
Health minister fuels Lebanese anger over vaccine line-jumping; http://bit.ly/37WJvyv (http://bit.ly/37WJvyv)
Lebanon Says Allowed 20 Firms to Import Vaccine but Manufacturers Reluctant; https://bit.ly/3aRIwl5 (https://bit.ly/3aRIwl5)
Updates From Lebanon’s Vaccine Scandal: New Names, World Bank Gets Threatened, Outgoing Minister Received Vaccine & More; http://bit.ly/3b2JRWi (http://bit.ly/3b2JRWi)
Lebanon's Cabinet formation awaits regional players; http://bit.ly/3aZ3Gh8 (http://bit.ly/3aZ3Gh8)
Deadline looms for resident and overseas voters to ensure they are eligible to cast a ballot in the 2022 elections; http://bit.ly/3pZx5vR (http://bit.ly/3pZx5vR)
Regional Overview
Germany convicts former Assad regime agent in historic Syria torture verdict; http://bit.ly/3r4hv3p (http://bit.ly/3r4hv3p)
U.S. report on Khashoggi death expected to single out Saudi crown prince: sources; http://reut.rs/3aZTsNr (http://reut.rs/3aZTsNr)
Egypt backs call to internationalize Ethiopia dam dispute; http://bit.ly/3q48beJ (http://bit.ly/3q48beJ)
25 Feb 2021
MENA Now Morning Briefing, February 24, 2021
MENA Now Morning Briefing, February 24, 2021
*This daily morning briefing covers news as presented by the media, and does not present the views of MENA Now.
* All sources were drawn from publicly available online news sources
Lebanon Today
Lebanon’s vaccination program is thrown into question as MPs appear to bypass rules to get inoculated; http://bit.ly/37LZnE1 (http://bit.ly/37LZnE1)
The logic of the lira: The Lebanese currency is back trading above LL9,000 to the dollar. Here’s why; http://bit.ly/2Mtq3SC (http://bit.ly/2Mtq3SC)
Regional Overview
Covid-19: Israel donates vaccines to countries that moved embassies to Jerusalem; http://bit.ly/2ZReZla (http://bit.ly/2ZReZla)
Egypt's Sisi faces backlash against removal of the Quran from school textbooks; http://bit.ly/2P31Tiy (http://bit.ly/2P31Tiy)
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