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Protesters climb a fence near the Swedish embassy in Baghdad on July 20, 2023.
Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad over Qur'an burning
BAGHDAD — Hundreds of protesters stormed the main gates of the Swedish embassy in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad early Thursday in response to police in Stockholm granting permission for a demonstration where organizers are reportedly planning another burning of the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an.Videos posted on social media showed a large number of protesters inside the Swedish embassy’s perimeter as well as black smoke and fire coming from the building. The protest in Sweden, scheduled for Thursday, comes just weeks after a lone man set fire to pages of the Qur'an outside Stockholm’s main mosque, leading to widespread outrage and condemnation around the world, including in Iraq.According to AFP, Swedish police said Wednesday they had granted a permit for a protest...
July 20, 2023

Iraqi protesters storm Swedish embassy in Baghdad over Qur'an burning

The UAE and Japan have inked 23 agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) during the UAE-Japan Business Forum in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
UAE, Japan sign 23 agreements, MoUs during UAE-Japan Business Forum
ABU DHABI — The UAE and Japan have inked 23 agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) during the UAE-Japan Business Forum, which was held Tuesday.The agreements aim to bolster economic, trade and investment ties between the two countries in the fields of energy, industry, advanced technology, artificial intelligence, space, health, transport, environmental conservation and circular economy.The signings took place in the presence of Sheikh Hamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.Held within the framework of the official visit of the Japanese prime minister to the UAE, the forum was attended by Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, minister of economy; Dr. Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Jaber, minister of industry and advanced...
July 18, 2023

UAE, Japan sign 23 agreements, MoUs during UAE-Japan Business Forum

UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Saturday received Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on an official visit to the UAE. — courtesy Ryan Carter / UAE Presidential Court 
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UAE, India agree to use local currencies for bilateral, cross-border transactions
ABU DHABI — The United Ara Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Saturday received Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on an official visit to the UAE.Upon arrival at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, the Indian prime minister’s motorcade was met by a group of Emirati children waving the flags of both countries.Sheikh Mohamed greeted Modi and those who accompanied him during an official reception ceremony that included a guard of honor welcome, a 21-gun salute, and a performance of the national anthems of India and the UAE.In a boost to bilateral trade and investments, Modi announced that India and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to start trade settlement in local currencies.Modi said that he hopes that bilateral trade between the two countries goes past...
July 15, 2023

UAE, India agree to use local currencies for bilateral, cross-border transactions

The HRC in Geneva.
Arab, GCC countries slam escalating anti-Islam actions in many parts of the world
GENEVA — The Group of Arab States strongly condemned the incident of burning a copy of the Holy Qur’an on the first day of Eid Al-Adha, emphasizing that such reprehensible acts cannot be tolerated in any way.They emphasized that these acts not only disrespect the religious beliefs and sentiments of two billion Muslims but also violate their sanctity. They also expressed concern about the escalating anti-Islamic acts in various parts of the world.In a joint statement delivered before the Human Rights Council (HRC) during an urgent debate on deliberate and public acts of religious hatred, the Arab States underscored that tolerating such acts only serves to fuel Islamophobia, hatred, and sow discord within societies.The statement highlighted that no state can claim to protect and promote...
July 11, 2023

Arab, GCC countries slam escalating anti-Islam actions in many parts of the world

The supertanker FSO Safer was abandoned off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah after the civil war broke out in the country in 2015. — courtesy Holm Akhdar
Yemen: Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week
ADEN —Transfer of crude oil from the dilapidated tanker Safer stranded off the coast of Yemen, is expected to start early next week, a senior United Nations humanitarian official told the Security Council on Monday.Carrying over 1.1 million barrels of oil, the supertanker FSO Safer was abandoned off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hodeidah after the civil war broke out in the country in 2015.Since then, the vessel has deteriorated significantly in absence of any servicing or maintenance, prompting fears of a major environmental disaster.According to David Gressly, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, the vessel Nautica is preparing to sail from Djibouti. It will moor alongside the Safer and once the transfer starts, it will take about two weeks.“The completion of the...
July 11, 2023

Yemen: Transfer of oil from decaying ship expected to start next week

Protesters waving Israeli flags block a highway near Beit Yanai.
Israeli protesters begin ‘day of disruption’ against controversial judicial overhaul
JERUSALEM — Demonstrators took to the streets in Israel on Tuesday for what they are calling a day of “disruption and resistance” against the government’s moves to overhaul the country’s judicial system.Photos and videos released by protest organizers and Israel police showed demonstrators on the streets in Tel Aviv, Petach Tikva, and Beer Sheva, among other cities, and CNN saw protesters at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. At least 42 people had been arrested as of 11 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET), Israel Police announced.Lawmakers voted Monday to strip the Supreme Court of the power to declare government actions “unreasonable,” in the first of three votes required for the controversial bill to become law.The bill is one part of a sweeping package of judicial overhaul measures...
July 11, 2023

Israeli protesters begin ‘day of disruption’ against controversial judicial overhaul

One video shows a pick-up truck driving past Abdul Rahman Hardan, who is wearing a dark top and standing in the middle of the road, moments before he is shot dead in Jenin
Palestinian boy killed during Israel's Jenin assault was unarmed, say eyewitnesses
JENIN — Eyewitnesses and the family of a 16-year-old Palestinian shot dead during Israel's military assault in Jenin have told the BBC he was unarmed and killed "for no reason", after videos emerged of the moment of his death.Twelve Palestinians, including four teenage children, and one Israeli soldier were killed during the two-day incursion in the occupied West Bank last week.Israel said all the Palestinians who were killed were combatants.But the videos show Abdul Rahman Hassan Ahmad Hardan, 16, was unarmed when he was shot.The teenager was shot in the head outside al-Amal hospital on the second day of the military incursion, which Israel said was intended to root out a "safe haven of terrorism" in Jenin refugee camp.It follows over a year of rising numbers of...
July 11, 2023

Palestinian boy killed during Israel's Jenin assault was unarmed, say eyewitnesses

The 6th joint ministerial meeting in Moscow of the strategic dialogue between the GCC and the Russian Federation produced results and a joint action plan 2023-2028 that aims to serve the interests of both sides.
Al Budaiwi: A joint GCC-Russian action plan 2023-2028 adopted
MOSCOW — Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary General Jassem Mohamed Al Budaiwi confirmed that the 6th joint ministerial meeting of the strategic dialogue between the GCC and the Russian Federation produced results and a joint action plan 2023-2028 that aims to serve the interests of both sides.The sixth joint ministerial meeting of the strategic dialogue between the GCC and the Russian Federation was held Monday in Moscow and was attended by the foreign ministers of GCC member states and the minister of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation.In his statement, the GCC secretary general said that the meeting addressed many issues of shared interest in a positive and transparent manner, views were exchanged on many regional and global topics, and a joint GCC-Russian action plan...
July 10, 2023

Al Budaiwi: A joint GCC-Russian action plan 2023-2028 adopted

Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad, seen in Syria in May 2023. — courtesy Getty Images
Syria cancels BBC media accreditation
DAMASCUS — The Syrian government has canceled the BBC’s media accreditation over what it called “biased and misleading reports”.Syria’s Information Ministry said the broadcaster failed to adhere to “professional standards”.A recent BBC story linked the trade of an amphetamine called Captagon with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s family.The BBC said it provided impartial, independent journalism.“We speak to people across the political spectrum to establish the facts,” a BBC spokesperson said.Published last month, the BBC News Arabic Investigations found links between the Captagon drug trade, leading members of the Syrian Armed Forces and Al-Assad’s family.Captagon is a highly addictive amphetamine-like drug. The Syrian government has previously denied any involvement...
July 09, 2023

Syria cancels BBC media accreditation

The streets inside Jenin's refugee camp have been decimated
Palestinian families return to rubble in Jenin refugee camp
JENIN, West Bank — "We had to flee. Or my daughters and I would have been killed," Fatina al-Ghoul says, weeping as she looks back at a pile of rubble that was once her home.A bulldozer has already arrived and is clearing up debris from her street, which has been left in ruins.She and nine other women, her family and neighbours, fled their homes in Jenin's refugee camp during one of the largest Israeli operations in the occupied West Bank in years.Fatina's family is one of hundreds now returning to what's left of their homes, decimated by drone strikes and fighting between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and armed Palestinians.The IDF described it as a "counter-terrorism operation", saying they were targeting weapons stores and manufacturing facilities...
July 06, 2023

Palestinian families return to rubble in Jenin refugee camp

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