[Yemen] Truce or no truce: Transitional justice is Yemen’s only path to healing. As the war completes its eighth year since September 2014, there is a real need to integrate various components of transitional justice into the peace process. This includes truth-telling committees, accountability, reparations, preservation of national memory, institutional reform, and national reconciliation. [Atlantic Council]

[Tunisia] Regions to receive mammography units in 2022. The Health Ministry said 10 regions in several governorates will receive a mammography unit, as part of the “Essaha Aziza” programme implemented in partnership with the European Union. [Tunis Afrique Presse]

[Egypt] Cairo University establishes largest medical complex for children in Middle East. The complex is complementary to the pediatrics units in Qasr Al-Ainy Hospitals, increasing the bed capacity by more than 300 beds, including intensive care beds and nurseries. [Daily News Egypt]

[Jordan] 135,000 youth empowered — Youth Minister. Institutionalization of the “Maharati” program which has been implemented for the past five years, in partnership with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the “Generations For Peace” organization. [Jordan News]

[Lebanon] Lebanon begins repatriation of Syria refugees in first since covid. Several buses of Syrian refugee families were repatriated Wednesday morning from different areas in Lebanon. [Middle East Monitor]

[Saudi Arabia] KSRelief provides COVID-19 vaccines, health services in Yemen. KSRelief has been providing support to Yemen’s national vaccination campaign, implemented by the Yemeni Ministry of Public Health and Population, in 12 governorates. [Arab News]

[Jordan] Environment Ministry opens electronic, electrical waste disposal sites. The project is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). [The Jordan Times]

[Qatar] Construction of Qatar novel protein plant using Unibio technology to begin in 2023. Gulf Biotech, has reached the final stages before construction in the first single-cell protein (SCP) plant project in Qatar. [FeedNavigator.com]

[Israel] Israel to host first international summit on food, climate tech. Israel to host first international summit on food, climate tech. [i24 News]

[Oman] Oman earmarks 50 sq km of land for green energy projects. Large swathes of desert land in Oman’s central and southern regions have been earmarked for the implementation of green energy projects. [ZAWYA]

[United Arab Emirates] 20,000 children enrolled in 226 centers marks milestone for Dubai’s early childhood education. Pre-schoolers are supported by more than 1,300 teachers. [Arab News]

[Egypt] Egypt to start teaching Chinese in middle schools. “The initiative will mark a new starting point for Chinese language training in Egyptian middle schools.” [Middle East Monitor]

[Syria] Syrian pianist ranks first in a musical competition in Switzerland. Juman Omran, a Syrian pianist, ranked first among tens of other musicians who took part in a piano competition in Switzerland. [Syria Times]

[Libya] Tripoli rolls out first skatepark. The United States-funded facility was built by Make Life Skate Life, a charity that has set up “free-of-charge, community-built concrete skateparks” in Iraq, Bolivia and India. [al-wasat]

[Iraq] Falling waters of Euphrates, Tigris rivers reveal submerged archaeological sites. The drop of the water levels in recent years has uncovered many archaeological and ancient sites that were submerged beneath the two historic rivers in Syria, Iraq and Turkey. [Al-Monitor]