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Jerusalem: Scores of Jewish extremist settlers on Tuesday stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque/ al-Haram al-Sharif compound in occupied East Jerusalem.
A statement by the General Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem said that the settlers carried out today’s raids through the al-Magharebah Gate in groups under the heavy protection of Israeli police.
“The settlers provocatively toured the Mosque’s yards, and performed Talmudic rituals,”it added.
Source: Jordan News Agency
An Israeli attack late Monday killed a Syrian soldier, wounded 7 others including two civilians, and put Aleppo International Airport out of service, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported early Tuesday citing a military source. “At about 11:35 PM, the Israeli forces carried out an aerial aggression using waves of missiles from the direction of southeast Aleppo targeting Its Airport and a number of points in its vicinity,” the source told SANA. The source added that “the Israeli aggression claimed the life of a military personnel, and the injury of five others and two civilians,” noting that the attack also caused material damage and put the Airport out of service.
Source: Jordan News Agency
Three militants were killed and two others were injured in two separate security operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in northwest Pakistan.
The ISPR said in a statement that the security forces conducted two operations based on the intelligence information on reported presence of militants in Tank and DI Khan districts, Radio Pakistan reported.
Later, sanitization of surrounding areas was carried out to eliminate any other militants.
Meanwhile, in another intelligence based operation in Miran Shah, area of North Waziristan district, seven militants were killed.
The seven militants were involved in numerous activities, especially target killings against security forces as well as innocent citizens, Radio Pakistan reported.
Source: Qatar News Agency
General Strike in Palestine Denouncing Martyrdom of Khader Adnan
Source: Qatar News Agency
Qatar’s private sector exports value amounted to QR 9.1 billion in the first quarter of 2023, representing a 17.5% growth y-o-y compared to QR 7.73 billion in Q1 of 2022.
According to Qatar Chambers quarterly report issued Tuesday, exports through the General Model amounted to QR 7.35 billion, an increase of 32.3% y-on-y compared to QR 5.55 billion in Q1 of 2022.
Similarly, exports through the Unified GCC Model reached QR 1.46 billion, growing by 26.8% compared to QR 1.15 billion in Q1 of 2022.
The report noted that exports through the Unified Arab Model estimated at QR 139.30 million, showing a decrease of 52.5% on a y-on-y basis compared to QR239.34 million in Q1 of 2022.
According to the report, the value of exports through the GSP Model is estimated at QR 15.18 million, registering a significant decline of 97.5% on a yearly basis compared to QR 616.43 million in Q1 of 2022.
Exports through the Singapore Model which stood at QR 106.1 million, showed a decrease of 0.5% compared to QR 106.7 million in Q1 of 2022.
Based on the type of certificate of origin issued by the Chamber, the report said that the Essential and Industrial Oils exports in Q1 of 2023 amounted to QR 5.66 billion, with a y-on-y 222% increase, compared to the same period of the previous year which amounted to QR 1.75 billion.
As for economic blocs and groupings, the Asian countries (excluding GCC and Arab countries) were at the top of economic blocs that received exports of private sector during Q1 of 2023 which amounted to QR 6.2 billion with a share of 68.15% of the total exports, followed by GCC states which received exports amounted to QR 1.52 billion or a share of 16.8% of the total value.
In third place came the group of EU states, with exports totaling QR 1.09 billion representing 12.05% of the total value.
According to the Chambers report, the number of countries receiving Qatari exports in Q1 of 2023 was 96 countries.
China was at the top of the countries of destination of private sector exports with close to QR 3.1 billion, a share of 34.1% of the total exports. It is followed by India with almost QR 2.4 billion and a share of 26%, and Oman with about QR 989 million, a share of 10.9%.
Source: Qatar News Agency
Oil prices fell in Asian trade on Tuesday, extending losses seen in the previous session, as weak economic data from China and expectations of a US interest rate increase weigh on the market.
Brent crude was down 0.3%, or 24 cents, to $79.07 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 0.3%, or 25 cents, to $75.41 a barrel.
Both benchmarks fell by more than $1 in their last session.
The US Federal Reserve is expected to increase interest rates by another 25 basis points. Interest rate increases by inflation-fighting central banks could impact oil by slowing economic growth and denting energy demand.
Source: Qatar News Agency
Ibrahim Al-Hamli, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and International Cooperation, met on Tuesday with the delegation of emergency managers of United Nations agencies and international organizations visiting Yemen, headed by Tariq Talahmeh, Director of the OCHA Office in Asia and North Africa, and the United Nations Resident Representative – Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, William David Gresley.
The meeting, which was attended by the head of the International Cooperation Department of the Council, Ali Al-Kuhlani, discussed the humanitarian situation in Yemen and the mechanisms for providing aid in accordance with humanitarian standards and according to the priorities of actual need in the field.
In the meeting, the Secretary-General of the Humanitarian Affairs Council welcomed the visiting delegation, which includes emergency managers of United Nations agencies and a number of international organizations.
He considered the delegation’s visit an opportunity to see from reality the worst human suffering in the world experienced by the Yemeni people as a result of the aggression and siege for eight years, and the places targeted by the aggression, so that the delegation knows that the institutions and interests that have been targeted are civil and provide services to citizens without any discrimination.
Al-Hamli praised the efforts of UN and international organizations in the humanitarian field and their attempt to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people, stressing the importance of coordination with the Supreme Council for Humanitarian Affairs, to facilitate the organizations’ work and tasks and work jointly to deliver aid to those who deserve it.
And he called for finding direct channels of communication to solve the problems firsthand and to work to mobilize funds in order to achieve the benefit of providing aid and alleviating the amount of human suffering caused by the aggression coalition.
He stressed the need to avoid some shortcomings and focus on projects that serve the beneficiaries and reduce the high operating budget that spends operational expenses and is at the expense of the beneficiaries in the field.. stressing the importance of the work being in accordance with the need priorities plan.
The Secretary-General of the Humanitarian Affairs Council pointed out the importance of implementing developmental, service and sustainable projects that would improve the humanitarian and economic conditions in Yemen, explaining that the delivery of aid to those who deserve it is known and does not need to be inconsistent with Yemeni laws.
He reaffirmed that the Council is working to facilitate the work of humanitarian partners in Yemen in accordance with the standards of humanitarian work and in line with the laws, principles and values of society in Yemen, and provides real service of benefit and value to the beneficiaries.
Al-Hamli indicated that the council is keen to speed up the signing of agreements and move forward with the implementation of projects that serve humanitarian work in Yemen.
For his part, the director of the OCHA office in Asia and North Africa, Talahmeh, explained that the visit of the delegation, which includes a group of UN and international humanitarian organizations, aims to review the current situation in Yemen from a humanitarian point of view and the available opportunities, and work on reformulating support programs and continuing to support the Yemeni people in their current ordeal .
He stressed that the visit represents an opportunity to identify the challenges facing humanitarian activity in Yemen in general and joint work to solve them.
In turn, the emergency managers of United Nations agencies and international organizations appreciated the efforts of the Humanitarian Affairs Council in facilitating the work of the organizations.
They emphasized that the meeting with the Secretary-General of the Humanitarian Affairs Council was fruitful and positive in order to answer many questions, appreciating the role of the Supreme Council for the Management and Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in facilitating the work of humanitarian action partners in Yemen.
They stressed the process of communication and joint coordination, expressing their aspiration to achieve more progress in helping the Yemeni people and alleviating their suffering in coordination with the Humanitarian Affairs Council in accordance with the standards and obligations of humanitarian work and respect for the laws, principles and values of Yemeni society.
Source: Yemen News Agency
The Head of the National Committee for Prisoners’ Affairs, Abd al-Qader al-Murtada, discussed today with the UN envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg, and his deputy, Moeen Shrim, ways to advance the prisoners’ issue, especially what was recently agreed upon in Switzerland.
Al-Murtada confirmed in his tweet on “Twitter” the full committee’s readiness to implement the visits to prisons that were agreed upon with the Marib party, stressing the importance of carrying out these visits as a first step paving the way for the implementation of the remainder of the March 2022 agreement.
“We also informed them of our full readiness to participate in the next round of negotiations that were set by them in mid-May, to be held after the completion of prison visits,” he said.
Source: Yemen News Agency
The Minister of Human Rights, Ali Hussein Al-Dailami, discussed today, Tuesday, with the head and members of the executive unit team of the national vision in the ministry, the tasks and actions that the team carried out during the last period.
The meeting reviewed what has been achieved within the comprehensive plan of the executive unit in line with the draft national vision for building the state.
Al-Dailami was briefed on the progress of work in implementing the activities of the 1444-year plan and the preparations for preparing the plan of the Ministry of Human Rights within the framework of implementing the activities of the national vision for the year 1445 AH.
Al-Dailami praised the efforts of the executive unit team of the national vision, urging that more efforts be made to complete the chronic projects and involve all departments affiliated with the ministry in the national vision activities and implement specific activities that advance the role of the ministry in performing the tasks entrusted to it.
For his part, the head of the executive unit of the national vision in the ministry, Dr. Aref Al-Amiri, confirmed that the team has overcome many obstacles and difficulties that faced work during the last period.
He pointed to the improved performance of the team, which puts the ministry among the actors in implementing projects, activities and programs affiliated to it within the matrix of the national vision.
Source: Yemen News Agency
A security source announced the arrest of a person who fired randomly from a rifle at civilians in Al-Jame’a neighborhood, west of Baghdad
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
A civilian was injured in an armed attack, northeast of Baquba, Diyala Governorate.
A security source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA /: “Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a civilian on the outskirts of Muqdadiya, northeast of Baquba, which resulted in his injury.”
He added, “the injured person was taken to the hospital, and an investigation was opened into the accident.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
The government’s financial adviser, Madhar Muhammad Salih, confirmed that the oil price remaining at $80 will gradually reduce the state’s general budget deficit.
He told the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA): What OPEC + made of the decision to reduce voluntary production of member countries throughout the current year by about 1.5 million barrels and in different shares undoubtedly comes as a result of the fluctuations in the geopolitical situation and its effects in Russia or the battlefields.
Salih added: The decision of OPEC + came in line with the geopolitical control of energy flows in the world, which is dominated by preparations for the ongoing field war between East and West.
He explained: The default price for calculating oil revenues in the draft general budget in Iraq is $70, and the annual average of crude oil prices is about $80 per barrel, which will reduce the hypothetical deficit gap of 63 trillion dinars, provided that the decrease in Iraq’s share of controlling production is compensated and excessive consumption to avoid excessive domestic consumption of crude oil, in order to maintain the maximum revenue for the general budget with the least possible deficit.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency