12 Nov 2021; MEMO: The man due to take over as CEO of Israeli spyware company NSO Group, Isaac Benbenisti, has quit after the business was blacklisted by the US Commerce Department, the company said yesterday.
12 Nov 2021; MEMO: Jordan Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said the kingdom has resumed relations with the Syrian regime due to the absence of "any effective strategy to resolve the Syrian conflict".
In an interview with CNN, Safadi explained that Jordan's coordination with its partners and friends is once again an attempt to direct the movement towards an effective mechanism that would put an end to the Syrian crisis.
12 Nov 2021; MEMO: The ruler of Dubai said in a tweet yesterday the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been selected to host the COP28 international climate conference in 2023, Reuters reports.
"We will put all our capabilities to make the conference a success. The UAE will remain committed to global climate action to protect the planet," said Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, who also serves as prime minister of the UAE.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Izzeldin Abuelaish captured widespread sympathy in Israel when he lost three daughters and a niece in an Israeli strike during the 2009 war in the Gaza Strip. Now, the Palestinian doctor is seeking justice in Israel’s highest court.
Abuelaish is scheduled to appear before the Supeme Court in Jerusalem on Monday in hopes of receiving an apology from Israel and compensation for his loss.
CAIRO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Prominent Sudanese activist Mohamed Nagi Al-Assam was arrested on Thursday morning, the doctors union he was a member of said in a statement.
Al-Assam was a prominent figure in the country's 2019 uprising and has been a vocal critic of the Oct. 25 military takeover.
CAIRO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - A Sudanese judge on Thursday ordered telecoms companies in Khartoum to explain why internet services are still cut more than two weeks after a military takeover and two days after a court said connections should be restored.
Mobile internet services across Sudan have been cut since the military seized power on Oct. 25. The suspension has hampered efforts by pro-democracy groups to mobilise for a campaign of civil disobedience and strikes against the coup.
11 Nov 2021; MEMO: An Israeli lawyer has asked Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to open a criminal investigation into Defence Minister Benny Gantz's designation of six Palestinian NGOs as "terrorist" groups, the Jerusalem Post reported today.
11 Nov 2021; MEMO: Forces from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Israel and the United States Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) began a multilateral maritime security operations exercise in the Red Sea yesterday, NAVCENT said today.
11 Nov 2021; MEMO: The commander of the Air and Missile Forces of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, today threatened to "destroy the Zionist entity in the event of any attack on Iran", the Palestinian Information Centre reported.
11 Nov 2021; MEMO: Amnesty International has warned of the increasing number of Tunisian civilians facing military courts, a report issued yesterday said.
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