Saudi Arabia and the Houthis in Yemen have resumed "back-channel talks" with the aim of extending the ceasefire in Yemen and reviving negotiations to end the war, Associated Press has reported. The agency quoted a UN official as saying that if the two sides negotiate in good faith, and if other parties are included in the dialogue, it is an opportunity to end the war.
18 Jan 2023; MEMO: Israeli occupation forces detained the director of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Tuesday as he entered the Noble Sanctuary. Sheikh Omar Al-Kiswani was then searched, Wafa has reported.
Last week, the Israeli occupation forces delayed the British Minister for the Middle East, Lord Tariq Ahmed, for more than half an hour while he was visiting Al-Aqsa.
Lord Ahmed, who is a Muslim, was subjected to a prolonged security check at the Lions Gate, which is known in Arabic as Bab Al-Asbat.
18 Jan 2023; MEMO: Yemenis ranked third among Arab nationals who bought property in Turkiye last year, Yemen Shabab.net has reported.
Data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute on Tuesday showed that Yemeni passport holders bought 1,202 properties in Turkiye last year. Iraqis were ranked first, buying 6,241 properties, and Kuwaitis were second with 1,671 properties.
18 Jan 2023; MEMO: Iran's priority is to de-escalate tension with its Gulf neighbours and increase cooperation, a foreign ministry spokesman has said. Nasser Kanaani's comments coincided with official statements from Saudi Arabia confirming that there is ongoing communication between Riyadh and Tehran paving the way for dialogue.
18 Jan 2023; MEMO: Egypt's economic crisis is pushing the country's middle class to the brink of poverty, Agence France-Presse has reported. Currency devaluation and rampant inflation are forcing many families to take radical decisions and change their lifestyles.
RAMALLAH, Jan 17 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestine, yesterday, accused the Israeli authorities of humiliating its Foreign Minister, Riyad Al-Maliki, on his way to Cairo, according to an official statement.
Ahmad Al-Deek, political advisor of Al-Maliki, said in a press statement that, the Israeli authorities subjected Al-Maliki to “procedures and restrictions,” while he was going through the crossing point on the border with Jordan, as he left the West Bank for Cairo.
DAMASCUS, Jan 17 (NNN-SANA) – The Syrian Foreign Ministry, yesterday, condemned the U.S. targeting of the Syrian health sector, through “inhuman measures.”
In a statement, the ministry slammed the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), for imposing a new set of sanctions that hinder Syria’s import of medical equipment and spare parts.
Such illegal and unethical sanctions on the Syrian people are “inhuman measures,” and are part of the unilateral siege imposed by the United States, said the statement.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jordan summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman on Tuesday to protest a move by Israeli police to block the Jordanian envoy from entering a volatile holy site in Jerusalem. The incident quickly escalated tensions between the neighbors and reflected the heightened sensitivity around the sacred compound under Israel’s new ultranationalist government.
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and the United States will aim to smooth out a series of disagreements between the NATO allies when the Turkish foreign minister visits Washington this week. But expectations that outstanding issues can be resolved are low.
16 Jan 2023; MEMO: China's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Qin Gang, urged Israel on Sunday to stop its "incitement" in order to avoid escalation with the Palestinians, news agencies have reported.
In a joint press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry in Cairo, the Chinese minister called on Israel to "stop incitements and provocations, and to refrain from taking uniliteral actions that could worsen the situation."
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