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People stand near a burnt car, reportedly set ablaze by Israeli settlers, at a gas station in Al-Lubban Al-Gharbi in the occupied West Bank on June 21, 2023.
Palestinian villagers attacked in wake of Israeli settler killings
JERUSALEM — Dozens of Palestinian villagers were attacked by Israeli settlers overnight in the wake of the killing of four settlers in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, a Palestinian official who monitors settler violence told CNN Wednesday.At least 37 villagers were injured by live or rubber-coated bullets, stones, or tear gas according to the official, Ghassan Douglas.He said 147 vehicles were damaged with stones or set on fire, including an ambulance, and that 23 houses and 16 shops were damaged, and crops set on fire in fields.The violence was reminiscent of settler attacks in and around the village of Huwara in February in response to the killing of two Israeli settler brothers in the village. February’s violence was so severe that the commander of Israeli forces in the West Bank...
June 21, 2023

Palestinian villagers attacked in wake of Israeli settler killings

Jenin refugee camp borders the Jenin municipality and is the northernmost camp in the West Bank. — courtesy UNRWA/Dominiek Benoot
UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’ in Mideast
GENEVA — The UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday he was “deeply alarmed” at the continuing cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine, and “appalled by the continued loss of civilian lives.”Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland was reacting on Twitter to the news of a shooting attack reportedly by two Palestinian gunmen, who opened fire at a petrol station on a road outside an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank.News reports quoting the Israeli military said both of the gunmen had been shot dead, one at the scene by an armed civilian and the other by Israeli security forces.The UN envoy urged “all sides to refrain from steps that could further enflame an already volatile situation.”Jenin camp raidTuesday’s violence followed a day...
June 20, 2023

UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’ in Mideast

Israeli Air Force attack helicopters opened fire from the skies over Jenin to help Israeli troops leave the city
Huge firefight erupts as Israeli forces raid Jenin; 3 Palestinians dead
JERUSALEM — A huge firefight erupted between Israeli military forces and Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin Monday, leaving at least three Palestinians dead, authorities said.The Palestinian Ministry of Health said of the three dead, one was a teenager and more than two dozen were wounded in the clashes.Israeli Air Force attack helicopters opened fire from the skies over Jenin to help Israeli troops leave the city, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.It was the first time since the Second Intifada that Israeli helicopters had opened fire while evacuating wounded troops, Israel Army Radio reported. The Second Intifada – a major Palestinian uprising – ended in 2005.Army Radio said the wounded Israeli soldiers had been successfully evacuated.The Jenin...
June 19, 2023

Huge firefight erupts as Israeli forces raid Jenin; 3 Palestinians dead

Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has revealed several significant new archaeological discoveries in the emirate, including sites and artefacts from the Iron Age and the Pre-Islamic period — covering a time span from approximately 1300 BCE to 600 CE.
DCT discoveries reveal sites and artefacts from Iron Age and Pre-Islamic Period
ABU DHABI — The Department of Culture and Tourism — Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has revealed several significant new archaeological discoveries in the emirate, including sites and artefacts from the Iron Age and the Pre-Islamic period — covering a time span from approximately 1300 BCE to 600 CE.DCT Abu Dhabi’s archaeologists unearthed significant finds during rescue excavations of part of a Late Pre-Islamic (300 BCE-300 CE) cemetery encountered during the upgrading of roads and infrastructure in the old neighborhood (Shaabiya) of Kuwaitat in downtown Al Ain, east of Al Ain Museum.Around 20 individual graves were recorded. These have produced some exceptionally well-preserved objects, including intact amphorae and other ceramics, bronze bowls and other glass and alabaster...
June 17, 2023

DCT discoveries reveal sites and artefacts from Iron Age and Pre-Islamic Period

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah El-Sisi meets Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Al-Sudani in Cairo on Tuesday.
Egypt, Iraq keen on bolstering Arab work, facing current challenges
CAIRO — Egypt and Iraq affirmed Tuesday keenness on bolstering joint Arab work to counter various challenges facing Arab nation and achieve the hopes and aspirations of the people to live in peace and stability.This came in meeting between Egyptian President Abdul Fattah El-Sisi and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Al-Sudani.The two exchanged perspectives on regional issues of common interest in light of the pivotal role of both nations, reported Egyptian Presidency spokesperson Ahmad Fahmy via statement.El-Sisi underlined Egypt’s unwavering support to security and stability in Iraq, stressing keenness on boosting and diversifying bilateral cooperation in fields of politics, economy, trade and culture.El-Sisi referred to the firm constants of the Egyptian policy with regard to supporting...
June 13, 2023

Egypt, Iraq keen on bolstering Arab work, facing current challenges

File photo of the floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), located at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's port, in Aqaba City on the Red Sea.
Egypt, Jordan sign natural gas deal
AMMAN — The Egyptian and Jordanian governments inked Saturday a cooperation deal which allows Egypt to utilize the floating storage regasification unit (FSRU), located at Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's port, in Aqaba City on the Red Sea.The deal was signed by head of Jordan's National Electricity Company Amjad Al-Rowashda and chairman of Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) Majdi Jala, in the presence of Egypt's oil minister Tareq Al-Mulla and Jordan's energy minister Saleh Al-Kharabsah.In a remark after signing the agreement, Al-Rowashda said the deal enables Egypt to use the unit located at Sheikh Sabah natural gas port in Aqaba until 2025.Concerning the expected benefits of the deal, he added that it contributes to reducing the operational costs of...
June 10, 2023

Egypt, Jordan sign natural gas deal

Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Bin Abdulrahman Al-Assoumi has welcomed the outcomes of the Arab Summit.
Al-Assoumi lauds Kingdom’s efforts that ensured success of Arab Summit and boosted Arab cooperation
CAIRO — The Arab Parliament Speaker Adel Bin Abdulrahman Al-Assoumi has welcomed the outcomes of the Arab Summit, held in Jeddah, and praised Saudi efforts which ensured the success of the summit and helped boost Arab cooperation.Al-Assoumi said, “The Arab summit in Jeddah represents an important turning point in joint Arab action”.He was speaking in the fifth plenary session of the Arab Parliament for the third session of the third legislative term, currently being held at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo.He also expressed confidence that Bahrain’s hosting of the next Arab summit will make it an exceptional event where joint Arab action will be on display.The speaker of the Arab Parliament stressed the need for the international community to assume its responsibility...
June 10, 2023

Al-Assoumi lauds Kingdom’s efforts that ensured success of Arab Summit and boosted Arab cooperation

Boats docked at the Hurghada Marina in Egypt's southern Red Sea resort city of Hurghada on June 8, 2023
Shark attack in Egypt kills a Russian citizen
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities have banned swimming near a beach at an Egyptian Red Sea resort following a deadly shark attack that killed a Russian citizen on Thursday, according to Egyptian and Russian officials.The incident took place in the popular tourist city of Hurghada on Egypt’s eastern coast.Russian Consul-General Viktor Voropayev told Russia state-run TASS news that a Russian national who was born in 1999 “died as a result of a shark attack.”“This has been confirmed by Egypt’s competent authorities,” Voropayev said, as cited by TASS.Minister of Environment, Yasmine Fouad, ordered a committee to investigate the incident, according to a statement released by Egypt’s Environment Ministry.She also directed local authorities to implement the “highest levels of safety...
June 09, 2023

Shark attack in Egypt kills a Russian citizen

The Israeli army staged a rare incursion in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, early Thursday.
Israeli forces blow up Palestinian home in rare incursion into Ramallah
RAMALLAH — Israeli troops staged a rare incursion into Ramallah, the seat of the Palestinian Authority government in the occupied West Bank, prompting clashes the Palestinian Ministry of Health said left at least six people wounded.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the operation early Thursday was to demolish the home of Islam Faroukh, who is accused of two November 2022 bombings that killed two Israelis and injured dozens of others in Jerusalem.Israeli security forces regularly raid Palestinian cities such as Jenin, Nablus and Jericho, but an incursion into Ramallah on this scale is extremely unusual.The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reported more than 100 Israeli military vehicles were involved in the incursion, calling it an all-night raid.Among the wounded was a...
June 08, 2023

Israeli forces blow up Palestinian home in rare incursion into Ramallah

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jassem Mohamed Al Budaiwi met in Tunis Monday with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad Nabil Ammar.
GCC, Tunisia sign MoU to boost relations, cooperation
TUNIS — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Secretary-General Jassem Mohamed Al Budaiwi met in Tunis Monday with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad Nabil Ammar.The GCC General Secretariat and the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a memorandum of understanding, which aims at establishing a mechanism for consultation between the two sides to enhance GCC-Tunisian bilateral relationship and cooperation.In a statement after his meeting with Tunisian President Kais Saied, Al Budaiwi said that he had conducted several meeting with senior officials to discuss cooperation between GCC countries and Tunisia.Al Budaiwi said that he and President Saied have discussed ways of enhancing relations between Gulf countries and Tunisia, and widened the horizons of...
June 05, 2023

GCC, Tunisia sign MoU to boost relations, cooperation

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