Covid: UAE bans foreign travel for citizens without booster jab
Craig TaylorEmiratis will need a third dose of a coronavirus vaccine if they want to leave the country. BBC News – Middle East
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Jordan MPs fighting in parliament session live-streamed on local television
The argument began as the chamber debated constitutional reforms, including gender equality. BBC News – Middle East
Citroën removes Egypt ad accused of normalising sexual harassment
The carmaker apologises for an Egyptian commercial in which a woman is photographed without consent. BBC News – Middle East
Israel tries to contain avian flu outbreak after 5,000 wild cranes die
Some 5,000 wild cranes have died and hundreds of thousands of chickens and turkeys are being culled. BBC News – Middle East
‘I’m Jewish and black – where do I fit in?’
Black and Jewish journalist Nadine Batchelor-Hunt travels to Israel to meet the Ethiopian community and explore this dual identity. BBC News – Middle East
Roman-era ‘Good Shepherd’ ring found off Israel in ancient shipwreck
Israeli archaeologists discover a Roman-era gold ring bearing an early Christian depiction of Jesus. BBC News – Middle East