23 Nov 2020; MEMO: Germany sees a chance to return to a joint transatlantic approach in tackling Iran's nuclear programme once the new US administration under President-elect Joe Biden takes office, a German official said on Monday.
23 Nov 2020; MEMO: The director of a prominent Egyptian rights group was held in solitary confinement and inhumane conditions for three days after his arrest last week, his lawyers and the group's founder said on Monday.
22 Nov 2020; MEMO: A sharp rise in coronavirus infections in the Gaza Strip could overwhelm the Palestinian enclave's meagre medical system by next week, public health advisers said on Sunday, Reuters reports.
Gaza, where the dense and poor population of 2 million is vulnerable to contagions, has logged 14,000 coronavirus cases and 65 deaths, mostly since August.
23 Nov 2020; MEMO: Israel and the US are reportedly planning to carry out "covert operations" and increase pressure on Tehran during US President Donald Trump's final days in office, the Times of Israel reported yesterday.
New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI) The BJP on Sunday termed 'love jihad' a "serious problem" and backed the decision of its state governments to enact laws against it.
BJP-ruled states like Uttar Pradesh and Haryana have expressed their intention to bring a law against 'love jihad', a term coined by Hindutva groups for Hindu girls being allegedly forced to convert to Islam in the guise of marriage.
Opposition parties have dismissed this as an attempt by the BJP to divide the society and said any such law will be violative of the Constitution.
Ghaziabad, Nov 22 (PTI) A 22-year-old woman who was allegedly pushed down from a building by her husband last month has succumbed to her injuries, police said here on Sunday.
22 Nov 2020; AA: The head of Afghanistan’s High Council National Reconciliation blasted the killing of at least 39 Afghan civilians by Australian forces during an interview with Anadolu Agency.
“There is no way to define this brutality. There is no way to explain what has happened. It is incomprehensible,” Abdullah Abdullah told Turkey’s leading news provider.
“These are crimes against innocent people, and I was shocked,” said Abdullah, during an official visit in Turkey on Nov. 19-20.
21 Nov 2020; MEMO: The UN human rights office, the United States, and several European countries on Friday criticised the arrest of three members of a prominent Egyptian rights group after a meeting with diplomats in Cairo.
22 Nov 2020; MEMO: The Israeli military bombed western and southern Gaza early Sunday after it said a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip, Anadolu reports.
Israeli army combat helicopters bombed Khan Yunus, according to data received by Anadolu Agency.
No information was released on casualties.
Gaza has not released a statement on the bombing.
22 Nov 2020; MEMO: Residents of Aghdam, which was occupied by Armenia for 27 years, said Saturday it was turned into a ruined city, Anadolu reports.
In Aghdam, where the Armenian army withdrew Nov. 20, there are almost no steady buildings.
About 143,000 Azerbaijanis once lived in the city but it now consists of poorly maintained roads and demolished buildings.
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