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18 Nov 2022; MEMO: Thailand's Prime Minister met with Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, on Friday in Bangkok, signing agreements to expand diplomatic relations restored this year, more than three decades after Saudi Arabia downgraded ties over a jewellery theft, Reuters reports.

The two leaders presided over the signing of five agreements, pledging to increase trade and investment between the two countries, promote tourism and deepen cooperation in energy.

19 Nov 2022; MEMO: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused the US and Europe of making threats and pressuring members of the Organisation of Turkic States (OTS), which are already under severe stress.

Cavusoglu stated that the organisation's members had already received letters and memorandums from the US and Europe in this regard, commenting: "We must not forget that."

16 Nov 2022; MEMO: Saudi Aramco is moving forward in talks to supply blue hydrogen to Asia over the next five years, according to the company's chief technology officer, Bloomberg reports.

According to the report, the main energy producer is the UAE which is also investing in blue hydrogen and looking at shipments to Asia.

16 Nov 2022; MEMO: Turkish and South African firms met Friday in Johannesburg to explore investment opportunities, reports Anadolu Agency.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s outgoing coalition has been the most diverse in the country’s history, bringing a slew of progressive policies on the environment, LGBTQ issues and funding for the country’s Arab minority.

But now, even before it takes office, Israel’s expected new coalition government — overwhelmingly male, religious and right-wing — is promising to roll back many of the achievements of its predecessor, prompting concern from activists and liberals over where their country is headed.

BEIJING, November 14. /TASS/. Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned US President Joe Biden against a possible conflict, saying the two countries have strong mutual interests, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday after their meeting in Indonesia’s Bali.

"It is in our own interest to prevent a conflict and avert confrontation," the ministry quoted Xi as saying. "China’s and the United States’ economic systems are closely interconnected. <…> We should benefit from joint development."

MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/. Having passed the resolution on Russia’s "reparations" to Ukraine, the United Nations General Assembly should now call for the United States’ reparation of damage inflicted on Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia and other countries, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday.

BALI /Indonesia/, November 15. /TASS/. Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that it was time to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but Kiev will not sign Minsk 3 agreements.

"I am convinced that now is the time when <...> [hostilities] must and can be stopped," he said, speaking via video link to the participants of the G20 summit.

BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and his U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, had a candid and in-depth exchange of views in Bali, Indonesia, on Monday on issues of strategic importance in China-U.S. relations and on major global and regional issues.

With the world at a significant inflection point in history and humanity facing unprecedented challenges, bringing China-U.S. relations back on track with healthy and stable growth will benefit both countries and the world, international experts and officials told Xinhua.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (NNN-Bernama) — The central banks of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation on regional payment connectivity (RPC).

In a joint statement, the central banks said the cooperation, which was sealed on the sidelines of the ongoing G20 Leaders’ Summit in Bali, Indonesia, aimed to support faster, cheaper, more transparent, and more inclusive cross-border payments.