Latest News in the Middle East (Aug. 4, 2021)

 Iran supreme leader endorses hard-line protégé as president

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1904641/middle-east

Iran hijacks another tanker in Arabian Sea, Saudi FM blasts ‘negative’ Tehran

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1904876/middle-east

Iran drops case of prisoner swap with U.S.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/463689/Iran-drops-case-of-prisoner-swap-with-U-S

Why the trauma does not end for Beirut blast survivors

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1904996/middle-east

Egypt’s El-Sisi calls for first bread price rise in decades

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1904946/middle-east

Turkish tourism sector hit hard by wildfires

https://www.arabnews.com/node/1904931/middle-east

US to return 17K ancient artifacts, including Gilgamesh tablet, to Iraq

https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/us-to-return-17k-ancient-artifacts-including-gilgamesh-tablet-to-iraq