11 Mar 2021; MEMO: The Palestinian Foreign Ministry yesterday called on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) "to protect all Palestinian archaeological and religious sites from Israeli violations, attacks and falsifications."
TEHRAN, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday urged the United States to remove sanctions against Iran, official IRNA news agency reported.
"If we are seeking diplomacy (to settle the disputes), the clear path is to lift sanctions ... there is no other option," Rouhani was quoted as saying.
The Iranian president made the remarks in a telephone conversation with the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday.
TUNIS, March 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — At least 39 migrants drowned off Tunisia when two boats capsized on Tuesday, the defence ministry said, as numbers risking the dangerous crossing to Europe continue to rise.
Rescuers pulled 165 survivors from the floundering boats out of the sea to safety.
It was not immediately clear what caused both boats to capsize, but vessels leaving the North African coast for Europe are often heavily overloaded makeshift crafts, departing at night even in rough weather to avoid detection from the coastguard.
TEHRAN, Mar 10 (NNN-IRNA) – Irish Foreign Minister, Simon Coveney, called on “engagement with all the key players” in the 2015 nuclear agreement, to build trust, in order to revive the deal, according to an interview published yesterday.
“What is required now is engagement with all of the key players, who are responsible for the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in the first place P5+1 structure,” Coveney said, in the interview.
09 Mar 2021; MEMO: Lebanon's caretaker Minister of Defence, Zeina Aker, issued a directive on Sunday to freeze firearms licences amid fears that escalating popular protests could descend into armed conflict. The directive will be effective from Monday for an indefinite period. Diplomatic missions, politicians and heads of religious groups, and their personal staff are exempt from the new rules.
RIYADH (Reuters) - Women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul, who was released last month after three years in prison, said on Wednesday she hoped a Saudi court would amend her sentence as she headed to an appeals hearing.
“Let’s hope the sentence has been changed or modified a little bit. We will see how it goes,” Hathloul, 31, told reporters outside Riyadh’s Special Criminal Court before entering for a second session regarding her appeal.
09 Mar 2021; MEMO: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ratified a new electoral law that adopts an open list system for the first time in the country, Arabic Post has reported. Media sources believe that the law will come into effect in the June elections for municipal councils and the members of the People's Assembly.
10 Mar 2021; MEMO: Most children displaced by the ongoing civil war in Syria cannot imagine returning to their home country, a report published by Save the Children has revealed. "Anywhere but Syria" was released by the NGO today.
09 Mar 2021; MEMO: Libya's parliament has postponed to Wednesday its vote of confidence on a new interim government, Anadolu Agency reported.
"The parliament decided to suspend [postpone] the session until tomorrow, Wednesday," Muhammad Al-Raeed, a member of the House of Representatives from the city of Misrata, told Anadolu Agency.
Al-Raeed said: "Tomorrow's session will be for a vote of confidence for the government."
BEIRUT, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Tuesday that Lebanon adheres to its rights for compensation over environmental and economic damage caused by a recent oil spill that reached Lebanon's shores.
Aoun's remarks came during his meeting at Baabda Palace with Najat Rochdi, UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator for Lebanon.
Aoun handed Rochdi a copy of the initial report prepared by Lebanon on the damage caused by the spill, after a field and aerial survey that was conducted for Lebanese waters.
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