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MENA Now Morning Briefing, December 14, 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

Politicians, leading figures rally behind Diab after blast charges; https://bit.ly/380Pwth

Aoun knew; https://bit.ly/32EjUaS; https://bit.ly/2KklxnW

Covid Warnings; https://bit.ly/32EjUaS

Open Student Meeting against tuitions; https://bit.ly/3a8FXev

Majority of Lebanese believe in a secular state: survey; https://bit.ly/3gNmFNc

Regional Overview

US adopts map of Morocco that includes disputed Western Sahara; https://bit.ly/2JTcniB

Israel and Bhutan establish diplomatic relations; https://bit.ly/380PIJ1

Iran executes dissident journalist Ruhollah Zam: State TV; https://bit.ly/3mbW1OR

Ruhollah Zam’s execution by Iran ‘shocking’ and ‘shameful’; https://bit.ly/3mim5rA

Sudan nears removal from US terror list amid Congress debate; https://bit.ly/3niexGT