19 October 2022; MEMO: The CEO of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), the organiser of the "Davos of the Desert" Saudi investment conference said on Monday that US government officials will not be invited to attend the event at the end of this month. The reason, added Richard Attias, is so that the event does not turn into a "political platform".
18 October 2022; MEMO: The Israeli occupation authorities have notified the Municipal Council of Khirbet A'tuf of the plan to destroy a 400 acre nature reserve and uproot 30,000 trees in an area to the south-west of Tubas.
19 October 2022; MEMO:A report in the Guardian which claimed that 6,500 migrant workers had died in connection with the World Cup in Qatar has been slammed as "the most pervasive and re-occurring pieces of disinformation." A report in the UK newspaper in February 2021 had implied that the shocking number of deaths was connected to the World Cup. Though the a
18 October 2022; MEMO: The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs today summoned the Australian Ambassador to Tel Aviv, Paul Griffiths, after his country retracted its recognition of West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
18 October 2022; MEMO: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has pledged $400 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the official SPA has reported. Bin Salman made his pledge during a phone call last week with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to help his country's current and post-war humanitarian efforts.
19 October 2022; MEMO: Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in joining the BRICS economic group which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, said yesterday.
Ramaphosa, who has just returned from an official visit to Riyadh, said Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud, had expressed the kingdom's desire to be part of BRICS.
"They are not the only country [seeking membership in BRICS]," local radio station ABC reported Ramaphosa saying.
19 October 2022; MEMO: Palestinian fighters in the West Bank city of Nablus, known as the Lion's Den, have rejected an Israeli proposal to lay down their arms and give up their resistance to the occupation.
Yedioth Ahronoth reported the London-based Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper saying that the proposal requires the group to lay down their weapons and hand themselves over to the Palestinian Authority (PA) for a brief imprisonment in return for amnesty.
18 October 2022; MEMO: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday welcomed a decision by the Australian government to end its recognition of West Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Anadolu News Agency reports.
In a statement, the Jeddah-based grouping hailed Australia's "commitment to the two-state solution", adding that the Australian move "aligns with international law and relevant United Nations resolutions."
18 October 2022; MEMO: The United Arab Emirates believes that OPEC+ made the correct technical choice when it agreed to cut production and the unanimous decision had nothing to do with politics, Energy Minister, Suhail Al-Mazrouei, said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.
19 October 2022; MEMO: Iran has promised to provide Russia with surface to surface missiles, in addition to more drones, two senior Iranian officials and two Iranian diplomats told Reuters, a move that is likely to infuriate the United States and other Western powers.
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