Middle East & North Africa

Israel: Senior arms licensing official resigns over Ben-Gvir’s 'reckless' policies

5 December 2023; MEMO: Firearm Licensing Department Director at the Israeli Ministry of National Security, Yisrael Avisar, resigned on Sunday in protest of the reckless licensing regulations applied under extremist Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has fast-tracked thousands of civilian gun permits, claiming it boosts public security.

Turkey: Erdogan says Netanyahu 'will be tried as a war criminal'

5 December 2023; MEMO: Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, would eventually be tried as a war criminal over Israel’s ongoing offensive in the Gaza Strip, while slamming Western countries supporting Israel, Reuters reports.

Turkiye rejects 'buffer zone' plan for Gaza

6 December 2023; MEMO: Turkiye rejects plans to establish a buffer zone in Gaza after the fighting in the enclave is over, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was cited as saying today, adding that such a plan was “disrespectful” to Palestinians, Reuters reports.

Recent news reports have indicated that Israel had conveyed plans for the buffer zone to several Arab states and Turkiye.

UAE: (COP28) Delegates to COP28 call for gathering wisdom, strength to advance global energy transition

DUBAI, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- More than 70 delegates to the UN climate change conference convened on Tuesday in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, to seek insights and solutions for an inclusive, just and resilient global energy transition.

The energy-themed gathering came as the climate talks at COP28, or the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), reached a stalemate over issues including energy transition.

UAE: Activists at COP28 summit ramp up pressure on cutting fossil fuels as talks turn to clean energy

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Activists had a series of events and actions lined up Tuesday at the United Nations climate summit seeking to amp up pressure on conference participants to agree to phase out coal, oil and gas, responsible for most of the world’s emissions, and move to clean energy in a fair way.

Israel moves into Gaza’s second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said Tuesday that its troops had entered Gaza’s second-largest city as intensified bombardment sent streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded and dead Palestinians, including children, in a bloody new phase of the war.

Saudi minister engages global aviation leaders at ICAN 2023, emphasizes economic impact of air transport

RIYADH, Dec 4 (APP): Saudi Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and Chairman of the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser on Monday participated in the ministerial session themed “Impact of air transport on economic development” at the 15th International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Air Services Negotiation event, ICAN 2023.

According to SPA, the event, hosted by GACA, drew participation from aviation industry leaders spanning over 100 countries and witnessed discussions among ministers and heads of civil aviation agencies.

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