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Tulkarm – Ma’an – 10 young men were martyred since the beginning of the Israeli aggression against Nour Shams camp in Tulkarm, which has continued since the day before yesterday.
The occupation army spokesman said that the occupation soldiers killed 10 Palestinians during the operation that has been ongoing for more than 40 hours in the Nour Shams camp in the city of Tulkarm in the West Bank.
The army added that 9 Israeli soldiers were also injured in Nour Shams camp.
Source: Maan News Agency
Brasilia, The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) distributed 35,948 kilograms of dates on Thursday to the neediest families in the states of Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, Rio de Janeiro, and Sao Paulo in the Southeast region of the Federative Republic of Brazil.
As many as 11,660 individuals benefited from the initiative as part of a project to distribute 100 tons of dates in the Republic of Brazil and neighbouring countries.
This comes within a series of humanitarian and relief projects carried out by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through its humanitarian arm, the KSrelief, to assist needy and affected countries and peoples worldwide.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Brasilia, The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) distributed on Thursday 2,120 of dates to needy families in the states of Bahia, Ceará, Paraiba, Pernambuco, Sergipe, and Rio Grande do Norte in the northern region of the Federal Republic of Brazil, benefiting 1,060 individuals.
The food assistance is part of the project to distribute 100 tons of dates in the Republic of Brazil and neighboring countries.
This comes within the humanitarian and relief projects the Kingdom implements through its humanitarian arm, KSrelief, to help needy countries around the world.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Gaza – Ma’an – On Saturday, the head of the government media office in the Gaza Strip, Salama Marouf, accused Israel of promoting what he described as a “false narrative” regarding the increase in the entry of aid into the Strip.
Marouf said, in a statement, that the Israeli side ‘has been promoting a false narrative for some time about introducing improvements in the mechanism for the passage of aid and increasing the number of trucks entering the Gaza Strip.’
He pointed out that only between 130 and 150 aid trucks enter the Gaza Strip daily, with a total of 2,800 trucks since the first of April, saying that the number of trucks that have arrived in the northern Gaza Strip since the beginning of the month has not exceeded 327 trucks, according to the World Food Programme.
He added: “This announcement by the World Food Program is completely consistent with our documented statistics, which confirm that the occupation’s narrative about the improvement in the number of aid trucks, and the United States’ adopt
ion of this narrative and its talk of bringing about 300 aid trucks daily, is a complete lie and distortion of reality.”
He stated that the total amount of aid trucks entering daily ‘actually represents approximately 25% of what was the case before the aggression.’
Source: Maan News Agency
A security force arrested / 3 / persons accused of promoting narcotic drugs in Diyala.
A security source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA): ‘A security force from the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control Department in the Diyala Police arrested the three accused, in a specific operation, in the vicinity of Baquba, the center of Diyala Governorate.’
He added: ‘A quantity of crystal narcotic substances was seized in the possession of the accused, and legal measures have been taken against them.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
The Ministry of Defense confirmed its continued endeavor to provide the Iraqi army with the latest weapons and equipment that contribute to developing the army’s combat and defensive capabilities.
Defense Minister Thabet Al-Abbasi, the Prime Minister’s representative, said during the official opening of the activities of the Iraqi Security, Defense and Military Industries Exhibition, ‘the twelfth session,’ today, Saturday, on the grounds of the Baghdad International Fair, under the slogan, ‘With our unity we have triumphed…to build is our direction.’ We hope that this session, like previous sessions, will contribute to pushing forward of arming and equipping our armed forces.’
He explained, “The previous sessions had a major role in developing the military arsenal of the military establishment in Iraq, and today we celebrate the opening of the 12th session of the Security, Defense, and Military Industries Exhibition to confirm our continued endeavor to provide the Iraqi army with the latest weapons and eq
uipment that contribute to developing the combat and defensive capabilities of the army. We also confirm our endeavor to establish a new phase that will be an extension of the previous stages of building and developing the capabilities of the Iraqi Armed Forces.’
He added, “Establishing such exhibitions on Iraqi soil will contribute greatly to informing us of the latest products of companies specialized in manufacturing weapons, equipment, and military technology, and this will give greater freedom in choosing what is compatible with the plans prepared to develop the military system,” noting that “the Ministry of Defense has made the development of its capabilities at the forefront of its priorities and we have prepared advance plans to do so, to match the capabilities of arming the armies of the region and the world, especially with regard to possessing technology.’
The Minister of Defense stressed, ‘We encourage investment inside Iraq to support the national economy, and we also encourage the wheel of nat
ional military industries, which we hope will improve for the better.’
He went on to say, ‘The use of advanced devices and modern weapons has a major role in achieving security and stability, and this is what the Ministry of Defense and the current government are working on, and it is also the main goal that our heroic forces seek to achieve,’ pointing out that ‘providing security is the basic element in the construction process, because it opens horizons towards investment and reconstruction, and also pushes the wheel of the economy towards the better, and therefore the government has made the slogan of investment and construction at the top of its priorities
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Tulkarm – Ma’an – 7 citizens were injured this Saturday morning, by bullets from the occupation forces in the Nour Shams camp in Tulkarm, which the occupation army is still besieging for the second day in a row.
Red Crescent crews reported that this morning, their crews transported 7 people injured by occupation bullets in Nour Shams camp to the hospital.
Since yesterday, at least two citizens, one of them a child, were martyred, and others were injured, four of whom were taken to the hospital, while eyewitnesses from inside the camp said that five young men were martyred, and the occupation forces are still holding their bodies and preventing ambulance crews from reaching them.
On Thursday evening, the occupation forces, accompanied by military bulldozers, stormed Nour Shams camp and imposed a siege on it, amid acts of sabotage and deliberate destruction of the infrastructure and citizens’ homes and property.
The occupation forces carried out raids and search campaigns that affected dozens of homes, duri
ng which they arrested dozens of young men, assaulted citizens, and abused them.
The occupation forces pushed more military reinforcements into the camp, amid heavy gunfire and light bombs, coinciding with intense flights of reconnaissance aircraft in the sky of Tulkarm and the region.
Source: Maan News Agency
Caretaker Labor Minister, Mustafa Bayram, emphasized today the significant role of Lebanese young men and women in many economic, social, cultural, developmental and research fields, considering that the youth members are the ones to create innovation and creativity in all of Lebanon.
He called for investing in such young talents from the very beginning of their innovative ideas, then turning their imagination into a tangible reality that denotes a true wealth for the country.
‘There is a great need to institutionalize and support talent,’ Bayram maintained, calling for launching a platform at the Labor Ministry dedicated to the employment of young talents, investing their capabilities in their country and benefiting from their ideas, creativity and innovations in various fields, whether at the economic, social, agricultural or health level.
He also underlined the need to build a new relationship between industrialists, the youth and the state, the latter being a refuge for all of us, as he explained.
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ram’s words came during his joint patronage alongside Caretaker Industry Minister George Boushkian, of the 5th ‘Ideas Exhibition’ organized by the Scientific Center for Manufacturing and Production at the headquarters of the Union of Arab Chambers – Adnan Kassar Building. The conference is held in cooperation with the Lebanese University, the University Agency of Francophonie, and the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Tripoli and the North.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon
Riyadh: American golfer John Catlin emerged victorious in the Saudi Open Golf Tournament 2024, presented by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), which concluded today at Riyadh Golf Club.
Catlin demonstrated exceptional skill and resilience over four days of competition, navigating challenges to deliver a stellar performance. He finished with a remarkable seven shots under par, totaling 24 under par overall, securing his position as the new champion of the tournament. The first prize amounted to $180,000, contributing to a total prize pool of 1 million dollars.
In the final stages of the competition, fierce competition among players vied for top positions. However, Catlin maintained his lead consistently, securing victory early on without fretting over the outcomes of remaining matches. This win marked his sixth title in the Asian Tour and his second consecutive victory, following his triumph over Spaniard David Puig in a playoff at the Macau International Series last March.
On the final day, Wade Ormsby clai
med second place, trailing just two strokes behind, while Peter Uihlein secured third place, with Kiradech Aphinbarnrat finishing in third position.
Source: Saudi Press Agency
Hadhramaut, The Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Center in the Seiyun district of Hadhramaut governorate has provided various medical services to 370 beneficiaries from the Yemeni people who lost limbs in February 2024, with the support of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief).
Throughout the project, a total of 1,802 services were rendered, with males constituting 57% and females 43% of the beneficiaries. Additionally, 18% of the recipients were displaced individuals, while 82% were residents.
The center offered comprehensive services including the measurement, manufacturing, fitting, delivery, and maintenance of artificial limbs and prosthetics for patients. Furthermore, rehabilitation and physiotherapy services, along with specialized consultations, were provided.
This initiative reflects the continuous efforts of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through its humanitarian arm KSrelief, to enhance the capabilities of the health sector and alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people.
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ource: Saudi Press Agency
Ramallah – Ma’an – President Mahmoud Abbas issued a presidential decree regarding the restructuring of the Central Elections Committee, headed by Rami Walid Kamel Hamdallah.
The committee’s membership includes: Dr. Lamis Al-Alami, Mazen Sissalem, Khawla Al-Shakhshir, Shukri Al-Nashashibi, Ishaq Muhanna, Yasser Musa Harb, Youssef Awadallah, and Ahmed Al-Khalidi.
This afternoon, Saturday, the President received the Chairman of the Central Elections Commission, Rami Hamdallah.
He stressed the important and central role of the Elections Commission in consecrating the foundations of democracy in Palestinian political life, and what was accomplished by holding all previous elections in accordance with the highest transparency and independence, made the whole world bear witness to the integrity and independence of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission.
Source: Maan News Agency
Bethlehem – Ma’an – The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Mr. Hani Al-Hayek, stressed the importance of working to develop tourism programs and plans in Palestine, which are prepared in partnership between the public and private Palestinian tourism sector in attracting tourist groups from various countries of the world and to ensure the return of tourism activity to Palestine.
Minister Hayek spoke during his meeting with the president and members of the Holy Lands Association for Incoming Tourism, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in the city of Bethlehem.
Al-Hayek stressed the necessity of getting out of the current crisis that is afflicting the private Palestinian tourism sector as a result of the aggression on the Gaza Strip with the least possible losses, stressing the importance of the ministry’s work in targeting new tourist markets in partnership with the private Palestinian tourism sector, as these markets will work to provide Palestine with new tourist groups that we
re not previously present. You previously visited Palestine as part of a Palestinian tourism program and used Palestinian tourist facilities, including hotels, oriental antique stores, and tourist transportation, which will diversify the tourism basket owned by the Palestinian tourism sector.
Al-Hayek spoke about the tourism promotional plan that Palestine will adopt during the coming period and its impact on supplying Palestine and its tourism sector with tourist groups from various countries of the world, praising the work of the Holy Lands Association for Incoming Tourism, which works to attract tourist groups from various countries of the world to Palestine, as it is one of the important arms of the sector. Tourism is one of the important links in the tourism process, starting with attracting tourists to Palestine and ending with the end of the tourism program and the tourist’s return to his country.
In turn, Michel Awad, President of the Association, praised the relationship and partnership between the
Association and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, which was translated on the ground through successful and joint participation in international tourism forums, through which tourism was promoted in Palestine, which has already been done.
During the meeting, they discussed ways of the bilateral relationship between the two sides, in addition to discussing the latest patterns and promotional tourism programs used in various countries of the world, in addition to discussing the promotional vision that Palestine will pursue during the coming period.
Source: Maan News Agency