Day: April 2, 2023

In a protest against the cold-blooded execution of Mohammad al-Osaibi by Israeli occupation forces next to one of the gates of al-Aqsa Mosque, and the continued crimes against the Palestinians, a general strike was held in the occupied Palestinian territories in 1948.

Wafa News Agency stated that the Higher Follow-up Committee in the occupied Palestinian territories in 1948 called for the strike which included the education and economic sectors.

The committee called for organizing stands in all the towns of these territories, in rejection of the occupation’s crimes, aggressive policies and acts of racial discrimination.

It stressed that the crime committed by occupation forces comes within the framework of the occupation’s continued targeting of the Palestinians in Jerusalem and al-Aqsa.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

The delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic, headed by Dr. Ayman Sousan, Assistant Foreign and Expatriates Minister, departed Damascus on Sunday morning, heading to Moscow to participate in the quadripartite meeting of the assistant foreign ministers of Syria, Russia, Iran and Turkey.

Answering a question by delegate of the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), Dr. Sousan noted that the delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic will hold bilateral consultations with the Russian and Iranian sides on April 3rd, and on the next day, April 4th , it will participate in the quadripartite meeting.

Sousan added that the delegation will focus specifically on ending the Turkish military presence on Syrian territory, combating terrorism, and non-interference in Syrian internal affairs.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent congratulations to his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on the occasion of the Day of Unity of the Peoples of the two countries on Sunday.

The congratulatory telegram of the head of state was published on the Kremlin website.

“Please accept my warmest congratulations on the occasion of the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Russia and Belarus. Based on the good traditions of friendship and good neighborliness that bind Russians and Belarusians, our countries and peoples are systematically expanding mutually beneficial cooperation in all areas. The mechanisms of the Union State are also being vigorously improved,” the statement says.

“I am sure that the further build-up of the entire range of allied ties fully meets the interests of our fraternal peoples,” the head of Russia added

The Russian President also wished happiness and prosperity to the citizens of Belarus.

Earlier, Lukashenko also congratulated Putin and the Russian leadership on the Day of Unity of the two nations.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

Time. Topic A warning strike by the union of employees and workers of the Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Corporation 11:00 Opening ceremony of the school book fair, at the invitation of the administration of Al-Mahdi High School, under the auspices of MP Ihab Hamadeh, in the Great Hall of the Secondary School – the second basement. (lasts 3 days). 12:00 Press conference entitled: “Management of State Assets as a Path to Reform and Recovery” by the “Strong Republic” bloc

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon