* Russia Today reported on July 30 that youth members in Ennahda political party issued a statement urging their party leadership to dissolve the executive office for their failure to meet the demands of Tunisians. The statement asserted that this current difficult situation is integral for the future of Tunisia, and that “it is well-known that our party has been a major player in it, which propels us to take difficult decisions, whether from the point of view of taking responsibility, to avoid making the same mistakes, and to respond to the public pressures.” The statement made five key points: (1) maintaining the values of the Tunisian Revolution, utilizing dialogue as the only option to overcome the crisis by returning to the elected constitutional institutions and resuming their work as soon as possible; (2) urging the Ennahda leadership to take responsibility in failing to meet the demands of the Tunisian people and to understand the public anger; (3) calling on the National Consultative Council to assume its responsibility and to immediately dissolve the party’s executive office and assign a crisis committee capable of dealing with the acute situation in Tunisia to ensure a speedy return to the activity of constitutional institutions; (4) calling on the Speaker of the Parliament to give priority to the national interest and take the necessary measures to ensure that the Parliament returns to its normal functions; and (5) demanding that the party interacts positively with any political initiative that will bring the country out of its stifling crisis, under the umbrella of the law and constitutional institutions.

* The Tunisian President Kais Saied spoke on July 31 that an official in one of the political parties distributedmoney, in an oblique manner, to a number of young people to carry out looting, theft, and assault on private and public properties.

* The Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) issued a statement urging PayPal to scrap working with the Anti-Defamation league (ADL) for its anti-Palestinian and Islamophobic track record. The statement added that the ADL has “a long and uninterrupted track record of working to censor and punish Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims for speaking out or organizing for Palestinian liberation.” PayPal had recently announced a partnership with ADL to investigate how extremist and hate movements use its financial platforms. However, PYM believes that such investigations are likely to result in the targeting of pro-Palestinian spaces, given ADL’s track record of doing exactly that. 

* Almayadeen reported on July 29 that 11 youth organizations from Palestine, Turkey, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen held a virtual conference titled “Occupied Palestine” organized by the World Anti-Imperialist Youth Union (WAYU). During the conference, participants affirmed their stance in support of the Palestinian cause, adding that the Palestinian cause is a collective cause for everyone around the world who advocates against exploitation and imperialism. 

* The Opinions without Borders for Sustainable Development Center began its training program titled “Democracy, Civic Participation, and Needs Identification Tools” in Jarash, Jordan for three days, starting on July 31. The training includes various components, including introduction to civic participation, identification and analysis of stakeholders, democracy and citizenship, needs assessment, and a discussion session on the quarterly plans of youth centers.

* The Qurayyat Youth Gathering, in As-Suwayda governorate in Syria, issued a statement that it is working for community peace and refuses any escalations with armed oppositions in Daraa. The statement added “we cannot accept any Iranian project in the region, nor any project of any of the Iranian arms. Our compass is Syria.” 

* A youth group in Hadramout Valley, Yemen, announced that they intend to escalate popularly, in refusal to hold the sessions of the outgoing Yemeni parliament in Seiyun. The youth group also protested the current livelihood and economic conditions along with the lack of public services.