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The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has extended a message of congratulations to African countries on the occasion of Africa Day this Saturday. 

The 36th Conference of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) is set to take place in Algiers on May 26-27. This significant event will bring together heads of parliaments and councils from across the Arab world, highlighting the unity and collaborative spirit among Arab nations.

Azerbaijan's border service has taken control of four villages in the Gazakh district on the border with Armenia under an agreement struck with Yerevan, Azerbaijani Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Mustafayev said on Friday.

A Hong Kong protest anthem was removed by a UK digital music distributor from streaming platforms on Friday following a court injunction in the Chinese territory, the music creators said, as judges warned that dissidents could use the song against the state.

G7 finance leaders will call on Israel to maintain correspondent banking links between Israeli and Palestinian banks to allow vital transactions, trade and services to continue, according to a draft joint statement seen by Reuters on Saturday.

Saudi Arabia's $925 billion sovereign wealth fund is weighing a reorganization that could see managers assume some internal responsibilities from governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Credit rating agency Moody's raised Saudi Arabia's local and foreign currency rating to 'Aa1' from 'Aa2' on Friday, citing increased predictability of the government's decision-making processes affecting the private sector.

A person was killed on Saturday in a car explosion in Damascus, the Syrian capital, reported the official news agency Sana. No details about the victim's identity have been provided.

A small group of faithful participants attended the first day of the Jewish pilgrimage to the Djerba synagogue in Tunisia on Friday.

U.S. President Joe Biden welcomed Egypt's commitment on Friday to allow UN-provided humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza on a temporary basis through the Kerem Shalom crossing, the White House said.

Three senior Syrian officials were found guilty by a French court on Friday of war crimes over their involvement in the disappearance and subsequent death of a French-Syrian father and his son.
All three were sentenced to life in prison, and people in the courtroom applauded the judges upon hearing the verdict. 

Talks on deploying a European Union mission at the Rafah border crossing in Gaza are at a preliminary stage and the deployment will not happen without an end to the war between Israel and Hamas, a senior EU official said on Friday.