04 Aug 2021; MEMO: Tunisia's former president Dr Moncef Marzouki stressed that the worst mistake made by the current President Kais Saied is that he caused division among the people and opened the door to foreign interference in the country's internal affairs which undermines the sovereignty of the state.
04 Aug 2021; MEMO: Israeli authorities have added the US and 17 others countries to its severe travel warning list; with travelers from these locations needing to quarantine for at least seven days.
04 Aug 2021; MEMO: The Sudanese cabinet yesterday approved a draft law on the country's accession to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
"Today, in our weekly Cabinet meeting, we have unanimously passed a bill to join the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court," Prime Minister, Abdalla Hamdok, said on Facebook.
He pointed out that a meeting between the sovereignty council and the cabinet would be held "to pass that bill into law."
04 Aug 2021; MEMO: Qatar and the Palestinian Authority (PA) have reached a deal on the transfer of aid to the Gaza Strip after Hamas agreed to have the PA involved in the process, Israeli sources reported yesterday.
PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh was reported by Israeli media saying on Monday night that "the PA agrees to be responsible for transferring part of the Qatari grant to the Gaza Strip intended only for needy families."
04 Aug 2021; MEMO: Israel is prepared for "any scenario" with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, including a ceasefire or military escalation, Defence Minister Benny Gantz said yesterday.
"Today I visited the [Israeli army's] Gaza Division and assessed the [security] situation," Gantz said on Twitter, adding that "Israel is ready for any scenario, whether settlement or [military] escalation."
04 Aug 2021; MEMO: The fate of ousted Tunisian Prime Minister Hicham Mechichi has become a matter of growing concern since no one knows his whereabouts, member of the International Federation of Jurists Anwar Al-Gharbi has told MEMO. "We are especially worried about his health and psychological well-being," he said.
BEIRUT (AP) — Banks, businesses and government offices were shuttered Wednesday as Lebanon marks one year since the horrific explosion at the port of Beirut with a national day of mourning.
The grim anniversary comes amid an unprecedented economic and financial meltdown, and a political stalemate that has kept the country without a functioning government for a full year. United in grief and anger, families of the victims and other Lebanese were planning prayers and protests later in the day.
(AP) --- The Biden administration encouraged lawmakers on Tuesday to finally repeal an authorization for military action in Iraq crafted when Saddam Hussein was still alive, rejecting Republican arguments it would further signal to Iran that the U.S. is retreating from the Middle East.
Debate in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on ending Congress’s 2002 resolution for military force against Iraq comes as part of a larger discussion by some lawmakers on axing or replacing decades-old congressional authorizations for military force.
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British navy warned of a “potential hijack” of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, though the circumstances remained unclear.
TRIPOLI, Aug 3 (NNN-IRIN) – Libya’s President of the Presidency Council, Mohamed Menfi, yesterday, stressed the importance of the partnership with Italy, and the enhancement of bilateral relations in the fields of investment, trade and economy.
Menfi made his remarks, during a meeting with visiting Italian Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, said a statement issued by the Presidency Council.
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