MENA Now Morning Briefing, December 22, 2020

*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

Aoun, Hariri to meet in new bid to break Cabinet impasse; http://bit.ly/37EPAQv

Lebanon eases restrictions ahead of holidays, but no stopping COVID-19; http://bit.ly/3mGIaAg

Lebanon parliament clears way for forensic audit of central bank; http://bit.ly/3rnEc3a

MPs Pass Sexual Harassment Law, Amend Domestic Violence Law; http://bit.ly/3mF92AV

Ex-Ministers File New Request for Replacing Sawwan in Port Probe; http://bit.ly/3pjJQBL

Regional Overview

Palestinians left waiting as Israel rolls out Covid-19 vaccine jab; http://bit.ly/2WAGu0S

US charges third Libyan man in 1988 Lockerbie bombing; http://bit.ly/2Kxknpv

Pakistan to UAE: Can’t recognise Israel until Palestine resolved; http://bit.ly/3hbDv8p

Turkish court sentences Kurdish former MP to 22 years in jail; http://bit.ly/2WDIc1t