Day: 31 May 2023

Dozens of Jewish extremist settlers early Wednesday 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 today’s raid was carried out through al-Magharebah Gate in successive groups under the heavy protection of Israeli police. “The settlers toured the mosque’s yards, listened to explanations about the purported “Temple Mount”, and provocatively performed their Talmudic rituals in the eastern section of the compound,” it added.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) Wednesday said global unemployment is expected to drop in 2023 to below pre-pandemic levels, while estimates indicate that low-income countries are still far behind in the recovery process. A new ILO report notes that crises, including high levels of debt, disproportionately affect less developed countries, exacerbating the global employment gap between high-income and low-income states and widening inequalities.

Source: Jordan News Agency

RAMALLAH, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 (WAFA) – The overall Producer Price Index (PPI) for Palestine decreased in April by 0.31% compared to the previous month, March, today said the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS). PPI for locally exported products decreased by 0.44% and for locally imported products by 0.29% in April compared to March. The changes in PPI for April were traced back to changes in prices of the following major activities compared to the previous month: ­­­­­­­Major Activities % Change Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities – 3.78% Agriculture, forestry and fishing – 0.86% Manufacturing + 0.03% Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 0.00% Mining and quarrying 0.00%

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

NABLUS, Wednesday, May 31, 2023 (WAFA) – The Israeli military today seized equipment and detained workers while rehabilitating and clearing a water spring in the town of Aqraba, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus, according to Aqraba mayor, Salah Jaber. He said soldiers broke into an area east of the town and seized a vehicle, an electricity transformer, and a forklift while municipality workers were cleaning and rehabilitating the spring. The soldiers also briefly held the workers before letting them go but kept the equipment. No reason was given for the Israeli action.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

The US-Saudi-Emirati aggression warplanes targeted on May 31 citizens, their properties, historical castles, and sports and hotel facilities, which resulted in dozens of casualties and widespread destruction of the infrastructure.

On May 31, 2015, the aggression warplanes bombed the historic Cairo Citadel overlooking Taiz city, which led to partial destruction in one of the buildings inside and rocks flying to some of the houses located below the citadel.

The aggression launched a series of raids targeting the Republican Palace and Central Security in Taiz province.

Two citizens were killed as a result of a raid by the aggression’s warplanes on their house in Marib province, and Sheikh Abdullah Muhammad bin Shaja’ and five of his companions were killed in a raid by the aggression’s warplanes on Wadi Al-Abu Jabara in Al-Baqa’a area, Ketaf district, in Sa’ada province.

The aggression warplanes bombed the International Olympic Swimming Pool project and the national team’s hotel in Al-Thawra Sports City in the capital, Sana’a, which led to widespread destruction in them, in the neighboring buildings and houses of citizens.

In Sa’ada province, six citizens were killed and ten others were injured as a result of the aggression’s bombing of Al-Khafji market and a number of citizens’ houses in the Sahar district.

Seven citizens, including the director of the Childhood Protection Center, were killed as a result of the Saudi enemy’s bombing of the border areas in Hajjah province, while the warplanes launched 25 raids targeting the western border areas of Sa’ada and Hajjah provinces.

The hostile warplanes launched three raids on the camp of the Central Security Forces, Jabal al-Nahdin and Faj Attan in the capital, Sana’a. They also targeted, with a series of air raids, Aqabat Lawdar in Abyan province.

On May 31, 2016, the aggression launched three raids on Serwah district in Marib province, a raid on Al-Saqiya area in Al-Ghail district, and a raid on Al-Masloub district in Al-Jawf province. It also launched a raid on Al-Omari schools in Dhubab district in Taiz province.

The aggression’s mercenaries bombed citizens’ houses west of Al-Ghail district in Al-Jawf province, wounding two women and a child.

On May 31, 2017, the aggression warplanes in Taiz province launched two raids on citizens’ houses below Sofitel Hill, three raids on Hael Hill in Salh district, a raid on Khalid’s camp in Mawza district, and two raids on Al-Hawban area.

The hostile air forces launched two raids on Ketaf district of Sa’ada province.

On May 31, 2018, the aggression warplanes launched a raid on September 21 Park in the capital, Sana’a, and four raids on Emara and Wadi Al-Fahlawin in Ketaf district, and two raids on Al-Jamalah area in Majz district of Sa’ada province, while Saudi missile and artillery bombardment targeted separate areas in Baqem district and the district Al-Ghor in the border district of Ghamr in the same province.

On May 31, 2019, the aggression mercenaries bombed with 14 artillery shells towards the north and west of Hays, and combed with artillery and light and medium machine guns the residential neighborhoods of the 50th Street and Sana’a Street in Hodeida.

The aggression warplanes launched two raids on Al-Moton district in Al-Jawf province, and targeted a third raid on a citizen’s farm in Mazwiya area of the same district.

The aggression warplanes targeted, with four raids, the border district of Baqem, and launched a raid on Al-Fara area in Ketaf district in Sa’ada province, while populated areas in the border district of Munabeh were subjected to Saudi missile and artillery shell.

The hostile warplanes launched a raid on Al-Hammad district in Najran sector, 22 raids on Serwah and Majzar districts in Marib province, and two raids on Haradh district in Hajjah province.

On May 31, 2021, a citizen was killed and another was injured as a result of Saudi artillery shell on Al-Raqou area in the border district of Munabeh in Sa’ada province, while missile and artillery shell targeted separate areas of the border district of Razeh, while the aggression warplanes launched two raids on Shada district.

The hostile warplanes targeted Serwah district with 22 raids, and launched eight raids on Medghal district and one raid on Rahba district in Marib province, while the mercenaries bombed separate areas in Al Hodeida province with artillery and various bullets.

On May 31, 2022, the aggression mercenaries created combat fortifications around the perimeter of Marib, and bombarded with artillery the eastern Balq in Marib province, Haradh and al-Mazraq in Hajjah province, al-Malaheeth and cemeteries in Sa’ada province, al-Amud and Taba complete in Jizan.

The mercenaries fired at citizens’ houses and separate areas in Marib, Taiz, Hajjah, Sa’ada, Al-Dhale’ provinces, and the border fronts.

In Al-Hodeida province, the spy planes launched two attacks on Al-Jabalia in Al-Tuhaita district, while the mercenaries bombed separate areas in the province with artillery and various gunshots

Source: Yemen News Agency

The aggression forces committed 46violations of the ceasefire agreement in Hodeida province over the past 24 hours, an official at the operations room to monitor the violations said on Wednesday.

The official in the operations room told the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that the aggression forces violations included the creation of combat fortifications in al-Jabaliya and Hays, 10 violations with artillery shell, and 29 violations with various gunshots.

Source: Yemen News Agency

The 28th edition of the Rabat International Book Fair will kick off on Thursday, lasting from June 1-11, in the participation of the Ministry of Culture and Qatar University Press (QU Press).

The State of Qatar’s participation in the book fair comes within the framework of strengthening cultural and intellectual exchange between Qatar and Morocco.

Director of the Ministry of Culture’s Libraries Department and Director of Doha International Book Fair Jassim Ahmed Al Buainain said that the Qatari participation in the Rabat International Book Fair aims to forge new relations with professionals from the cultural and publishing industries, in addition to showcasing Qatari publishing houses’ intellectual production, as well as holding meetings with fair officials and Moroccan publishing houses to discuss aspects of cooperation.

Al Buainain added that the Ministry of Culture is taking part in the book fair by presenting the ministry’s latest publications of various genres, be it non-fiction relating to law and social sciences or fiction in the form of novels, and youth and children’s books.

For her part, Director of QU Press Dr. Fatima Al Suwaidi told Qatar News Agency (QNA) that QU Press decided to display its publications in the pavilion of Afaq foundation, which is a step in the direction of QU Press’s aim of marketing its publications locally and internationally, expanding its outreach to readers, arbitrators, and authors from the North African region, and introducing them to QU Press’s function.

Source: Qatar News Agency

The Civil Defense Directorate in Nineveh announced that it had removed and dealt with a 2,000-pound bomb left behind by ISIS terrorists in the Mosul Hotel.

The civil defense media official, Colonel Saad Al-Khattabi, told the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA, “The Unexploded Bombs Division of the Civil Defense Directorate in Nineveh managed to remove and handle a 2000-pound bomb left behind by ISIS criminal gangs from inside the Mosul Hotel site (under construction). “

He added, “The bomb handling teams in the civil defense handed over the bomb to the engineering effort of the Nineveh Operations Command for the purpose of destroying it in accordance with the approved contexts.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

A large fire engulfed a number of shops in the northeast of Baquba, the center of Diyala Governorate.

A security source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that a large fire destroyed commercial stores in the Harouniya area, on the northeastern outskirts of Baquba, late last night, causing great material losses.

He added that the firefighting teams were able to control the fire without any casualties. An investigation was opened to find out the causes of the fire.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

A fire broke out today, Wednesday, at Al-Shinafiyah fuel station in Al-Diwaniyah governorate, while the civil defense teams rushed to put it out.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency