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MENA Now Morning Briefing, January 21, 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

Cabinet breakthrough hinges on ceasing obstruction: Future; http://bit.ly/3a0jcHT

Lebanon set to extend lockdown after record virus deaths; http://bit.ly/3phavzt

Lebanon needs to be wary in COVID-19 vaccine selection; https://bit.ly/3phaPOH

Alvarez & Marsal ask and Finance Minister answers; https://bit.ly/2YeW3vO

Regional Overview

‘Ball in US court’: Iran’s Rouhani serves Biden on nuclear deal; http://bit.ly/2NAWSgA

In Pictures: Inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US president; http://bit.ly/2YcjLZN

Iran welcomes Qatar call to engage in diplomacy with Gulf states; http://bit.ly/2NAdCod

Egypt and Qatar have ‘agreed to resume diplomatic relations’; http://bit.ly/39ZCbT7

Tunisian youth vow to continue protests amid economic woes; http://bit.ly/2LTh111