Latest News in the Middle East (May 4, 2021)

Syria's Assad to run in May 26 election, all but certain to win it

https://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/03/05/2021/Syria-s-Assad-to-run-in-May-26-election,-all-but-certain-to-win-it

Turkish police say top Daesh figure captured

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1852431/middle-east

 

Rockets land in Iraqi base hosting US contractors

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1853016/middle-east

Erdogan tries to ban media as 200 held in May Day march crackdown

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1852271/middle-east

Turkey facing ‘exodus’ after asylum requests surge 506%

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1852671/middle-east

Saudi airports ready to receive travelers who have been vaccinated

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1853126/saudi-arabia

Eid Al Fitr 2021: Full list of Covid restrictions in GCC countries

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/ramadan-2021/eid-al-fitr-2021-full-list-of-covid-restrictions-in-gcc-countries

Faisal bin Fadel Al-Ibrahim is the new Saudi minister of economy and planning

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1852791/business-economy

Sheikh Khalifa appoints Huda Al Hashimi to new role in UAE ministry

https://www.khaleejtimes.com/news/government/sheikh-khalifa-appoints-huda-al-hashimi-to-new-role-in-uae-ministry