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MENA Now Morning Briefing, February 9, 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

Prosecutor in Lebanon’s port blast summons former army chief; https://bit.ly/3d0Vqic 

German Firm Just Removed What They Called “A Second Bomb” From Beirut Port; http://bit.ly/370bGw7

MP Jean Obeid dies from coronavirus at 81; http://bit.ly/2MN5WPv 

Poll Finds Only 31% of Lebanese Want to be Vaccinated; https://bit.ly/3jtsbpu 

Regional Overview

Iran says French mediation on nuclear deal unnecessary; http://bit.ly/2LI3V6B

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleads not guilty to corruption charges; http://cnn.it/3jDY2Uz

Syria 'finds body of archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad beheaded by IS'; http://bbc.in/2Z55Jtm