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MENA Now Morning Briefing, February 26, 2021

*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

Al-Rahi Discusses Govt. Crisis with Hariri, Ibrahim,Meets Patriarch; http://bit.ly/3qX50GN;http://bit.ly/2PdAY3Q

Unfazed by Hezbollah opposition, Rai presses ahead with int’l conference;http://bit.ly/3ks29mM

52 new coronavirus deaths, 3,469 cases;http://bit.ly/3dOHYhG

Health Ministry grants 20 companies permission to access COVID-19 vaccines;http://bit.ly/3dOFIaj

Regional Overview

Biden approves US air strike on Iran-backed militias in Syria; http://bbc.in/37OY72N

ICC must investigate Israeli war crimes, human rights groups say; http://bit.ly/3kwpmof

Russia unmoved as Security Council again warned of Syrian children’s plight; http://bit.ly/3uEbixw