MENA Now Morning Briefing, October 30, 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 putting final touches to draft Cabinet lineup; https://bit.ly/37VdPKK

Lebanon, Israel Hold 'Negative' 3rd Round of Sea Border Talks; https://bit.ly/3jKAg7E

Lebanon's cedar trees burn as wildfires reach record altitudes; https://bit.ly/2TBOxsF

Regional Overview

Biden presidency for Turkey would mean tougher US stance but chance to repair ties; https://bit.ly/3kFzcTO

Gulf OPEC, Iraq question whether to keep deep oil cuts into 2021: sources; https://bit.ly/31T4L56

US plans sales of top-end fighter jets to UAE: lawmaker; https://bit.ly/2GbFADr

Man arrested in Saudi Arabia after alleged knife attack at French consulate; https://bit.ly/3ebFZSF

Algeria to vote on a constitution dismissed by protest movement; https://bit.ly/2HQj2J0

Russia delegation calls for conference on refugees in Syria; https://bit.ly/3jDuyEx