07 April 2022; MEMO: Saudi Arabia supports the establishment of zones free of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction as the first step towards the complete elimination of such weapons, the Kingdom's deputy permanent representative to the UN, Mohammed Al-Ateeq, has said.
07 April 2022; MEMO: Arab-Israeli MK Sami Abou Shehadah said yesterday that Balad Party will not be "lifeline" to Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
Speaking to the Nazareth-based Radio Al Shams, Abou Shehadah said that his party "will not provide a safety net" for Bennett.
He said that the party will meet in the coming days to discuss "all the options available to us," stressing that his party will also not help former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
04 April 2022; MEMO: Lebanon as a State, and its Central Bank, has gone bankrupt, according to Deputy Prime Minister, Saadeh Al-Shami.
"The State has gone bankrupt as did the Banque du Liban, and the loss has occurred, and we will seek to reduce losses for the people," Al-Shami told the local Al-Jadeed channel.
He said the losses will be distributed among the State, the Banque du Liban, banks and depositors.
"There is no conflict of views about the distribution of losses," he added.
KHARTOUM, April 6 (Reuters) - Factions aligned with Sudan's military have drawn up a deal to form a transitional government that would cement the army's control and bypass pro-democracy groups it shared power with before an October coup, according to a document seen by Reuters and three sources familiar with the agreement.
The draft deal comes with the military under pressure from a deteriorating economy and frequent protests that have continued despite a lethal crackdown by security forces.
05 April 2022; MEMO: Kuwait's government submitted its resignation on Tuesday, state news agency, KUNA reported, ahead of a no-confidence vote against the Prime Minister in Parliament, amid a lengthy political feud that has hindered fiscal reform in the Gulf oil producer, Reuters reports.
Crown Prince, Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, who took over most of the ruling Emir's duties late last year, received the government's letter of resignation from Prime Minister, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid, KUNA reported.
05 April 2022; MEMO: An Israeli woman was sentenced to death by a Court in the United Arab Emirates after she was convicted of drug smuggling, lsrael's Channel 12 reports.
According to the report, Fidaa Kiwan, a resident of Haifa who owns a photography studio, was convicted of possessing half a kilogram of cocaine while visiting Dubai for work.
She says the drugs are not hers and were planted in her bag and in the apartment she was staying in, the report says.
06 April 2022; MEMO: Egypt's former presidential candidate and leader of the Strong Egypt Party has been assaulted in his prison cell, according to a Facebook post written by his family.
According to the post, Aboul Fotouh was attacked by guards after trying to file a complaint about why he was refused family visits.
06 April 2022; MEMO: The head of the Israeli government coalition, Member of the Knesset Idit Silman from the Yamina Party, announced today her withdrawal from the government headed by Naftali Bennett, which means that the coalition does not have a majority in the Knesset, according to Israeli media.
06 April 2022; MEMO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi yesterday announced that his country's wheat stock for domestic consumption was "sufficient for the next four months."
"Egypt's total wheat trade amounts to 18 million tonnes annually on average," Al-Sisi told reporters, adding that around two million tonnes are being "lost annually as a result of storage-related reasons."
06 April 2022; MEMO: Tunisia's Parliament Speaker, Rached Ghannouchi, said yesterday that parliament will continue to convene virtually, Al-Quds Al-Araby reported.
Speaking to the German News Agency, Ghannouchi's remarks came days after the Tunisian president's dissolution of parliament after a virtual meeting was held.
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