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MENA Now Morning Briefing, January 22, 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

Geagea Seeks 'Opposition Rescue Front’ to Push for Early Polls; http://bit.ly/3iHRljJ

Mediators fail to thaw Aoun-Hariri diplomatic freeze to solve Cabinet crisis; http://bit.ly/3iLiaU8

Abiad: Lebanon Coronavirus Level Moved to 4; http://bit.ly/392Xzrd

World Bank approves $34 mln to back Lebanon's vaccination drive; http://bit.ly/3sVfCaH

No transfers abroad made from Lebanon’s central bank, says Gov. Salameh; http://bit.ly/3qOCy9N

Salameh Denies Transfer of BDL Capital to Switzerland; http://bit.ly/39e3t98

Regional Overview

Deadly twin suicide attack hits central Baghdad; http://bit.ly/2M1PBpD

EU, Turkey to work on improving relations after tumultuous 2020; http://bit.ly/3cb4sZG

Dubai cancels non-essential surgery amid COVID surge; http://bit.ly/39fWv3c