Day: April 7, 2023

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said: The issues of Palestine, Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Quds are a red line for us, and we can never make concessions on them.

Cavusoglu added, in a press conference he held today in Ankara with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, that Israel must permanently stop its attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque and air raids.

He stressed that Turkey could not accept the inhumane treatment by the Israeli police towards the worshipers in Al-Aqsa Mosque, and that Turkey could not give up the rights of the Palestinian brothers to establish their free and independent state.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Geo Barents sea rescue vessel operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has brought 339 migrants ashore in the southern Italian port city of Brindisi, the organization said Friday.

The ship had taken 440 migrants aboard after rescuing them from small boats in the Mediterranean early on Wednesday in a complicated 11-hour operation, dpa reported.

Italian authorities took about 100 people onto an Italian navy ship before the Geo Barents arrived in Brindisi.

Before leaving for shore one person had to be flown to Malta by helicopter due to severe dehydration and three people were being treated for broken limbs or signs of burns, according to Italian news agency ANSA.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

A joint security force launched today, Friday, a large-scale security operation in western Nineveh Governorate.

A statement by the Popular Mobilization Media stated, “The forces of the 33rd Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces, the 16th Division of the Iraqi army, and the operations and intelligence departments of the Nineveh Operations Command of the Popular Mobilization Forces, launched at dawn today, Friday, a wide security operation to search the mountains of Adayah, the quarries of Ain al-Jahsh, and the strategic road towards the west of Nineveh Governorate.”

The statement indicated that “the operation aims to impose security and stability in the west of the province, dry up the sources of terrorism and destroy its hideouts.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Sweden announced that it will extradite a Turkish citizen requested by Ankara, but it rejected another extradition request, at a time when Turkey stresses that responding to deportation requests is a prerequisite for ratifying Sweden’s accession to NATO.

Turkish media quoted the Swedish Ministry of Justice as having agreed to extradite Omar Altun, a 29-year-old Turkish citizen, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison last year by a Turkish court on charges “equivalent to fraud in Sweden”, but stipulated that he be re-tried upon his return to Turkey.

It indicated that the Swedish government rejected another request for the extradition of Muhammad Zakir Karael, a 51-year-old Swede whom Ankara suspects of being a member of an “armed terrorist organization”, according to the Swedish Ministry of Justice, stressing that Swedish law does not allow the extradition of those who hold its nationality.

Last year, Sweden handed over two Turks wanted by Turkey to Ankara, and rejected several other requests, including the request to extradite the former editor-in-chief of the daily Zaman newspaper, whom Turkey accuses of being involved in the attempted coup of Fethullah Gulen in July 2016.

It is noteworthy that Turkey, Sweden and Finland signed, on June 28, a tripartite memorandum of understanding regarding the accession of the latter two countries to NATO, after they pledged to respond to Ankara’s demands regarding cooperation in the fight against terrorism. Finland obtained membership after Turkey’s approval, while Sweden is still seeking to do so.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) extended thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for the continuous support of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for ICESCO’s efforts, plans, programs and activities.

ICESCO’s Director General, Dr. Salim bin Muhammad Al-Malik praised the distinguished partnership between the organization and many institutions in the Kingdom, in full coordination with the Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science. He stressed that this comes in response to Riyadh’s approach aimed at strengthening the roles of international organizations, especially those working in the fields of education, culture and science.

He pointed out that the Kingdom embodied a role model in supporting the organization, through all its financial obligations to ICESCO, with a total amount of $ 18.7 million.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The Israeli forces attacked the worshipers at dawn today in Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, represented by the religious attaché at the Kingdom’s embassy in New Delhi, held an Iftar table at the headquarters of the All-India Central Ahl al-Hadith Association, which is the largest and oldest Islamic association in India, as part of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques program to break the fast, which is implemented in 40 countries around the world.

More than 1,000 fasting individuals participated at the table, expressing their joy at this initiative

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The Lebanese Foreign Minister directed to submit an official complaint to the Security Council because of the Israeli raids.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Throughout its history, Saudi Arabia has played a prominent humanitarian and relief role towards various countries and people in distress worldwide, sensing the importance of alleviating human suffering wherever they are [located]. These efforts culminated in the Kingdom’s establishment of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) to be an international beacon in the field of humanitarian action.

KSrelief celebrates World Health Day, which falls on April 7 of each year, due to the great importance of this sector in preserving and protecting human life.

Since its establishment in 2015, KSrelief has implemented 433 relief and humanitarian projects in the fields of health, nutrition, water, and environmental sanitation, in 49 countries around the world, with a total value of more than USD 849 million, benefiting more than 322 million people.

In the health sector, KSrelief provided medical and pharmaceutical assistance, initiated the establishment and rehabilitation of health centers and hospitals in the targeted countries, and contributed to combating the spread of diseases and epidemics, including supporting international efforts in confronting the Corona pandemic by providing anti-virus vaccines and necessary medical devices and equipment. KSrelief also secured oxygen and ventilators in hospitals and health centers to meet the needs of many countries with fragile medical systems, in addition to securing medicines, medical supplies, intravenous solutions, and dialysis solutions in the countries in need.

The center also supported a project to operate prosthetic limb centers in Yemen by providing physical rehabilitation services for people with special needs, providing high-quality prosthetic limbs for the injured, training local Human Resources on prosthetic limb manufacturing techniques, and building the capacities of Yemeni health institutions to ensure the localization and sustainability of services.

In water and environmental sanitation projects, the center provided sources of potable and safe-to-drink water for human use, in addition to treating wastewater, reducing the spread of epidemic diseases, and promoting personal hygiene to create a clean and safe environment in several beneficiary countries, in addition to its emergency response to combating Dengue fever in Yemen by spraying pesticides, and the clearing and draining of swamps.

The center also implemented nutrition projects in many beneficiary countries, including combating malnutrition for children, and pregnant and lactating women and preparing many health facilities to treat malnutrition, in addition to maintaining the provision of basic nutrition services to reduce the death rate in some countries.

Moreover, the Saudi Program for the Separation of Conjoined Twins was able over the past 32 years to perform successfully 55 separation operations by operating on 127 Siamese twins from 23 countries.

These relief and humanitarian efforts are attributed to the unlimited support and great interest in humanitarian work from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and HRH the Crown Prince

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The All-India Central Ahl al-Hadith Association awarded today a medal of the first class to the Minister of Islamic Affairs, Call and Guidance, Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif Al-Sheikh in recognition of his efforts in the service of Islam, spreading moderation, and promoting the spirit of cooperation between international institutions to promote tolerance and a culture of dialogue among followers of civilizations.

All-India Central Ahl al-Hadith Association in India President Sheikh Asghar Ali Imam Mahadi Al-Salafi handed over the medal today to the religious attaché of the Kingdom’s embassy in India, Badr bin Nasser Al-Bajidi, expressing the association’s appreciation for the Kingdom, which plays a pioneering role in serving Islam and Muslims across the world.

The All-India Central Ahl al-Hadith Association is one of the oldest and largest Islamic associations in the Indian subcontinent, established 117 years ago to become an incubator of more than 30 million people in various Indian states, and has distinguished historical relations with the Kingdom.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) continued distributing various relief materials to those affected by the earthquake in Idlib Governorate, Syria, including 150 blankets, 150 sleeping mats, and 50 tents.

The assistance comes within the framework of the humanitarian relief aid that the Kingdom provides through its humanitarian arm, the KSrelief, to countries and peoples in need in various countries of the world

Source: Saudi Press Agency

The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud approved the launch of the third edition of the national campaign for charitable work next Monday during the blessed month of Ramadan.

The campaign will cover all aspects of charity and benevolence as part of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques’ keenness on benefiting the various groups of citizens from charitable work, coinciding with the blessed month of Ramadan.

On this occasion, the Chairman of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) and Chairman of the Supervisory Committee of the Ehsan Platform, Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Al-Ghamdi extended thanks and appreciation to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for their outstanding care and support for charitable work in all its aspects, based on their keenness and interest to reach those who deserve charity with the highest levels of efficiency and reliability through the Ehsan Platform.

Source: Saudi Press Agency