04 Nov 2022; MEMO: People calling for a boycott of the World Cup in Qatar are from a handful of countries that do not represent the rest of the world, which is looking forward to the tournament, Qatar's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani has said, Reuters reports.
04 Nov 2022; MEMO: Israeli aircraft have fired several airstrikes against the Gaza Strip this morning, resulting in a power outage in some areas.
According to an Israeli army spokesman, the bombs came in response to the launching of rockets against Israel from Hamas.
However, there has been no immediate claim of responsibility.
The Israeli military claimed that four rockets were fired from Gaza, three of which did not reach Israeli territory, while one rocket was intercepted by air defence systems.
03 Nov 2022; MEMO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said yesterday that Greece's militarisation of at least 16 out of its 23 islands in the eastern Aegean Mediterranean Sea threatens Ankara's security, calling on Athens to comply with international law, Anadolu news agency reported.
03 Nov 2022; MEMO: Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was shot in the shin today when his anti-government protest convoy came under attack in the east of the country in what his aides said was a clear assassination attempt, Reuters reports.
Several others in the convoy were wounded and the information minister said a suspect had been arrested. One party member said there were reports one person had been killed.
03 Nov 2022; MEMO: Nobel laureates have called upon the government in Egypt to release prisoners of conscience in advance of the COP27 climate change summit in Sharm El Sheikh. The laureates mentioned specifically a British-Egyptian prisoner on hunger strike, Alaa Abdel Fattah, saying that he may die in his cell.
03 Nov 2022; MEMO: Jordan and Russia have agreed to step up coordination in tackling instability in southern Syria, which Amman blames on Iran-linked militias and multi-billion dollar drug smuggling across its border, Jordan's Foreign Minister said on Thursday, Reuters reports.
Ayman Al Safadi was speaking after talks with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, that centred on south Syria to "neutralise the potential dangers of instability" in the area.
03 Nov 2022; MEMO: Qatar has trained more than 50,000 people to provide security during the World Cup, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday, with foreign forces helping out under Qatari command, Reuters reports.
Ministry spokesperson, Jabr Hammoud Jabr Al Nuaimi, did not say which countries were taking part.
03 Nov 2022; MEMO: Oil is clearly in long-term "decline mode", according to the Energy Minister of the United Arab Emirates, one of the world's biggest exporters of the commodity, Bloomberg reports.
According to the report, the UAE will supply the world with crude for as long as it is needed, the Minister said.
"To assume oil is going to be there forever is wishful thinking," Suhail Al-Mazrouei said in a speech at the ADIPEC Energy Conference in Abu Dhabi.
03 Nov 2022; MEMO: Britain's new government led by Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, on Thursday ruled out moving the UK Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, Anadolu News Agency reports.
The idea of such a move was voiced during former Prime Minister Liz Truss's Tory leadership contest and a review into the matter was ordered by her after becoming premier.
03 Nov 2022; MEMO: Israel Prime Minister, Yair Lapid, on Thursday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his election win as final results confirmed the former premier's triumphant comeback at the head of a solidly right-wing alliance, Reuters reports.
Netanyahu's victory is set to end an unprecedented stalemate in Israel after five elections in less than four years.
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