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20 Apr 2023; MEMO: The US announced, Thursday, the transfer of long time Guantanamo Bay detainee, Said bin Brahim bin Umran Bakush, to his home country of Algeria, Anadolu News Agency reports.

Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin, informed Congress of his intent to transfer Bakush to Algeria in February, the Pentagon said in a statement. A panel that reviews individual cases determined, 13 April, that it was no longer necessary to hold Bakush at the controversial prison, setting the stage for his release.

20 Apr 2023; MEMO: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the nephew of former US President, John F. Kennedy who was assassinated, officially launched his bid, Wednesday, for the White House in 2024, Anadolu News Agency reports.

"I've come here today to announce my candidacy for Democratic nomination for President of the United States," Kennedy said at a campaign launch in Boston.

Kennedy filed paperwork 6 April with the Federal Election Commission to run for president.

20 Apr 2023; MEMO: The US State Department yesterday condemned Tunisia's arrest of former Speaker of Parliament Rached Ghannouchi, the closure of his party's headquarters and the banning of meetings held by opposition groups.

18 Apr 2023; MEMO: The US State Department has notified Congress of its approval of the sale to Turkiye of Link-16 tactical data link modernisation kits for F-16 jets, sources familiar with the matter said Monday, Anadolu News Agency reports.

Washington, Apr 16 (PTI) Raj Subramaniam, the Indian-American CEO of global transportation giant FedEx, has been presented with the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, the highest civilian award given by India to persons of Indian origin and Indian diaspora.

16 Apr 2023; MEMO: Senior US officials met with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman this week, signalling an improvement in recent strained relations between Washington and Riyadh.

16 Apr 2023; MEMO: The UN will commemorate Nakba Day, which marks the creation of the state of Israel in historical Palestine, for the first time in 2023, according to media reports Saturday, Anadolu reports.

"Commemorating the Nakba must be at the top of our priorities in order to preserve our narrative, which we must adhere to and convey to the whole world," the Palestinian WAFA news agency quoted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

14 Apr 2023; MEMO: Jared Kushner is reportedly amassing huge fortunes through investment from Gulf countries while being given protection by the US secret service at the expense of American taxpayers. Kushner, who is the son-in-law of former US President Donald Trump, left his White House role in 2021. Ordinarily security service protection would end when an administration departs, however Kushner is said to have reaped the benefits of his time in office months after he left.

13 Apr 2023; MEMO: A Yemeni man held in Guantanamo Bay for over 20 years without charge or trial will remain in detention despite a US court ruling that he does not pose a threat to the country. In an opinion yesterday over the ongoing case of Abdulsalam Al-Hela, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled that the authorities may not be allowed to keep a man imprisoned in Guantánamo Bay after he is no longer deemed a threat.

13 Apr 2023; MEMO: A lawsuit has been filed against Syria in a US court over "widespread and systematic torture in its detention centres", in the latest legal attempt from abroad against the Syrian regime of Bashar Al-Assad and its officials.