Day: April 26, 2024

Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil, discussed during his meeting Thursday with the U.A.E Ambassador Hassan Ahmed al-Shehhi , the importance of the role of the private sector in activating the intra-Syrian-Emirati trade movement.

Minister Al-Khalil stressed the importance of economic relations between the two countries and the prospects for their development, noting the development policies pursued by the UAE government and its efforts to achieve economic diversification.

For his part, the Emirati ambassador drew attention to the bilateral ties between the two countries, stressing the UAE’s keenness to strengthen and develop joint relations in the interests of the two brotherly peoples.

During the meeting, an invitation was delivered from the Emirati side to Minister Al-Khalil to attend the 13th edition of the AIM 2024 (Annual Investment Meeting), which will be held from May 7 to 9, 2024 in Abu Dhabi, under the theme’ Adapting to a changing investment landscape: harnessing new p
otential for global economic development ‘.

Source: Syrian Arab News Agency

In execution of the High Instructions of His Majesty the King, Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem, President of the Social Works of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), chaired, Friday at the FAR General Staff headquarters, the Board of the FAR Social Works.

Upon her arrival at the General Staff, Her Royal Highness was greeted by Lieutenant General, Inspector General of the FAR, Commander of the South Zone and President Delegate of the Board of the FAR Social Works, before reviewing a detachment of the FAR Headquarters Battalion. Her Royal Highness was then greeted by the members of the Board of the FAR Social Works, said the FAR General Staff in a statement.

The meeting was attended by the Minister Delegate to the Head of Government, in charge of National Defense Administration, Lieutenant General Inspector General of the FAR and Commander of the South Zone, Lieutenant General Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie, and members of the
Board of the FAR Social Works.

During the meeting, the Colonel-Major, Head of the General Directorate of Social Services, reported on the various services provided over the past year to beneficiaries of the FAR Social Works, including support actions for peacekeeping operations, pilgrimage and participation in the Marhaba operation to welcome Moroccans living abroad.

The action plan also covered medical and social services to back people with disabilities and parents of autistic children, as well as solidarity and relief measures taken to support victims of the Al Haouz earthquake.

At the end of the meeting, the Board examined the moral and financial report, as well as the 2024-2026 action plan, before approving the budget required for its implementation.

The regular holding of Board meetings, under the effective chairmanship of HRH Princess Lalla Meryem, illustrates the High Solicitude with which His Majesty the King, may God assist Him, surrounds FAR members and their families.

Source: Agence Marocain
e De Presse

Israeli aircraft continued their bombing of various areas of the Gaza Strip on the 203rd day of the war, leaving dozens of martyrs and wounded.

The Israeli occupation committed five massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 43 martyrs and 64 injuries during the past 24 hours, bringing the toll of the Israeli aggression to 34,305 martyrs and 77,293 injuries since the seventh of last October.

The suffering of displaced citizens in displacement camps in the southern governorates of the Gaza Strip began to increase with the intensification of heat waves, which portends the expansion of the spread of epidemics and diseases among them, especially among children and pregnant women.

The Civil Defense called on the displaced people in tents to take safety measures as much as possible, drink plenty of water, try to ventilate the place, keep children away from the sun, especially at peak heat times, and be sure to wipe their bodies with cold water constantly.

He called on the World Health Organizat
ion to speed up to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians, and to intervene to find alternative places for tents, especially in light of talk of successive severe heat waves in the coming days.

A five-month-old baby girl died as a result of the heat in a Rafah hospital in the southern Gaza Strip.

The middle of the sector

The occupation aircraft destroyed a series of homes in the village of Al-Mughraqa in the central Gaza Strip.

A female citizen was martyred in the bombing of a house north of the Nuseirat camp, in addition to several injuries.

A number of citizens were martyred when occupation aircraft bombed a house east of the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Four martyrs died in an artillery shelling on the Wadi Gaza Bridge in the central Gaza Strip.

Gaza and the north

Eight citizens were martyred when occupation aircraft targeted aid teams in the Tal Al-Hawa neighborhood, west of Gaza City.

The occupation aircraft bombed Al-Safa Mosque in the vicinity of Al
-Sanafour Junction in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza City.

The warplanes launched a violent raid east of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City, and a raid east of the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

Three children were martyred after being targeted by a missile from a reconnaissance plane in the vicinity of the Indonesian Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.

South of the sector

Civil defense teams were able to recover the body of the martyr Ahmed Abu Hassanein from under the rubble of his house 24 hours after it was bombed, and they recovered the body of a girl from under a bombed house two weeks ago.

The European Hospital received the bodies of five martyrs in the targeting of a house in the town of Khuza’a, east of Khan Yunis.

Source: Maan News Agency

In a recent gathering in Madrid, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, the High Representative of the United Nations for the Alliance of Civilizations, commended the Spanish government’s endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy plan aimed at resolving the longstanding dispute over the Sahara region. Describing it as an “important political and strategic commitment,” Moratinos praised Spain’s stance during a meeting organized by Nueva Economía Fórum, a prominent debate platform in the country.

“I support and defend the position of the Spanish government on the Sahara. It is an important political and strategic commitment of Spain,” Moratinos stated, emphasizing the significance of Spain’s decision in moving towards a resolution.

Moratinos, a former Spanish foreign minister, expressed pride in the Spanish government’s decisive action, describing it as a significant step forward. He urged the entirety of Spain to comprehend the wisdom behind this pivotal decision.

Highlighting the deep-rooted ties between Spain and Morocco, Mora
tinos commended the joint decision of Spain and Portugal to host the 2030 World Cup, underscoring the strategic importance of the relationship with Morocco beyond mere geographical proximity.

“For us, the relationship with Morocco is not only a neighborly relationship. It is a strategic relationship,” Moratinos asserted, stressing the fundamental and vital nature of the ties between the two nations.

Concluding his remarks, Moratinos predicted that Morocco and Spain would serve as the linchpin of relations between Africa, the Mediterranean, and Europe in the 21st century, signifying the enduring significance of their partnership in regional affairs.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

The Coastal Municipalities Water Utility contracted with a local contractor, ‘Bellavicia Company,’ to repair private works in the water supply and sewage system in the city of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, with funding from the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The Authority said that through this project, heavy machinery and manpower will be rented to complete the repair of water and sewage networks and repair of some facilities, in order to provide residents with water and sewage services, especially in light of the continuing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

Source: Maan News Agency

Amman: Senate Speaker Faisal Al-Fayez said that the Israeli occupation state and its allies need to understand that Palestinian blood is precious and that no Palestinian kid will ever be pardoned for it.

He continued, “The Palestinian people will continue to struggle for their freedom, independence, and legitimate rights, no matter how much pure blood they pay, supported by the free people of the world who believe in noble human values, and not according to whims and interests, and the policy of double standards.”

This was said by Al-Fayez in a speech given at the opening of the 5th Conference of the League of Parliamentarians for Jerusalem held in Istanbul, which is being held under the theme “Freedom and Independence for Palestine.”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was present as the conference got underway in Istanbul on Friday.

A statement issued by the Senate said that hundreds of legislators and politicians from around the world, as well as heads of Senates, Senate Councils, and legislative as
sociations.

He clarified that the United States and the West as a whole have commercial and economic ties to Arab and Islamic nations, and that in order to stop Israeli aggression and encourage the world community to recognize Palestine as a free and independent state, these ties must be exploited.

“His Majesty King Abdullah II places the Palestinian issue at the top of his priorities today,” he continued. Since the vicious Israeli assault on October 7, His Majesty has worked to put an end to this flagrant aggression on a number of regional and global platforms.”

The three-day conference will cover relevant UN resolutions and specialized working papers on the Palestinian issue. These resolutions demand that Israel withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories, allow Palestinian refugees to return home, and provide compensation. They also affirm the right of the Palestinian people to freedom and independence.

Source: Jordan News Agency