11 Jan 2023; MEMO: The US has appointed Elizabeth Frawley Bagley as the new Ambassador to Brazil after she was reprimanded during the confirmation hearing over remarks about the power of the "Jewish lobby" in Washington. Bagley was nominated a year ago by President Joe Biden for the job but her appointment has been dogged by delays and allegations of anti-Semitism.
09 Jan 2023; MEMO: American National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, and Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, are planning to visit Israel by the end of January, Israeli media and news agencies have reported.
The London-based Arabic newspaper, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, said that US officials will meet with senior Israeli officials including Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and head of the Israeli National Security Council, Tzachi Hanegbi.
07 Jan 2023; MEMO: Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of former US President Donald Trump, revealed in his memoirs that the Trump administration pressured Tunisian authorities to dismiss former Tunisian Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Moncef Baati.
06 Jan 2023; MEMO: The Palestinian Authority (PA), together with US officials, celebrated today at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in Bethlehem following the historic repatriation of a rare Palestinian cultural object, which was stolen by a Jewish billionaire.
George Noll, head of the US Office of Palestinian Affairs, returned the 3,000 year old "cosmetic spoon," used to pour incense, to the PA's Tourism and Antiquities Minister, Rula Maayah.
05 Jan 2023; MEMO: Israel's illegal settlement expansion has triggered a rare warning from the US, which has issued a red-line over the illegal West Bank outpost of Homesh. The far-right Israeli government of Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for the legalisation of the outpost in defiance of Washington. This could lead to further clashes with the administration of President Joe Biden.
03 Jan 2023; MEMO: US State Representative of Massachusetts, Jamie Zahlaway Belsito, slammed Israel's harsh policies against Palestinians, condemning it as a "mission to kill Palestinians and steal their lands".
Following the announcement of the Israeli government's plans to escalate expanding illegal Jewish settlements in the Occupied West Bank and Jerusalem, the politician took to Twitter criticising Israel as "an apartheid run thuggery terrorist regime."
Washington, Jan 2 (PTI) A third of the global economy will be in recession this year, the IMF chief has said, and warned that 2023 will be "tougher" than last year as the US, EU and China will see their economies slow down.
31 Dec 2022; MEMO: The UN General Assembly on Saturday passed a resolution seeking opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the legal consequences of Israel's illegal occupation of Palestinian territories, Anadolu reports.
The resolution was backed by 87 countries of the UN General Assembly members against 26 with 53 abstentions.
30 Dec 2022; MEMO: Nearly 1,700 journalists have been killed across the world over the past 20 years, an average of more than 80 a year, according to a report published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF).
The years since 2003 have been described as the "especially deadly decades", with 2022 leading with the highest number of deaths in the past four years.
23 Dec 2022; MEMO: American public relations firm, Edelman, has received some $10 million for helping Saudi Arabia clean up its image, according to the Guardian.
Richard Edelman, CEO of the $1 billion firm, signed deals with the kingdom over the past four years to sanitise its image despite being a leading campaigner against doing business with autocratic regimes.
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