Middle East & North Africa

Palestine: Gaza rally warns about 'explosion' due to Israeli violence in Jerusalem

14 Feb 2023; MEMO: A rally of local and international organisations and charities was held in Gaza on Monday in support of Jerusalem, warning of a "potential explosion" due to continuous Israeli violence in Jerusalem and attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque, Anadolu has reported. At least 70 organisations took part in the rally, including the Palestinian Ministry of Religious Endowments (Awqaf), the International Union of Muslim Scholars, the Committee of Palestine Scholars and the Preachers' Forum.

Fascism is 'already there' in Israel, says Jewish professor of the Holocaust

15 Feb 2023; MEMO: Israel is hurtling towards fascism, Holocaust historian Daniel Blatman has said in an interview with Haaretz. Blatman is a professor at the Institute for Contemporary Jewry at the Hebrew University. His fields of interest are the Holocaust, Nazism, fascism, genocide and East European Jewry during the Holocaust. He is currently involved in establishing the Warsaw Ghetto Museum, which is scheduled to open in 2025.

Israel to lift all restrictions on construction of illegal Jewish settlements

14 Feb 2023; MEMO: Israel's Finance Minister has announced that the far-right government of Benjamin Netanyahu will lift all restrictions on the construction of settlements in the occupied West Bank and Palestinian territories, in a move which blatantly defies international law and Washington's displeasure.

Qatar says all capabilities at Turkiye's disposal in wake of earthquake disaster

14 Feb 2023; MEMO: Qatar said it has mobilised all capabilities to help the victims of last week's twin deadly earthquakes that struck Turkiye and Syria.

"Qatar has put all its capabilities at the disposal of the brothers in Turkiye to support them after the earthquake disaster," Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told Anadolu.

"The world faces a major humanitarian catastrophe in Turkiye and Syria. This is a real test for all humanity," he added.

Miracles continue as survivors rescued 9 days after quakes in southern Turkiye

14 Feb 2023; MEMO: Miracles continue as more survivors are pulled alive from the rubble nine days after strong earthquakes hit southern Turkiye, reports Anadolu Agency.

Two brothers, Baki Yeninar, 21, and Muhammed Enes Yeninar, 17, were rescued in the province of Kahramanmaras, where the quakes were centered, almost 200 hours later.

Baki said he held onto life by drinking protein powder.

Turkiye bans exports of mobile homes for three months after quake

15 Feb 2023; MEMO: Turkiye's Trade Ministry banned the export of mobile houses for three months to urgently meet the need for temporary shelter in the earthquake-hit southeast, local media reports.

According to a report, the ministry said the export ban on prefabricated and container homes will start on 15 February.

After the earthquake, 6,500 buildings collapsed and countless more were damaged, hundreds of thousands of people now lack safe housing.

Roman-era lead coffin found in Gaza

15 Feb 2023; MEMO: The Palestinian Antiquities Ministry yesterday announced the discovery of a Roman-era coffin at the site of a 2,000-year-old Roman Cemetery which was unearthed last year in the northern Gaza Strip

The coffin was made of lead and likely belonged to a prominent Roman official, according to an official from the Antiquities Ministry. Adding that the coding has not been opened.

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