03 Apr 2023; MEMO: Palestinians across Arab cities in Israel launched a full-day's strike yesterday to protest against Israel's killing of Mohammad Al-Osaibi, a Palestinian doctor who was fatally shot by Israeli forces.
03 Apr 2023; MEMO: Jordanian King Abdullah has called on Muslims to protect the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, stating that it is part of their duty to do so.
03 Apr 2023; MEMO: Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will visit Israeli troops together with Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, on Monday, an aide said, signalling a possible reconciliation after Netanyahu announced Gallant's ouster last week without following through, Reuters reports.
03 Apr 2023; MEMO: Turkiye's Defence Minister, Hulusi Akar, rejected recent reports on an upsurge in migrant flows into Turkiye, Daily Sabah reports.
According to the report, Akar underlined that Turkish soldiers protect the country's borders, while using the latest technology to prevent trespassing.
CAIRO (AP) — The leaders of Egypt and Saudi Arabia have met in the kingdom, officials said Monday. It’s the first visit by top officials in months as Egypt battles a domestic economic crisis.
President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia, held talks late Sunday that focused on ties between the two heavyweights, according to Egyptian presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Two Palestinian men were killed by Israeli troops in an army raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Monday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, the latest in a year-long spike of violence that shows no sign of abating.
The Israeli military said that troops arrested two people suspected of assisting a gunman who shot two soldiers in the occupied West Bank town of Hawara last month. The army said its soldiers came under fire during the raid and shot back, confirming “hits.”
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In the years since Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman catapulted to power, it has been hard to find a controversy in the Middle East that doesn’t somehow involve the 37-year-old heir to the throne. Now he’s pivoting to his next audacious plan: Giving peace a chance.
The moves toward reaching a détente with Iran, reestablishing ties to Syria and ending the kingdom’s yearslong war in Yemen could extricate Prince Mohammed from some of the thorniest regional issues he faces.
Washington, Apr 2 (PTI) An Indian-origin man has been arrested for firebombing a Madison office building in the US state of Wisconsin in May 2022, the Justice Department said.
Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury, 29, of Madison, who was arrested from Boston's International Airport last week is charged with one count of attempting to cause damage by means of fire or an explosive, the department said in a statement.
Jaipur, Apr 2 (PTI) More than 4,200 criminals were arrested in 10 districts of Ajmer and Udaipur division in Rajasthan on Sunday, an official said. A campaign on direction by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is being run to catch criminals. Under this, as many as 4,255 criminals were arrested in districts under Ajmer and Udaipur range on Sunday, Director General of Police Umesh Mishra said.
Rishra (WB), Apr 2 (PTI) Clashes broke out between two groups during a Ram Navami procession in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Sunday evening, following which prohibitory orders were imposed and the internet was suspended, police said.
Two Ram Navami processions were organised in the Rishra police station area, and the second one was attacked near Wellington Jute Mill More at GT Road around 6.15 pm, they said.
A few police personnel were injured in the violence, they added.
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