NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Sunday denied fresh allegations that it was granting citizenship to foreigners accused of crimes in exchange for millions in investments, insisting that all those who received a passport met all criteria in place at the time.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that he had accepted a proposal to extend budget negotiations, preventing the government from collapsing and plunging the country into a new election.
In a nationally televised address, Netanyahu said that now was not the time to drag the country into a fourth parliamentary elections in less than two years.
“Now is the time for unity. Not for elections,” he said.
BAGHDAD, Aug 23 (NNN-NINA) – A roadside bomb exploded near a convoy of trucks, carrying equipment belonging to U.S. troops in western Baghdad, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said.
The blast took place when the convoy was moving on a highway, near al-Ghazaliyah neighbourhood, in the western part of the Iraqi capital.
There was no immediate information about casualties, the official added.
RIYADH, Aug 23 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development announced yesterday that, government employees will return to work starting Aug 30.
The decision was based on the health reports of the kingdom’s cities and governorates, the ministry said, adding, employees must follow anti-COVID-19 precautions during their working hours.
The decision excludes high-risk employees, and no more than 25 percent of staff in each department will be allowed to work remotely.
23 Aug 2020; MEMO: Israeli Mossad Chief Yossi Cohen met secretly with Deputy Head of Sudan Sovereignty Council Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, The New Arab revealed on Friday.
Reporting sources, The New Arab said that senior UAE officials attended the meeting, which was organised by the Gulf State.
23 Aug 2020; MEMO: Israeli anti-government protesters turned out in droves on Saturday in defiance of a police ban on the demonstrations, according to i24 News.
The protesters turned out in force to protest “crime minister” Benjamin Netanyahu, who is current Prime Minister of Israel in Jerusalem.
Despite police warnings not to, the protestors made their way through key routes in Jerusalem in order to get to Netanyahu’s residence on Balfour street.
22 Aug 2020; MEMO: Palestine, Azerbaijan and Ukraine congratulated Turkey on Saturday for its discovery of major natural gas reserves in the Black Sea, Anadolu Agency reports.
Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a phone call, Turkey’s Communications Directorate said in a statement.
He hailed Turkey’s success as Palestine’s success, while Erdogan reiterated Ankara’s support for the Palestinian cause.
22 Aug 2020; MEMO: The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas said that it launched several missiles at Israel Friday night in response to daily Israeli strikes in Gaza.
In a press release, Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum said that his movement had launched the missiles to stop the Israeli strikes.
22 Aug 2020; MEMO: The Turkish government asked the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) to arrest former Fatah leader Mohammad Dahlan for running an espionage network in Turkey, TRT reported on Friday.
Dahlan is a security advisor for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince Mohamed Bin Zayed, who announced the normalisation of ties with Israel last week.
CAMP TAJI, Iraq (Reuters) - United States-led international coalition troops withdrew from Iraq’s Taji military base on Sunday and handed it over to Iraqi security forces, Reuters witnesses and the coalition said.
The base, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, had been the site of frequent rocket attacks by Iran-backed militias targeting U.S.-led troops in recent months.
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