30 July 2021; MEMO: In a phone call on Friday, Turkish and Afghan defense ministers discussed the security of Hamid Karzai International Airport, Turkish authorities said, Anadolu Agency reported.
In a statement, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said Hulusi Akar and his Afghan counterpart Bismillah Khan Mohammadi also addressed the regional security and bilateral relations.
31 July 2021; MEMO: Iran's foreign minister on Friday extended condolences for the deaths caused by forest fires raging across Turkey over the past few days, Anadolu Agency reported.
"I was very affected by the forest fire that broke out in some parts of Turkey. We share the pain of the government and people of Turkey and we will stand by them," Javad Zarif said in a message written in Turkish on Twitter.
31 July 2021; MEMO: During his visit to Khartoum, Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra will propose his country's mediation of the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Anadolu Agency reported on Friday.
Lamamra has started a diplomatic tour of several African countries to discuss a number of issues, including cooperation between Algeria and other members of the African Union (AU).
31 July 2021; MEMO: Israeli officials have blamed Iran for the attack on a tanker owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer, Israeli media and AP reported on Friday.
The Times of Israel also reported that the US shares Israel's belief that Iran is allegedly responsible for the attack on the ship, which took place off Omani coasts on Thursday.
31 July 2021; MEMO: Tunisian security forces arrested a parliament member at his home today, his wife said, after he criticised President Kais Saied on Facebook and called his seizure of governing powers a coup.
Washington, Jul 31 (PTI) Israeli cybersecurity company NSO Group, which is at the centre of the Pegasus snooping scandal, has temporarily blocked several government clients around the world from using its spyware technology as the firm probes its alleged abuses, according to a US media report.
The alleged use of the Pegasus software to spy on journalists, human rights defenders, politicians and others in a number of countries, including India, triggered concerns over issues relating to privacy.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Navy explosive experts believe a “drone strike” targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board, the American military said Saturday.
The strike Thursday night on the oil tanker Mercer Street marks the first-known fatal attack after years of assaults on commercial shipping in the region linked to tensions with Iran over its tattered nuclear deal. While no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, Israeli officials alleged Tehran launched the drone strike.
30 July 2021; MEMO: Harrowing accounts of torture by Saudi officials were filed in a Canadian court recently in the ongoing case involving Riyadh's former top intelligence officer, Saad Al-Jabri. The 63-year-old is locked in a bitter legal battle with the kingdom over alleged embezzlement and misappropriation of state funds, which he denies.
KUWAIT CITY, Jul 30 (NNN-KUNA) – Washington is fully prepared to continue negotiation with Iran, to return to the Iranian nuclear agreement, visiting U.S. Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, said here yesterday.
Blinken made the remarks, after he met with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, to discuss bilateral ties and regional issues.
Blinken said that, the United States is willing to reach an agreement with Iran, urging Iran to make the decision, adding that, “the ball is in Iran’s court.”
30 July 2021; MEMO: Israel today announced that it would expand the Gaza fishing zone after restricting it for four days.
According to the Office of the Coordinator of Government Activities in the [occupied Palestinian] Territories (COGAT), it was decided to expand the Gaza Strip fishing zone from six to 12 nautical miles starting Monday morning.
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