27 Dec 2022; MEMO: Former Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has said that the new Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the weakest ever in Israel's history, Maan news agency reported on Monday.
"This is not a right-wing government," he said. "This is crazy. We will not stand silent."
28 Dec 2022; MEMO: The Israeli Supreme Court issued a conditional rejection to give a ministerial post to Shas Party leader, Aryeh Deri, local media reported yesterday, noting that a court hearing will be held to issue a final decision, Quds Press reported.
28 Dec 2022; MEMO: Iran welcomed on Monday the resumption of talks with Saudi Arabia, a week after the foreign ministers of both countries held a "friendly meeting."
28 Dec 2022; MEMO: Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo was a victim of "a political ban" at the Qatar World Cup as a result of his support for the Palestinian cause, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
"They have wasted Ronaldo. Unfortunately, they have imposed a political ban on him," Erdogan told youth in an event in Turkey's eastern city of Erzurum.
RIYADH, Dec 27 (APP): The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah will organize the ‘Hajj Expo 2023’ conference and exhibition January 9-12, 2023.
The four-day event, being held under the patronage of Advisor to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and Makkah Governor Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, was part of the ministry’s ongoing efforts to build an innovative ecosystem of services and solutions to better serve pilgrims at the Two Holy Mosques, while enhancing their religious and cultural experiences, a ministry press release said.
TEHRAN, Dec 27 (NNN-TASNIM) – At least 54 people were injured, in an explosion and the consequent fire at a paint manufacturing plant, in the north-western Iranian city of Tabriz.
The blast occurred at Mamaqan Shahid Salimi Industrial Park, yesterday afternoon, affecting around 150 individuals, of whom 54 have sustained injuries, Hamid Monajjem, managing director of East Azarbaijan province’s Red Crescent Society, was quoted as saying.
He added that, firefighters are trying to contain the fire.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s largest medical center and health care workers from hospitals around the country have spoken out against remarks by allies of Benjamin Netanyahu calling for a law to allow discrimination against LGBTQ people in hospitals and businesses.
It was part of a broader blowback against remarks made this week by Religious Zionism politicians calling for legal discrimination against LGBTQ people.
26 Dec 2022; MEMO: Greece has moved to postpone a major arms purchase from Israel, local media reported on Saturday.
Defense Ministry officials fear that the purchase of Spike NLOS missiles, a particularly desired system for the navy's fast attack boats and the ground forces' AH-64 attack helicopters, risk being postponed indefinitely, private broadcaster CNN Greece reported.
26 Dec 2022; MEMO: Polls opened in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) as residents began voting in Sunday's local elections.
A total of 208,236 registered voters are eligible to cast their votes in 768 ballot boxes across the country.
Voters will choose 18 mayors, 220 city council members, 240 headmen and 960 council of elders, according to the country's Supreme Election Board (YSK).
Turkish Cypriots will decide on 67 candidates, six of them women, for the mayoral posts.
27 Dec 2022; MEMO: Lebanon's maritime border demarcation for oil exploration and extraction must be completed, Hezbollah's deputy secretary general said yesterday.
Naim Qassem told Al-Nour radio station that oil extraction in Lebanon had nothing to do with "electing the Lebanese president," adding that his group was keen on "reaching tangible results on the issue of Lebanon's wealth."
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