04 Nov 2021; MEMO: The head of the Sudanese army held a secret meeting with coup leader turned President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, the day before he suspended Khartoum's government, the Wall Street Journal reported.
In what the paper said were "a string of daring geopolitical moves", General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan reassured the US that he didn't plan to seize power and then headed to Egypt.
04 Nov 2021; MEMO: The resumption of talks aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers paves the way to remove the sanctions imposed on Tehran, Russia's permanent representative to international organisations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, said.
"This long-awaited collective decision opens the way to US sanctions lifting and return of Iran to full implementation of nuclear provisions of 2015 deal," Ulyanov wrote on Twitter.
04 Nov 2021; MEMO: An Egyptian court has renewed the detention of the head of the Strong Egypt Party, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, for allegedly broadcasting and publishing false news and statements.
Aboul Fotouh, who has also been accused of participating in a terror group, was not present during the trial, according to his lawyer Ahmed Abu Al-Ela Madi.
The court rejected his lawyer's attempts to postpone the court session even though the law stipulates defendants must appear in person at their renewal sessions.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran seized a Vietnamese-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman last month and still holds the vessel, two U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Wednesday, revealing the latest provocation in Mideast waters as tensions escalate between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear program.
BEIRUT, Nov 3 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s President, Michel Aoun, said yesterday that, Lebanese authorities are working on solving the dispute with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries, a statement by the Lebanese presidency reported.
“We are working on all levels in hope to find a suitable solution for the dispute with the Gulf,” Aoun said, during his meeting with members of the European Parliament’s Delegation, for relations with the Mashreq countries.
BEIRUT, Nov 3 (NNN-NNA) – Lebanon’s state security, yesterday arrested a Lebanese national, for allegedly belonging to the Daesh group.
The Lebanese national, who was arrested in the northern district of Akkar, admitted that he was planning on attacking a religious centre in Akkar, using his motorcycle.
He also admitted to having collected some materials, for the manufacturing of explosives, locally.
The arrested man was referred to relevant judicial bodies for investigation, and other legal procedures.
CAIRO, Nov 3 (Reuters) - The Saudi Food and Drug Authority said on Wednesday it had given its approval to use Pfizer's (PFE.N) COVID-19 vaccine for those between five and eleven years of age.
The authority added in a statement its decision was "based on data provided by the company, which showed the vaccine met the special regulatory requirements".
JERUSALEM, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Israeli and Jordanian ministers met in Jordan on Wednesday to discuss deepening bilateral economic ties, the Israeli foreign ministry said in a statement.
In the rare meeting, Israel's Economy Minister Orna Barbivai and Jordan's Minister of Industry and Trade Yousef Al Shamali agreed to "strengthen economic ties between the two countries," said the statement.
The ministers discussed a possible update to their bilateral trade agreement and expanding cross-border tourism.
ADDIS ABABA, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the escalation of military confrontation in Ethiopia.
"The Chairperson calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities, the full respect for the life and property of civilians, as well as state infrastructure," an AU statement read, urging the parties to the conflict to engage in dialogue and seek a peaceful solution in the interests of the country.
ISTANBUL, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Turkish police detained 17 suspects in Turkey's biggest city Istanbul for an attempted attack on a crew member of the U.S. Navy, the Istanbul Governor's Office announced on Wednesday.
The office said in a written statement that the suspects tried to put a sack over the crew member's head of a naval ship of the U.S. Navy, which recently anchored on Istanbul.
It noted that the incident occurred during a city tour, and "the suspects were detained upon the order of the chief public prosecutor's office."
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