MENA Now Morning Briefing, November 23, 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

Forensic auditor pulls out of Lebanon central bank probe; https://bit.ly/3kZv2p6

Aoun pledges to revive forensic audit of Central Bank; https://bit.ly/2Hrdjt0

Beirut begins clearance of dangerous port containers; https://bit.ly/2J8BdKA

Over 40 Baabda prison escapees still at large; https://bit.ly/3kZh7j5

Thirty-five escaped prisoners still at large after Baabda prison break; https://bit.ly/3pU6vW9

Regional Overview

G20 Saudi Arabia

G20 leaders back ‘equitable’ global access to COVID-19 vaccines; https://bit.ly/3nJnsAO

Saudi Arabia and Human Rights Activists Fight Over Kingdom’s Image at G-20; https://nyti.ms/2URW8ns

Israel Normalization & Pompeo

Pompeo visits Abu Dhabi to build on momentum from Abraham Accords; https://bit.ly/2ISpH6j

Pompeo to visit UAE to discuss arms sale, Israel normalization; https://bit.ly/36Z6iIR

Israel air raids

Israeli army launches air raids on besieged Gaza Strip; https://bit.ly/36ZAFyN

Attack in Baghdad by ISIL

Mourning after deadly new Daesh attack north of Baghdad; https://bit.ly/33d87AR

Executions in Iraq

UN says 50 face possible execution in Iraq after unfair trials; https://bit.ly/2UQnU41