Middle East & North Africa

Iran preparing to face enemies’ hybrid threats: Cmdr.

Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran is facing hybrid threats from the foes in different arenas, so the country is getting ready to stand against the menace, said the chief of staff for the Armed Forces of Iran on Saturday.

Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran Major General Mohammad Bagheri made the remarks in the 13th edition of Malek Ashtar Festival in Tehran, referring to Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s emphasis on the need for upgrading the might of the armed forces.

Foes see unified, powerful Iran as threat: Heads of branches of power

Tehran, IRNA – Heads of the three branches of the Iranian government said on Saturday that the enemies of the Islamic Republic of Iran consider the unified and powerful Iran as a threat to their interests.

President Ebrahim Raisi, Judiciary Chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejeie, and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf held a meeting at the presidential palace on Saturday evening.

Bolivia eager to launch Iranian tractor assembly line

Tabriz, IRNA – Bolivia’s Ambassador to Tehran Romina Pérez said on Sunday that La Paz is willing to launch an Iranian tractor assembly line in the country.

Perez made the remarks during her visit to Iran Tractor Manufacturing Industrial Group in Tabriz, northwestern Iran.

Referring to 700 Iranian tractors being used in Bolivia’s agricultural farms, the ambassador said that a huge part of her country’s agriculture is dependent on those tractors.

She, then, appreciated Iran Tractor Manufacturing Industrial Group for its technology and achievements.

2 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid in occupied West Bank

8 October 2022; MEMO: Two Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday, according to the Health Ministry, Anadolu reports.

A ministry statement said 11 other Palestinians were injured in the raid in the Jenin refugee camp, including three seriously.

According to local residents, clashes erupted in the camp when Israeli forces pushed deep into the area.

Tunisia's Ennahda calls for unifying efforts to confront 'coup'

8 October 2022; MEMO: Tunisia's Ennahda movement has renewed calls for rallying efforts to confront what it termed "coup" in the North African country, Anadolu reports.

"The existing authority headed by [President] Kais Saied is responsible for spoiling political life and turning the economic crisis into a catastrophe that threatens the people's livelihood," the movement said in a statement.

Saudi Arabia reopens Turkish schools

8 October 2022; MEMO: Saudi Arabia has reopened a number of Turkish schools closed by the kingdom last year, according to a Turkish diplomat, Anadolu reports.

"A number of schools run by the Turkish Education Ministry began to operate since Sept. 2," Huseyin Eren Yildiz from the Turkish Consulate in Jeddah city told Anadolu Agency.

He said Turkish primary schools in the cities of Jeddah, Dammam and Tabuk have been reopened.

Palestinian groups to meet in Algeria to heal rift

9 October 2022; MEMO: Palestinian groups will hold talks in Algeria on Tuesday to end their rift, the Palestinian ambassador said on Saturday, Anadolu reports.

Fayez Abu Aita said the two-day talks will be attended by representatives of 12 Palestinian groups, including rival Hamas and Fatah movements.

"The talks were the fruit of Algerian efforts to reach a common vision for boosting the Palestinian national action," he told the official Palestine Voice Radio.

15 migrants killed by smugglers in western Libya

8 October 2022; MEMO: Fifteen irregular migrants were shot dead by traffickers in Sabratha city in western Libya, according to a local NGO on Saturday, Anadolu reports.

Ahmed Hamza, head of the Libyan National Commission for Human Rights, said the migrants were killed in a dispute between traffickers before their boat were set ablaze.

He said the slain migrants were from different nationalities.

There was no comment yet from Libyan authorities.

Iraqi Security Officer Killed In Car-Bombing Attack

BAGHDAD, Oct 8 (NNN-NINA) – A security officer, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, was killed yesterday, by the explosion of two bombs attached to his car, the Kurdish Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) said in a statement.

The statement named the assassinated officer as Colonel Hawkar Abdullah, a Kurdish security officer, adding that, the attack took place in Erbil, the capital of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region.

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