Day: November 10, 2022

Amarah The security forces in Maysan arrested a woman who stole an amount of (25 million dinars) from her husband with the help of a “tik-tok” driver in the city of Al-Amarah, the center of the governorate.

The Maysan Police Directorate said in a statement that the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA / received a copy of it: “After a complaint was submitted by a citizen about being robbed, a work team was formed and one of the accused was arrested, who openly admitted that he had stolen the amount from the complainant’s house and in cooperation with the complainant’s wife.”

It added, “The accused, during his confession, stated that he knew the complainant’s wife as a tik- tok driver, and she used to rent him from time to time, and then she proposed to him the idea of stealing her husband when the house was empty to carry out the robbery.”

It added that, based on the statements of the accused, an arrest warrant was issued against the complainant’s wife, and she was arrested, and through interrogation with her, she supported what was stated in the details of the theft, noting that the statements were legally validated and the evidence was revealed, and it came in accordance with their statements.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baquba A carpentry worker was killed by electric shock, northeast of Baquba, Diyala governorate center.

A police source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that a carpentry worker was electrocuted while working in Al-Wend residential complex on the outskirts of Khanaqin, northeast of Baquba, which led to his death on the spot.

He added that the victim’s body was transferred to the forensic medicine department. The security services opened an investigation into the incident.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Riyadh, Under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance will organize the 24th Local Competition for King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Award for the Holy Quran Memorization, Recitation and Interpretation for Boys and Girls for 1444 Hijri with awards totaling SAR3,366,000 for winners of its six branches in Riyadh.

The ceremony to honor boy winners is scheduled to be held on Ramadan 1, 1444 Hijri in Riyadh, while the ceremony to honor girls will be held on Ramadan 2, 1444 Hijri.

On the occasion, Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif Al-Sheikh, Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, the Supervisor General on Local and International Holy Quran Competitions, extended gratitude and appreciation for Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for their support to all initiatives that encourage younger generations to memorize the Holy Quran and instill its values and principles in them.

He stressed that the award is a pillar of goodness and giving that embodies the care of the wise leadership in the Holy Quran throughout its journey that exceeded two decades, in a bid to highlight a bright image of caring in the Holy Quran that constitutes a constitution and an approach for this blessed country.

The minister noted that the care of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and his permanent support to this Holy Quran event over more than 23 years have contributed to its excellence and development and increasing turnout to compete for winning the award.

He pointed out that the current edition of the competition comprises six branches:

First: Readings of memorization of the Holy Quran with good performance and recitation in the seven readings according to Al-Shatibiah and Al-Tayseer.

Second: Memorizing the entire Holy Quran with good performance and recitation and the interpretation of the meanings of the Holy Quran.

Third: Memorizing the entire Holy Quran with good performance and recitation.

Fourth: Memorizing 20 consecutive parts of the Holy Quran with good performance and recitation.

Fifth: Memorizing 10 consecutive parts of the Holy Quran with good performance and recitation.

Sixth: Memorizing 5 consecutive parts of the Holy Quran with good performance and recitation.

The minister said that the boy and girl winners of the first rank will receive SAR250,000 each.

He noted that the ministry has embarked on implementing the Royal order according to the procedures of organizing the competition, where it directed stakeholders to start initial qualifications at all charity associations for memorizing the Holy Quran across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, prior to holding final qualification in next Shaaban.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Dr. Qu Dongyu, accompanied by the Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative of the Organization for the Near East and North Africa, Dr. Abdul Hakim Al-Waer, visited today the National Center for Palms and Dates in Riyadh, where they were received by the Center’s CEO, Dr. Mohammed Al-Nuwairan, and its senior staff.

The FAO Director-General praised the Kingdom’s outstanding palm and date industry development as well as the variety of products made from dates, noting that these factors encourage the sustainability of natural resources and foster industry growth and innovation.

Saudi Arabia is the world leader in the export of dates, with exports to 113 different countries totaling over SAR1.2 billion in 2021.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh, Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fadley, at his office today, received Director General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Dr. Qu Dongyu.

The two sides discussed cooperation aspects and several topics related to food security and sustainable management of water and natural resources.

Al-Fadley stressed the importance of cooperation between the ministry and FAO in the fields of food security and protecting natural and environment resources.

For his part, Dr. Dongyu praised the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s initiatives to protect the environment and support regional and global food security, as well as the substantial aid it provides to nations experiencing the effects of climate change, such as floods and drought.

He also stressed that the technical cooperation program between the ministry and FAO is one of the most significant country cooperation programs in the region, emphasizing the significance of cooperation between FAO and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in supporting agricultural development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Damascus, Alena Douhan, UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the human rights stressed that the “unilateral measures imposed on the Syrian people severely affect human rights, hamper any efforts of early recovery, and blocks reconstruction process in Syria.

Dohan said during a press conference in Damascus “the unilateral measures have greatly and badly affected the Syrian pharmaceutical sector, caused a severe shortage, especially with regard to chronic diseases and medical equipment, and also affected the availability of equipment and spare parts needed for the rehabilitation and development of drinking water and irrigation networks, which may cause serious challenges to public health and food security”.

“Talking about good will and intentions of the unilateral coercive measures does not justify violation of basic human rights, and the international community must stand together in solidarity and to provide aid to the Syrian people” Douhan added.

Dohan called for “the immediate lifting of these measures” as they “amount to war crimes committed against the Syrian people”.

Answering SANA question on the UN expected measures after Douhan submits its report and the deadline of presenting it, she clarified that her presence in Syria as a Special Rapporteur is to prepare a report about the impacts of the unilateral measures as she has met more than 80 figures during her visit to the country in order to understand the repercussions of the blockade on all aspects of life in Syria.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Damascus, Minister of Agriculture, Mohammad Hassan Qatana, discussed Thursday with representative of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture in Syria Roman Groshkov aspects of joint cooperation between the two countries and ways to develop it.

The two sides tackled mechanisms of activating the agreements signed with the Russian Ministry of Agriculture, especially in the areas of establishing a laboratory to analyze Syrian agricultural products exported to Russia.

Qatana described as deep and strong the relations between the two countries, pointing out to the importance of bolstering them and putting agreements into force, and benefiting from Russian experiences in the field of agricultural investment and modern technologies.

In turn, Grushkov referred to the importance of continuous communication between the two sides to put forward ideas and visions, and the need to speed up the activation and implementation of agreements to serve the interests of both countries.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Moscow, The Russian Ministry of Defense has announced that terrorist organizations backed and supervised by US occupation forces are using thousands of Syrian refugees as a Human Shields in Rukban Camp in al-Tanf area in Homs eastern countryside.

“Terrorist groups operated by the US are holding thousands of Syrian Refugees in Rukban camp and using them as a human shields amid tragic circumstances and an urgent need for food, water and medical care”, Deputy Chief of the Russian Reconciliation Center in Syria, Oleg Yegorov said in a press statement.

On Wednesday, a number of people who managed to escape from Rukban camp told SANA reporter that they were subjected to blackmailing as they paid money to those who helped them get out, pointing to the tragic harsh conditions they live in as well as the attempts to force their children to join those US-affiliated terrorist organizations.

Yegorov noted that the terrorists are blackmailing the refugees to pay huge sums of money to allow them to leave Rukban camp, adding that the US side had rejected the Russian proposal to allow the expert team of the Russian Reconciliation Center to go to the camp in order to assess the humanitarian situation there.

It is noteworthy that the Syrian and Russian coordination bodies for the return of the displaced Syrians have affirmed several times the insistence of the United States of America to delay the process of closing the camp and take all measures that ensure its forces complete control of al-Tanf area and continue to support and train the terrorists it uses to maintain tension and terrorism in Syria.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency

Damascus, Enemies of Syria have waged a dirty war on its lands and imposed an unjust blockade. However, all those events haven’t prevented the Syrian people from continuing their life.

The sons of Syria stood by the Syrian Arab army in the face of enemies, and the Syrian peasant was a symbol of resilience and an icon to confront the conspirators against the enemies of the country who stole the land and plundered resources, and the mercenaries burned the trees, particularly the olive one.

The Syrian farmer’s faith in his land and his tree was the strongest, as the farmer persisted in watering his burnt tree as if he revived life into it again, so it gave him an abundant crop.

Olive trees have spread everywhere in Syria and adorned the mountains, valleys and plains, and herald an abundant harvest of oil ,as the production of olive oil for 2022 is estimated at 125 thousand tons.

Syrian olive oil is distinguished by its quality and is classified as one of the finest types of oils in the world, as farmers compete among themselves for quality in the production of olive oil and to be careful to adhere to the Syrian standard specifications in terms of matching acid and peroxide until the oil yield is 25 percent.

One of the things that guarantees the quality of the Syrian oil is waiting by the farmers for rain at the beginning of the harvest season at the end of September, because the rains at that time increase the quality of the olive oil.

It is worth to note that Olive oil retains the level of antioxidants it contains even when exposed to heat treatment during the process of preparing the food, according to a study conducted by scientists from the University of Barcelona.

The study also showed that cooking at 120°C reduces the percentage of polyphenols by 40 percent and by 75 percent at 170°C.

Source: Syria Arab News Agency