Middle East & North Africa

14 Sep 2022; MEMO: Three prisoners have died in Egyptian jails over a two day period, with human rights groups calling for investigations into the deaths and conditions they were held in, Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported yesterday.

The paper said Mohmmad Zaki passed away on Saturday in Al Gamassa Prison following the deterioration of his health.

Zaki was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being charged for arson against a court in the city of Ismailiya, east of Egypt.

14 Sep 2022; MEMO: Israel's use of armed drones in the occupied West Bank "is a dangerous step", Hamas yesterday said.

"Israel's use of armed drones in the occupied West Bank to terrorise Palestinians and increase casualties … is a dangerous step," a statement said.

RIYADH, Sept 13 (NNN-SPA) – Saudi Arabia announced yesterday, three projects in the iron and steel sector, with a value of 35 billion Saudi riyals (9.3 billion U.S. dollars).

The kingdom is working with local and international investors, to establish a variety of investment opportunities in the sector, announced Bandar Al-Khorayef, Saudi minister of industry and mineral resources, at the second edition of the Saudi International Iron and Steel Conference.

AMMAN, Sept 13 (Reuters) - When the U.S. military targeted Islamic State commander Maher al-Agal with a drone strike in northern Syria in July, there was little chance it would miss. The reason? Revenge.

With Islamic State's last battle-hardened forces holed up in remote areas, the United States is turning to the aid of tribesmen burning to exact revenge for the atrocities unleashed by the group when it ruled over swathes of Syria and Iraq.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The story about high fuel prices was safe, editors agreed, even under the strict press laws of the United Arab Emirates.

Instead, it unleashed a firestorm at Al Roeya newspaper in Dubai. Within days, top editors were interrogated. Within weeks, dozens of employees were fired and the print paper declared dissolved.

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Egypt’s president met on Tuesday with Qatar’s ruling emir during his first visit to the energy-rich nation after ties soured following the Egyptian military’s overthrow of an Islamist president backed by Doha.

The scene of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi warmly shaking hands with Qatar’s Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani would have been unthinkable just years ago, when three Gulf Arab states and Egypt imposed a boycott on Doha over its sympathy to Islamists and other contentious issues.

12 Sep 2022; MEMO: At least six people were wounded, including one in critical condition after a shooting which took place inside a shopping mall in Istanbul, Turkiye, yesterday.

According to the Daily Sabah, the shooting broke out as a result of a dispute between two groups of people at a café in the Sariyer Mall. The altercation was caught on surveillance cameras.

12 Sep 2022; MEMO: A top Iranian military Commander said Iran has developed a long-range drone that is designed specifically to target the Israeli cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa, Anadolu News Agency reports.

Brigadier General Kiomars Heidari, the Commander of the Iranian army's ground forces, made the remarks in a program broadcast on State TV Sunday night, amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel.

12 Sep 2022; MEMO: The UAE is looking to construct a $5 billion (18 billion dirham) resort resembling the moon, according to a report last week by Arabian Business.

13 Sep 2022; MEMO: A Palestinian single mother of four was forced by the Israeli occupation forces to demolish her own home yesterday in the neighbourhood of Batn Al-Hawa in Silwan, occupied Jerusalem, Wafa has reported.

The Israeli-controlled municipality in Jerusalem forced Nasreen Abu Tayeh to destroy her house on the pretext that it lacked a building licence.