29 Oct 2021; MEMO: US Congresswoman Betty McCollum yesterday led a group of progressive lawmakers in introducing a resolution that seeks to condemn Israel for its designation of six prominent Palestinian NGOs and civil society groups as terrorist organisations.
28 Oct 2021; MEMO: Saudi Arabia has released Ali Al-Nimr, the nephew of influential Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr after nearly a decade in prison facing a possible death sentence, despite being a minor at the time of his alleged protest-related crimes. Sheikh Al-Nimr was executed in 2016.
New Delhi, Oct 28 (PTI) The Delhi Police on Thursday began removing barricades put up at the Tikri border where thousands of farmers are protesting against the Centre's three agri laws, a senior officer said.
Four out of the eight layers of barricades at Tikri border have been removed. However, the cement barricades are still there and the road remains closed for commuters, the officer said.
Thousands of farmers have been protesting at the three borders of the national capital against the contentious farm laws since November last year.
Srinagar, 28 Oct 2021: A Kashmiri was killed on Wednesday by Indian security forces in Baramulla district of the Indian Administered Kashmir, Indian officials said.
27 Oct 2021; MEMO: The Tunisian government did not pay the salaries of public employees for the previous working month, despite being overdue for 10 days, while experts attribute the reason to the deficit in the state budget.
The working days for salaries are calculated in Tunisia starting from the 16th of the month and ending on the 15th of the following month, while salaries are disbursed after 3 days (18th of each month).
Public employees' salaries are not delayed for the third month.
28 Oct 2021; MEMO: Germany is "very concerned" over Israel's decision to list six Palestinian civil society groups as terror organizations, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports.
28 Oct 2021; MEMO: The head of the Hamas Political Bureau abroad called on Wednesday for the issue of Al-Aqsa Mosque to be internationalised in order to raise awareness among key decision-makers about Israeli attacks on the mosque. Khaled Meshaal made his comments in a press release.
28 Oct 2021; MEMO: The US government appeal case against a decision that blocks the extradition of WikiLeaks' co-founder Julian Assange began on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reports.
The US government's legal representatives will try to overturn the decision, which was issued last January, based on the concerns over Assange's mental health.
The US said it was "extremely disappointed" with the decision blocking his extradition.
27 Oct 2021; MEMO: Tunisia's independent media regulator HAICA said today it had closed a television station, Nesma TV, owned by the Heart of Tunisia party leader Nabil Karoui, and a religious radio station, saying both were operating without a license, Reuters reports.
27 Oct 2021; MEMO: Israelis Against Apartheid have joined the near-universal condemnation of the recent decision to outlaw six Palestinian human rights organisations by labelling them terrorist groups. The Jewish Israeli group, which has over a thousand signatories, slammed the decision in an open letter yesterday urging people to join the global Boycott, Divestment, and San
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