23 June 2023; MEMO: An Algerian court on Wednesday handed five year prison terms to former Prime Minister Noureddine Bedoui and former Health Minister Abdelmalek Boudiaf, and fined them one million dinars ($7,383), the state news agency said, according to Reuters.
The sentences relate to a corruption case.
23 June 2023; MEMO: Illegal Israeli settlers, last night, attacked Palestinian residents in Masafer Yatta district to the south of Hebron in the Occupied West Bank, reported Wafa news agency.
According to local activist, Osama Al-Makhamreh, the settlers from Havat Maon were under the protection of Israeli occupation forces as they assaulted Palestinian shepherds and civilians in the village of Khirbet Tuba, based in Masafer Yatta, resulting in grave injuries.
23 June 2023; MEMO: Sri Lanka is set to start bartering tea to Iran next month in lieu of $250 million owed for oil, a Sri Lankan official told Reuters on Friday, as the crisis-hit country tries to lift sales to a key market and protect its forex reserves.
24 June 2023; MEMO: The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on Friday that the violence in the West Bank risks: "Spiralling out of control, fuelled by strident political rhetoric and an escalation in the use of advanced military weaponry by Israel."
24 June 2023; MEMO: Following remarks by judges that it had been difficult to prove bribe charges against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, state attorneys insisted they will push ahead with attempting to convict him, Israeli media reported on Friday.
24 June 2023; MEMO: The Palestinian Prisoners Club (PPC) warned on Friday of the potential spread of skin disease among Palestinian prisoners at the Israeli Ramon Prison, a statement disclosed.
The PPC announced that ten prisoners at Ramon Prison had contracted a skin disease, expressing concerns that it may spread among other prisoners if medical treatment is not given.
24 June 2023; MEMO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi announced on Friday that he informed his citizens that he has "nothing to promise except work, work, work and patience", warning that if people in Africa do not find hope for life, they will move towards Europe.
This came during his speech in the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit in the French capital, Paris.
24 June 2023; MEMO: Morocco will delay a summit it is hosting between Israel and Arab states that have signed "Abraham Accords" peace pacts, its Foreign Minister said on Friday, amid rising strife in the West Bank, Reuters reports.
24 June 2023; MEMO: A drone attack targeted Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad's ancestral town of Qardaha on Friday with two projectiles, killing one person and lightly injuring another, Syrian state news agency, Sana, reported.
The strike came a day after Sana reported a drone attack on Salhab, another government-held town in north-west Syria near rebel territory, that killed a woman and a child.
MAKKAH, June 24 (APP): Minister for Interior and Chairman of Supreme Hajj Committee Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud, in a demonstration of his commitment to ensuring the safety and security of pilgrims embarking on the Hajj journey, personally supervised the readiness of the Hajj security forces as this important task aimed to guarantee consistent security measures throughout the Hajj season.
Prince Abdulaziz’s involvement was evident as he graced the annual ceremony of the Hajj security forces, held to acknowledge their participation in this year’s Hajj season the other day.
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