The Spanish national team opened a new page after its disappointing adventure in the World Cup Qatar 2022 and started its campaign in the qualifiers for the European Cup 2024 with a big victory over its guest Norway 3-0 on Saturday, in the first round of Group A competitions.
Spain owes the three points to German Leipzig player Dani Olmo, who scored the first goal (13), in his sixth international goal, before substitute Joselo added two goals in his first international match within a few seconds of fatal time (84 and 85).
The champion and runner-up of each of the ten groups, in addition to three teams from the European Nations League and the host country, qualify directly for the finals scheduled for the summer of 2024 in Germany.
And after the "La Roja" team disappointed hopes in the World Cup in Qatar last year by leaving the final price against Morocco with a penalty shootout 0-3 after they tied negatively, the new coach, Luis de la Fuente (61 years), opened the new coach, who replaced Luis Enrique on the eighth of December. December, a new page in Malaga in front of Norway.
De la Fuente summoned 23 players, of whom only 11 played in the last edition of the World Cup finals, returning to the squad goalkeeper Kepa Arisabalaga, Nacho Fernandez, Yago Aspas and Fabian Royce.
On the other hand, Norway misses its first two matches of the qualifiers in Spain and Georgia for its giant star, Manchester City's English striker Erling Haaland, who suffered a thigh injury.
Spain opened the scoring after a ball reached Alvaro Morata and from him to Alex Badi, who controlled it and passed it in turn from the left inside the area. Olmo cut it with the outside of his right foot and hit it to the left of goalkeeper Orian Nilan (13).
Norway's most dangerous chances appeared in the first half after a cross pass from Alexander Sorloth on the right side was followed by Frederick Oceans "on the fly" and Arisabalaga turned it into a corner (29).
Olmo's replacement, Yeremi Pino, missed the opportunity to double the score in the second half after he hit a ball inside the area near the post after a pass from the other substitute, Daniel Ceballos (76), before Josilo added three minutes after he replaced Morata with two goals in a minute, the first from a header (84). The second with his left foot (85).
Norway's last victory over "La Roja" dates back to June 13, 2000, with a score of 1-0 in Rotterdam, at the start of the European Cup matches.
Within the same group, Scotland, with the ambition of reaching the finals for the second time in a row and only the fourth in its history, started its journey promisingly by defeating its guest, Cyprus, 3-0.
Scotland opened the scoring in the 21st minute through John McGinn (21), then waited until the last seconds to finally settle the points thanks to substitute Manchester United star Scott McTominay, who scored the second and third goals (87 and 90 + 3).
Spain topped the group with 3 points, equal with Scotland, while Georgia, absent from this round, ranked third in front of Norway and Cyprus without points.
In Group D, and in a renewed confrontation between two teams that met in the 2020 European Cup qualifiers, the Croatian team, the third in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, overcame its Welsh guest after conceding a 1-1 equalizer in stoppage time.
Croatia opened the scoring in the 28th minute through Andrei Kramaric, who manipulated Neco Williams with skill and advanced before firing the ball from the outskirts of the area into the left corner of Danny Ward's goal.
The result remained the same until injury time, when substitute Nathan Broadhead snatched the equalizer after a header pass from Marys Mepham (3 + 90).
Consequently, the Croatian national team failed to repeat its victory at home in the first leg of the 2020 qualifiers for the 2020 finals, with a score of 2-1, before they tied in the second leg 1-1 in the fifth group competitions, from which the two teams qualified, and the first in the lead, by a difference of three points.
In the same group, and despite the hostile atmosphere in Yerevan, Turkey managed to resolve its politically sensitive confrontation with its host Armenia 2-1, in a meeting during which it fell behind with a goal scored with friendly fire by its defender Ozan Kabak (10) before it responded with Orkon Kokcho (34) and Karim Akturkoglu. (64).
In Group Nine, Switzerland began its campaign to qualify for the sixth major finals in a row strongly, by defeating its "host" Belarus 5-0.
Switzerland has not missed the European Cup finals since 2012 and the World Cup since 2002, and it seems a strong candidate to obtain one of the two group nine cards to the German 2024 finals, and this was proven on Saturday in Serbian Novi Sad, where Belarus played in the first round due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Amid talk about the possibility of excluding Belarus from the qualifiers, similar to what happened with Russia, the Swiss, who reached the quarter-finals of the 2020 edition and the eighth final of the Qatar World Cup 2022, hit hard and settled the three points in the first half hour thanks to Renato Stephen’s hat-trick (4, 17 and 29), before they scored. Arsenal player Granit Xhaka adds the fourth (62) and substitute Zaki Amdouni fifth (65) in the second half.
Coach Murat Yakin's team hopes to confirm this strong start when it faces Tuesday at home with Israel, which tied Saturday with its guest Kosovo 1-1.
Switzerland topped the group with three points, with a goal difference from Romania, which defeated modest Andorra 2-0, scored by Dennis Mann (34) and Dennis Alibek (49).
And the match witnessed the expulsion of Andorra player Marc Rebes in the 61st minute.

Our national football team achieved an important victory over its Bahraini brother, with two goals to one, in the friendly match that brought them together, on Saturday evening, at Sheikh Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa Stadium in the Bahraini capital, Manama.

Milad Termanini opened the scoring for our national team in the 51st minute, and Islam Al-Batran added the second goal in the 61st minute, before Sayed Diaa Sayed Saeed reduced the score for Bahrain in the 80th minute.

The "Al-Fida'i" goalkeeper, Rami Hamada, starred in the match, who saved a penalty kick that was awarded by the referee in the 40th minute for the Bahraini national team, and was executed by Mahdi Abdul-Jabbar, and also blocked a number of Bahraini chances throughout the match.

This match comes as part of Al-Fidai's preparations for the upcoming events, including the World Cup qualifiers, next November, and the Asian Cup finals in January 2024 in Qatar.

Our national team had conducted a training camp in the Jordanian capital, Amman, before traveling to Bahrain.

The number of people coming from different countries of the world to perform Umrah in the month of Ramadan reached about 250,000 pilgrims until yesterday, and they came through the air port of King Abdulaziz International Airport, and the concerned authorities provided them with all the necessary care and services to complete their procedures easily and easily.

Brigadier General Suleiman Al-Youssef, Director of the General Department of Passports at King Abdulaziz International Airport, told Asharq Al-Awsat that the pilgrims came from all countries of the world, specifically Europe, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, America and Arab countries, explaining that the intensity of arrivals starts from five days before the beginning of Ramadan, and increases. The numbers are gradual, and with the advent of the blessed month of Ramadan, the density is higher than the previous days, explaining that the total number of arrivals through King Abdulaziz Airport until yesterday is close to 250,000 pilgrims. Regarding the speed of completion at the airport, Brigadier General Al-Youssef said that the state was keen to provide all capabilities To receive pilgrims in all fields, whether at the ports of entry or the Two Holy Mosques, Makkah Al-Mukarramah and Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, so there is speed at the airport to complete the procedures for travelers, including pilgrims, as the completion of the procedures for the pilgrims does not exceed the minutes.

He continued by saying that the work team on platforms for finalizing entry and exit procedures is fully qualified to discover any forged documents or passports, and in detecting forged documents, regular procedures and investigations are being taken to ascertain how these documents were forged and the destination of their arrival in Saudi Arabia or their arrival to other countries via Saudi Arabia.

The influx of pilgrims, whose number will exceed one million pilgrims during the month of Ramadan, gives an indication of the volume of services provided by all parties concerned with this obligation from the moment of arrival to the moment of departure, especially since the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah aims through this visit to perpetuate this journey in the memory of pilgrims under the title «guest The Most Merciful, from idea to memory.” It is intended for the pilgrim to enjoy performing the rituals and visiting all sites without trouble and fatigue.

- The moment of arrival
Saudi Arabia has mobilized all its human and technical energy and capabilities to serve the pilgrims coming from all over the world of different races, ethnicities and languages. For this difference, the General Directorate of Passports (the first concerned authority that receives the arrivals) has trained its cadres in all languages of the world, to facilitate the process of dealing with the moment the pilgrims arrive.

The Saudi passports were not satisfied with training and educating cadres, but they are considered among the technically advanced sectors in the world in providing services electronically, and this has accelerated the completion of access procedures for those coming from abroad, as the process of termination of service does not take time as it was in the past, especially since modern technology depends On the eye print, which is difficult with forgery operations.

Among that is what it does by taking the eye print in specific cases, which Brigadier General Al-Youssef referred to, by saying that in the event that the fingerprint is not taken or there are unclear signs, the eye print is taken for those coming from outside Saudi Arabia; Documenting all procedures so that they can be referred to in case the document is lost.

- Mobility and accommodation
The services depend on the pilgrim who designs his program and pays the service fees and visa fees electronically through the possibility of contracting with one of the qualified agents in their countries or directly with the licensed Saudi Umrah companies and institutions. , small vehicles, and the Haramain train, which is one of the most vital projects in transporting pilgrims with ease and ease to and from Makkah Al-Mukarramah. And because the numbers will gradually increase, the concerned authorities have developed their plan to take into account the expected densities at the public transport stations at the entrances to Makkah and the vicinity of the Third Ring Road and next to the Holy Mosque of Mecca, and depend on the distribution of this density in the chosen paths to reach the Holy Mosque of Mecca, while organizing the paths of entrances and exits in order to achieve the safety of the crowds. during entry and exit.

Likewise, in terms of accommodation, it depends on what the pilgrim determines according to his needs and capabilities, especially since Makkah has about 1,100 hotels, most of which are around the Great Mosque of Mecca, and these hotels are classified between one and five stars, and these hotels are subject to periodic control from the concerned authorities, including the defense. The civilian who conducts tours of those sites targeted by those coming for Umrah, including the “shelter” sites with their various names, and coordinates with the relevant authorities to take legal measures by applying regulations and controlling violations.

- the health
From the moment the pilgrim arrives in Saudi Arabia, he touches all the services around him, including medical services, as the Makkah Al-Mukarramah Health Assembly announced earlier, its readiness for the blessed Ramadan season, with the completion of operational plans for all hospitals and health centers affiliated to provide integrated medical services at the highest level, according to organizational plans that supervise. It has the health gathering, where 10 hospitals and 82 health centers have completed all preparations to implement the plans prepared during the month of Ramadan, to serve the guests of Rahman.

The general emergency department was equipped with a clinical capacity of 54 beds, in addition to allocating 39 beds for the intermediate care department, with an increase in the bed capacity for intensive care to 30 beds with the beginning of Ramadan, in addition to allocating 5 operating rooms throughout the day, while it was allocated in King Faisal Hospital according to the plan. The operational capacity of the hospital, with a capacity of 50 beds for various departments, also, Hira General Hospital prepared a plan with a full clinical capacity of 279 beds.

Among the services provided is the emergency ambulatory service for all visitors to the Grand Mosque in Mecca, including visitors and pilgrims, around the clock in the campus centers, and it is supported by the Haram Hospital and the Ajyad Emergency Hospital, to which cases are transferred according to medical protocols, while all hospitals in Makkah Al-Mukarramah are ready to deal with all cases. .

The Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported on Saturday that the number of people injured in the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that shook northwest Iran on Friday morning has reached 239.

The Iranian Seismological Center stated that the quake, which occurred near Khoy province in West Azerbaijan Province at 6:46 am local time (03:16 GMT), occurred at a depth of 8 km.

The ISNA news agency quoted Sadiq Mahmoudi, head of the Iranian Relief and Rescue Organization, as saying that among the injured, 50 people are from Khoy province and the rest are from Salmas province.

He added that 219 people were discharged from the medical centers after receiving treatment, while 20 people, including seven from Khoy and 13 from Salmas, were admitted to the hospital.

Mahmoudi indicated that tents and blankets have been sent to the residents of the quake-affected areas.

On Friday, Director General of West Azerbaijan Housing Corporation Jaafar Brzegar told the official Iranian News Agency (IRNA) that 80 housing units in 10 villages in Salmas and Khoy provinces were damaged in the earthquake.

It should be noted that in late January, a 5.9-magnitude earthquake in Khoei province killed three people and injured more than 800 others.

Kuwait is the most open country in the Gulf in terms of the political system, but it is witnessing frequent political crises that hinder its desire for reform and widen the gap between it and neighboring oil countries.

Kuwait's population of about 4.5 million people complain about the deterioration of infrastructure and public services in the country, which owns about 7 percent of the world's oil reserves. Its sovereign wealth fund is one of the largest in the world.

Kuwaiti businessman Ahmed Al-Sarraf says, "I am not reassured, and I feel great anxiety about my family, the future of my grandchildren, their education, and my health, because hospitals do not provide adequate treatment, even though I am financially capable."

These complaints contrast with the situation in neighboring countries such as the UAE or Qatar, where the quality of life has improved significantly in recent years thanks to the influx of foreign investment.

"The state's identity was liberal when Kuwait was creative and open in the eighties," Al-Sarraf recalls with regret, adding, "While we went out, countries grew around us."

In an indication of its declining attractiveness, Kuwait ranked last among 52 popular destinations for foreign expatriates in the annual survey of the International Organization in 2022, while its neighbor, the UAE, ranked sixth.

In contrast to other Gulf states, Kuwait enjoys an active political life and a strong parliament, though the keys to power remain primarily in the hands of the ruling Al Sabah family.

Ministers are often appointed from the royal family, but some soon face questioning in parliament amid accusations of mismanagement and even corruption.

These constant tensions between the executive authority and parliamentarians, which led to the change of many governments and the dissolution of parliament several times, impeded any attempt at reform and reduced the appetite of investors.

Researcher at the Arab Gulf States Institute, Christine Diwan, believes that the problems of governance in Kuwait are reflected in "the failure of planning and the increase in social difficulties."

Gulf economist Justin Alexander notes that the country has "very little debt, the world's largest sovereign wealth fund as a percentage of GDP, and the world's largest oil reserves per population."

However, "the political imbalances in recent years prevented it from taking the necessary measures to control the increase in spending, generate non-oil revenues, and diversify its economy," according to the expert.

The country, which suffered from a large budget deficit during the Covid-19 pandemic, has rebounded with the rise in oil prices, which account for 90 percent of its revenues, in the last year.

As Kuwait, led by 82-year-old Crown Prince Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, struggles to implement a reform plan approved in 2018, neighboring regimes, led by a new generation of officials, are multiplying projects to diversify the economy and reduce dependence on black gold.

The last government promised to deal with important issues such as development projects and the fight against corruption, but it resigned on January 23, after only three months of its formation, and then this month the parliament, which the opposition occupied the majority of its seats, was dissolved due to “mistakes” in the decision to dissolve the parliament that preceded it. .

Parliament was preparing to pass a controversial bill requiring the state to cover consumer and personal loans contracted by Kuwaitis, to the dismay of the government, which considered the measure too costly.

"As in many Western democracies, Kuwait's semi-parliamentary system suffers from social divisions and populist demands," says Diwan.

Kuwaiti analyst Bader Al-Saif wrote on Twitter, "The Kuwaiti street is exhausted," denouncing the "permanent stalemate."

"Politics in Kuwait needs to be reset," he added, calling for "a national dialogue and a new constitution."

On Sunday morning, an Israeli force arrested 3 young men after besieging them inside a house in Nur Shams camp , in the city of Tulkarm , in the northern West Bank.

According to local sources, those forces surrounded the house of the martyr Seif El-Din Abu Libdeh , amid armed clashes with the resistance fighters.

The Israeli forces stormed the house of the martyr Abu Libdeh, arrested his two brothers, Wissam, Abdul Rahman, and the young Baha Fayyad, and took them to an unknown destination.

At least 21 people, including ten official employees, have been arrested in Venezuela as part of an investigation into corruption in the state-owned oil company, Petroleos de Venezuela, announced Saturday, Prosecutor Tarek William Saab.

"We have ten arrested officials," said Saab, speaking of the new toll of arrests within the framework of the process that began last week and is still ongoing.

This anti-corruption “campaign,” as it was called by senior Venezuelan officials, including President Nicolás Maduro, led to the resignation of Oil Minister Tarek El Aissami, who was considered a key man in power. Among the 21 arrested are a number of his close associates.

Saab said he expects dozens more arrests, noting that those arrested are accused of "seizing or embezzling public property, abuse of power, money laundering, forming a gang, and treason."

Among those arrested was a deputy of the national oil company, Antonio Jose Perez Soares, and former deputy Ogbil Roa, one of the founders of the Venezuelan cryptocurrency Petro.

As for the 11 arrested persons who are not official employees, they are businessmen. One of them, Daniel Pietro, was arrested in the Dominican Republic while trying to escape.

The Public Prosecutor's report stated that the official employees carried out "oil operations parallel" to those established within the national company in Venezuela "by loading crude oil on ships (...) outside the supervision of the administration."

The Public Prosecutor did not reveal the value of the embezzlement, but the newspapers talked about "three billion dollars."

Hermann Askara, a deputy in the ruling party, spoke of $23 billion.

President Maduro, who has previously carried out anti-corruption operations in the country, said Monday that investigations were launched in October. He was especially impressed by the lifestyle of those officials who lived with great "opulence" like the "nouveau riche".

Since 2017, several investigations have affected the oil sector in Venezuela, which led to the arrest of about 200 employees and two oil ministers, Ológio Del Pino and Nelson Martinez. The latter died in prison.

Saab also explained that three judges were arrested last week on suspicion of corruption in cases unrelated to the current "campaign".

He also confirmed the arrest of Pedro Hernandez, the mayor of Tejerias in the northern center of the country, where the "El Conejo" gang, led by Carlos Gomes, was wreaking havoc. The authorities killed the latter on Thursday.

Today, Sunday morning, the Israeli oppression forces stormed Section 3 of Nafha prison, and transferred a prisoner to the solitary confinement.

According to the Prisoners' Club, those forces closed the section completely, amid a state of tension prevailing in the prison.

On Saturday, Turkey stopped importing oil from the Kurdistan region in northern Iraq , after an international arbitral tribunal ruled in favor of Iraq in a dispute over a case related to the export of the region's oil between Baghdad and Ankara, according to the Iraqi Oil Ministry.

A spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Asim Jihad, told AFP that "Turkey has informed the Kurdistan region authorities to stop exports, in compliance with the court's decision."

And according to a document issued by the Iraqi oil shipping office in the Turkish port of Ceyhan, which Jihad confirmed, "At 12:35 on 3/25/2023, pumping was stopped from the stations on the Turkish side."

This measure, which the Turkish authorities have not yet commented on, comes following the decision of the arbitral tribunal at the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, which ruled in favor of Iraq in its dispute with Turkey over oil exports from the Kurdistan region of Iraq.

This dispute dates back to 2014, when Baghdad filed a lawsuit against its neighbor Turkey before the arbitral tribunal, objecting to Ankara’s announcement to export the oil of the Iraqi Kurdistan region to global markets without the permission of the Iraqi government.

The Iraqi government, which has tense relations at times with the authorities of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, strongly opposed the Turkish decision, considering that it is the only party entitled to manage oil exports from the region and its revenues.

Despite Baghdad's opposition, Erbil was exporting oil through Turkey. The region's export rate is about 450,000 barrels per day.

According to a statement by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil on Saturday, the ruling issued by the international arbitral tribunal "obliges all parties to respect international agreements and covenants in this regard" and confirms "that the Ministry of Oil, through the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company + SOMO +, is the only entity authorized to manage export operations through the Turkish port of Ceyhan." ".

Based on the ruling issued on Thursday, the ministry said in its statement that it “will discuss mechanisms for exporting Iraqi oil through the Turkish port of Ceyhan with the concerned authorities” in the Kurdistan region and “with the Turkish authorities to ensure the continuation of oil exports, and the fulfillment of SOMO obligations with international companies through the port.” Jihan".

For his part, the head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, announced in a tweet that a team from the Kurdistan Regional Government "will visit Baghdad tomorrow for dialogue, to build on the goodwill of our discussions."

The oil file is a major contentious file between the central government in Baghdad and the authorities of the autonomous Kurdistan region. Erbil believes that the central government seeks to put its hand on the region's oil wealth, while Baghdad demands that it have a say in managing the oil resources that are extracted from Kurdistan.

Iraq is the second largest oil country in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), and it exports an average of 3.3 million barrels of crude oil per day.

Iran pledges to respond "immediately and mutually" to any attack on bases established on Syrian soil "to combat terrorism" at the request of the Syrian government, an Iranian spokesman said today (Saturday).

This was stated by the spokesman of Iran's National Security Council, Keyvan Khosravi, in response to recent accusations made by some US officials regarding Iran's "engagement" in attacks on what Iran considers "illegal" US bases in Syria , the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported.

He stressed that the American side, using "false" accusations, resorted to the blame game to escape the possible consequences of its "illegal occupation" of parts of Syrian territory for its military forces.

He pointed out that Washington could not attribute the confrontations of the occupying countries with the American forces to other countries through "spreading lies."

He stressed that Iran has incurred heavy costs to "combat terrorism and maintain permanent security" in Syria, adding that Tehran will oppose and confront any move that endangers Syria's stability.

Iran has said it has an advisory role in Syria and is in the country at Damascus' request.

Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati announced (Saturday) the cancellation of a cabinet meeting the day after tomorrow (Monday) due to circumstances related to an attempt to drag the country into a "sectarian division to fuel conflicts and give an administrative procedure a sectarian bias."

Mikati stressed, in a statement he issued this evening, that he assumes the constitutional responsibility with patriotic conviction, "but without allowing us to be drawn into suicide or into something that does not resemble our convictions."

Mikati had called for a government session to be held the day after tomorrow with a single item, which is to discuss ways to mitigate the effects of the decline of the Lebanese pound and financial conditions on salaries and wages.

In his statement, Mikati stressed that "the representatives and concerned political and spiritual leaders have the responsibility to elect a new president and form a new government, so let each party bear its responsibility."

He believed that "the process of electing the President of the Republic constitutes the priority required to complete the convening of constitutional institutions and restore full order to the Lebanese state."

On October 31, Lebanon entered a presidential vacuum with the end of the term of former President Michel Aoun, without electing a successor, as the political division and the lack of agreement by the parliamentary blocs on a consensual figure led to the failure of Parliament 11 times since last September to elect a new president for the country.

The presidential vacancy coincides with a resigned, caretaker government since last May, which paralyzes the work of public institutions amid a severe financial and economic crisis since 2019, which the World Bank ranked among the worst in the world in 150 years.

Mikati stressed that "what is required of parliamentarians alone is to elect the president and not to hesitate in carrying out this constitutional duty."

And he considered that "some are trying to divert attention from his obstruction of the election process or his failure to secure the consensus required to complete this election, by aiming again at the government, which is striving to ensure the continuity of the work of public utilities and address basic issues."

He added, "National and political leaders, instead of taking international positions and warnings about the seriousness of the situation into account, and uniting to complete the required solutions (...) We are witnessing, instead, an attempt to drag the country into a sectarian division to fuel conflicts, and to give a purely administrative procedure an obnoxious sectarian curve."

A decision by Mikati, issued the day before yesterday (Thursday), to postpone the summer time for a month, exceptionally for this year, sparked a new political crisis in the country.

Daylight saving time begins globally this year on March 26, but Mikati decided to extend winter time until April 20.

The positions of the Lebanese were divided between those who adhere to the continuation of work in the winter time and those who refuse to do so, committed to bringing forward the clock as of midnight.

The Maronite Patriarchate, the Lebanese Forces, the Free Patriotic Movement, the Kataeb, and the Christian Free Patriots announced their non-compliance with the government decision, and called for maintaining the daylight savings time, which was scheduled to start at midnight today (Saturday). The hour is presented as 60 minutes.

The Patriarchate said in a statement that the decision was issued "surprisingly and improvised, without consultation with the Lebanese components, and without any regard for international standards."

In the context, a statement issued by the head of the Free Patriotic Party, MP Camille Chamoun, announced that "the international time will remain away from the defective sectarian time of Lebanon's international interface."

In turn, a member of the "Free Patriotic Movement", Representative Cesar Abi Khalil, considered in a tweet on social media that "the presidents of the House of Representatives and the ministers were not entitled to unilaterally make the decision."

The head of the "Lebanese Forces" party, Samir Geagea, called for "returning from the decision before it is too late," and considered that the decision to postpone work in summer time "will hinder many businesses, especially at the level of air traffic and international companies."

A member of the Kataeb Party, MP Salim al-Sayegh, stated that "the Speaker of Parliament cannot confiscate the powers of the Presidency of the Republic or the government as a whole and take such a decision."

The decision to postpone work in daylight savings time coincided with the spread of a video on social media showing Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri asking Prime Minister Najib Mikati to postpone daylight savings time in consideration of those fasting during the month of Ramadan.

Objections also came to the decision to delay work in daylight saving time against the backdrop of repercussions in terms of problems and disturbances in software, applications, navigation, travel, and electronic devices that automatically adopt Universal Daylight Saving Time in their operations.

A number of media outlets and commercial and economic institutions also announced that they will start working in daylight saving time at midnight, according to the universal time, due to the technical repercussions of violating the decision and its negative repercussions.

In the early hours of Sunday morning, settlers set fire to a house belonging to Ahmed Maher, in the town of Sinjil , northeast of Ramallah.

According to local sources, the fire devoured large parts of the house after it was flooded with Molotov cocktails, while its residents were inside.

Civilians were able to save the family of Maher, who suffocated.

The Israeli occupation forces tightened their measures and siege on the city of Nablus , by closing many entrances and exits to the governorate and restricting the movement of citizens.

From yesterday evening until Sunday morning, the occupation forces continued to close many checkpoints, which caused a suffocating crisis, during which thousands of citizens were forced to travel through bypass roads and others to enter and exit the governorate and move between its areas.

Large forces of the occupation army are deployed in areas, crossroads and checkpoints south of Nablus.

Those forces raided a house in the town of Hawara , hours after the shooting, which left two Israeli soldiers seriously and moderately wounded.

And those forces arrested the young man, Abd al-Rahman Nimr Odeh, and Asim Ahmed Ali Hamdan, after they raided and searched their homes.

Today, Sunday morning, large groups of settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque , under the strict protection of the occupation forces.

The incursions took place after the occupation forces emptied the mosque of the worshipers.

Since last night, the Al-Aqsa Mosque has witnessed a state of tension, especially after the Israeli police forced those inside it to leave it under the pretext of trying to maintain security and calm.

Occupation police forces stormed Al-Qibli Mosque and evacuated the worshipers in it, and prevented those who left it from returning to it.

Before the dawn prayer, those forces tightened their procedures and seized the identity cards of the young men who entered to perform the prayer in order to force them to leave the mosque after the prayer.

The Israeli police arrested a young man from the Old City on his way to Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Despite these strict measures, hundreds of citizens were able to perform the Fajr prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Those forces are trying to empty Al-Aqsa Mosque of its worshipers, hours before the settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in the early morning hours.

On Saturday, Hamas condemned, in the strongest terms, the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran in the Danish capital, Copenhagen .

Hamas promised, in a statement, that this act was a provocation to the feelings of Muslims, an invitation to hatred, and to spread a culture of violence and extremism. as she said.

It called on the Danish government to stop allowing such provocations, which constitute an environment for extremism and a violation of freedom of worship and belief guaranteed in all international laws and laws. according to the text of its statement.

Two Israeli soldiers were wounded, this evening, Saturday, in a shooting operation towards an Israeli force near the town of Hawara, south of Nablus .

According to Kan radio station, the two soldiers were moderately and seriously wounded and were taken for treatment at Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, in the occupied territories.

Large forces of the occupation army are chasing the perpetrators' vehicle.

The occupation forces set up checkpoints in several areas south of Nablus.

The Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, claimed responsibility for the shooting attack in Hawara , after targeting a checkpoint of the occupation soldiers on the main road in the town, south of Nablus.

In a statement, the Brigades called on all the Palestinian people and their living forces to unite and close ranks in the Palestinian resistance front, as a field frontal framework for resistance. as stated in its text.

She said, "Let the resistance be a current national mission for all the Palestinian people and their factions against the occupation and its settlers. Let us be hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder to wage a comprehensive confrontation on the territory of the homeland until achieving the goals of our people in freedom and independence." according to the text of its statement.

And blessed the Palestinian factions, including "Hamas" and "Islamic Jihad", and others, the process that took place in the town south of Nablus, which is the third operation within a month.

Two soldiers were wounded in the operation, one of them seriously.

A Yemeni soldier was killed and two others wounded Saturday in a drone attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the south of the country, a government official told AFP.

A military source in the besieged city of Taiz confirmed the outcome of the attack, the latest in the conflict in Yemen , despite diplomatic efforts to stop the conflict, which has been going on since 2014.

The drone attack targeted a military checkpoint "before the passage of a convoy including the Minister of Defense, Major General Mohsen Al-Daari, along with the Chief of Staff, Major General Sagheer bin Aziz, while they were heading to the city of Taiz, besieged from three sides by the Houthis," according to the government official, who requested anonymity.

A security official said, "The governor of Taiz was part of the minister's convoy and the chief of staff's convoy, along with Saudi officers from the leadership of the Arab coalition, but the targets were carried out at a checkpoint where soldiers were gathering to receive the delegation."

Taiz, Yemen's third-largest city, is under the control of the Saudi-backed government, but it is besieged by the Houthi rebels, who seized swathes of the country in a decade-long war.

The clashes that erupted on Monday in the oil-producing Ma'rib governorate, one of the main battlefields and the government's last stronghold in the north, left 10 soldiers dead, according to military sources, AFP.

The escalation comes in light of the growing international efforts to end the ongoing war in the poorest country in the Arab world.

Yemen has witnessed a bloody conflict since 2014 between forces loyal to the internationally recognized government and the Houthi rebels. The conflict escalated with the intervention of Saudi Arabia at the head of a military coalition in March 2015 to stop the Houthis' advance after they took control of the capital, Sana'a.

Since then, the conflict has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis and caused a humanitarian crisis that the United Nations described as the worst in the world, with the displacement of millions of people.

Earlier this month, Riyadh and Tehran agreed to resume diplomatic relations after seven years of severing them, which revived hopes for a truce in Yemen, where the two countries support two warring parties.

However, analysts ruled out that the sudden announcement of March 10 would be able to put an end to the conflict immediately.

A citizen was injured, this Saturday evening, as a result of an assault by Israeli forces, in the town of Hawara, south of Nablus .

According to the Red Crescent, the crews transferred a citizen to the hospital due to a broken leg from Awarta checkpoint.

The occupation forces closed all the checkpoints around the city of Nablus.

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis demonstrated, Saturday evening, in Tel Aviv and several areas and crossroads in Israel, to protest the government of Benjamin Netanyahu and its plan to weaken the judiciary and undermine the Supreme Court, for the twelfth consecutive week.

More than two hundred thousand people participated in the main demonstration, which started from Habima Square in central Tel Aviv, towards Kaplan Street.

At the "Karkur" intersection in the Hadera area, the Israeli police assaulted the protesters, used water cannons to disperse them, and arrested four of them, after closing Road No. 65 to traffic.

Supporters of the "Likud Party" attacked the demonstrators against the government in the city, "Or Akiva" near Haifa, which is considered one of Netanyahu's strongholds.

Tens of thousands demonstrated in Haifa, Beersheba, Ashdod, Netanya, Herzliya and Raanana, and a massive demonstration took place in front of the residence of Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem.

The Israeli police closed many streets, coinciding with the protest demonstrations.

The demonstrators demanded Netanyahu's resignation, and held up banners with slogans written in Hebrew, English and Arabic, including: "Palestinian lives matter," "A people occupying another people cannot be free," "Netanyahu, Smotrich, Ben Gvir, a threat to peace in the world," and “Yariv Levin (Justice Minister) is an enemy of democracy,” “It is time to bring down the dictator,” “The government of shame,” “Bibi (Netanyahu) is disqualified,” “Apartheid does not stop at the Green Line,” and “No one is above the law.” Levin's judicial reforms are the end of democracy.

The Netanyahu government seeks to make radical amendments to the judiciary and against minorities, and to legitimize "racism and discrimination," which a wide segment of Israelis considers "targeting democracy and undermining the judicial system."

Yesterday, Friday, the organizers of the protests against the Netanyahu government and the plan to weaken the judiciary announced that they would escalate their protest steps during the next week, following his statements and his emphasis on "continuing legislation in order to reform the judiciary," as he put it.

The organizers of the protests said in a statement they issued, "The current week will witness days of national paralysis and protest steps in front of members of Knesset and ministers in the government, in addition to organizing a mass demonstration in Jerusalem."

They added that "on Sunday and Monday, protests will be organized in every place where Knesset members and ministers are, until we paralyze their programs and deliver our message that the dictatorship will not pass."

They emphasized that "the pace of the protests will escalate on Tuesday, unlike what the country's streets witnessed in the previous days. Next Wednesday will witness paralysis and large protests in the morning hours, before the demonstrators then head to Jerusalem to participate in a large demonstration in front of the Knesset headquarters."

The organizers of the protests acknowledged that "there will be other protests on Thursday," but they refused to disclose them at the present time.

Protest organizers said that "the struggle will rise to another level, and the reason for this is Netanyahu's attempt next week to take control of the Supreme Court and appoint judges to rule blatantly, in light of the violation of the conflict of interest agreement and the decision of the Supreme Court and the judicial advisor to the government."

They pointed out that "we are entering a fateful week in the history of Israel, especially as the current government is tearing the people apart and dismantling the Israeli army and economy."

They added: "In the face of the attempt to turn Israel into a dictatorship, millions will take to the streets in order to defend it and its independence, and every Israeli who wants to live in democracy must take to the streets and oppose dictatorship at any cost and paralyze the state. We are not afraid of a long road, and our people will triumph and democracy will triumph."

Netanyahu said in a press conference held on Thursday that judicial legislation aimed at weakening the judiciary will continue next week, in violation of the conflict of interest agreement that prevents him from dealing with his government's judicial plan that would affect his trial on corruption charges.

The government's judicial advisor, Gali Bharav Mayara, sent a message to Netanyahu, warning him that his interference in the judicial coup was illegal, noting that he "violated the Supreme Court's decision, according to which, as a prime minister accused of felonies, he must refrain from taking steps that raise a reasonable suspicion of inconsistency." Interests".

Today, Saturday evening, the Israeli occupation forces arrested a young man from occupied Jerusalem .

According to local sources, these forces arrested the young man, Noman Abu Sneineh, from the town of Silwan.

A number of civilians suffocated during clashes with the Israeli occupation forces in Al-Ram town, east of Jerusalem.

The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs condemned the Israeli authorities' bids for the construction of more than a thousand new settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories, stressing that settlement activities are a flagrant and gross violation of international law, foremost of which is Security Council Resolution No. (2334).

The official spokesman for the Jordanian Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Sinan Majali, said, "The settlement policy, in its entirety and in its details, represents a violation of international law and undermines the foundations of peace, efforts to achieve it, and opportunities for a two-state solution on the basis of international legitimacy decisions."

He stressed, "The unilateral practices carried out by Israel, the occupying power, in terms of building and expanding settlements, seizing lands and displacing Palestinians, are illegitimate, illegal, rejected and condemned practices, and represent a serious violation of international humanitarian law."

The Israeli "Peace Now" movement had revealed that the occupation government had issued tenders to build 1,029 settlement units in the West Bank, including Jerusalem.

At least 19 people were killed when a tornado and powerful storms hit the US state of Mississippi on Friday evening, according to the authorities, the "ABC" television station.

The station quoted the state's emergency management agency as saying that search and rescue operations are continuing in the areas of Sharkey and Humphreys, which are 110 km north of Jackson, the capital of Mississippi.

Today, Saturday, Hamas condemned the occupation authorities' approval of tenders to build more than 1,000 new settlement units in settlements . "Efrat" and "Beitar Illit" in Bethlehem, and "Gilo" east of Jerusalem.

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said in a press statement that this confiscation is an expression of "the continuation of the aggressive and Judaizing occupation approach against our people and our land, and a message to those seeking the mirage of security and political understandings with this criminal enemy." like he said.

Qassem again called on the Palestinian Authority to "stop the path of absurd security coordination with the occupation, which only serves its agenda at the expense of our legitimate national rights," according to the text of his statement.

He also called on the international community and the United Nations to assume their responsibility by taking effective action to end the occupation and curb its policies and violations against our people, our land and our sanctities.

Today, Saturday, hundreds of citizens mourned the body of the martyr Tariq Odeh Maali (42 years old), in the town of Kafr Nima , in the district of Ramallah, after receiving his body yesterday.

The funeral procession departed from the front of the Palestine Medical Complex, to his family's house in the town, where the last farewell look was given to his body, before he was prayed for in the village mosque, and buried in the cemetery.

Participants in the funeral denounced the occupation's ongoing crimes against citizens.

His Excellency died on the twenty-first of last January, as a result of being shot by a settler, on "Mount Al-Raisan" northwest of Ramallah, and the occupation authorities have detained his body since then.

On Friday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received US President Joe Biden on his first official visit, describing him as a "great friend" to Canada, and discussed with him several issues, including the economy and the situation in Haiti, and the two leaders reached an agreement related to the sensitive immigration file.

And Biden confirmed Friday in Ottawa that the United States and Canada will work together to combat illegal immigrants who cross from his country to its northern neighbor.

In a speech to the Canadian Parliament, Biden said, "The United States and Canada will work together to prevent illegal border crossings."

The agreement stipulates that the United States will return unregistered asylum seekers who cross from its territory to Canada, while Canada undertakes to accept larger numbers of immigration applications.

On the other hand, Biden sought to reassure investors after the recent turmoil in the financial sector caused sharp declines in global stock exchanges, stressing that "the banks are fine."

During a joint press conference with Trudeau, Biden said, "The banks are fine. I think it will take some time for things to calm down, but I don't see anything on the horizon about to explode."

Earlier, Trudeau said at the start of a bilateral meeting with Biden at Parliament House in Ottawa, "It gives me great pleasure to have a great friend," stressing the common "values" between the two countries.

For his part, the US President said, "We sometimes have differences, but there is no fundamental difference in the democratic values that we share."
Upon his arrival, Biden received a plate of chocolates made by a Syrian refugee family in Canada.

The 80-year-old Democratic leader was unable to visit the neighboring country and ally immediately after his inauguration, as is customary for US presidents, due to the Covid pandemic.

The relationship between Washington and Ottawa is more cordial than it was during the presidency of Donald Trump, who did not pay an official visit. However, this does not preclude the emergence of some differences.

Radio Canada and the New York Times reported that the visit could lead to a breakthrough in the issue of irregular migration, one of the sensitive issues between the two allies.

The two media outlets suggested that the Americans and Canadians would reach an agreement on closing the "Roxham Road", a route through which about 20,000 immigrants arrived in Canada last year, bypassing the official entry points from the United States.

The prospect is worrying organizations helping migrants. "The impact will be devastating for refugees who are at extreme risk. The result will be people either trying to cross more remote, more dangerous areas, or pushing them toward smugglers," Amnesty International's Julia Sande told AFP.

The influx of these immigrants sparked a fierce political debate in Canada.
In the White House, officials say they understand Canada's concern, but the issue is also a file before the United States from other aspects.

In January, the US authorities arrested more than 128,000 people for attempting to enter US territory illegally from Mexico, and the American right does not miss an opportunity to accuse Biden of complacency in the face of this phenomenon.

Another topic on the agenda is Haiti, mired in gang violence and exhausted on the humanitarian front.

A Canadian government source told AFP he expected to announce "significant funding" on Friday in terms of humanitarian aid and training of law enforcement personnel in Haiti.

The United States hopes that Canada will play a driving role in sending an international force to this Caribbean country.

Biden and Trudeau also discussed military expenditures at a time when Washington is urging NATO members to do more in light of the war in Ukraine and the growing tension with China.

But Ottawa is far from devoting 2% of its GDP to military spending, which is the minimum set for NATO member states.

The issue of modernizing the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) may also be raised in Ottawa on Friday.
Finally, Trudeau, whose country is the largest partner of the United States in the field of foreign trade, will try to improve Canada's position in the economic field.

The Canadian government source said he expected the joint press conference to see announcements on semiconductors and strengthening supply chains in North America.

And the visit of Biden, who promised to fight a fierce competition with China, comes shortly after the opening of an investigation in Canada into allegations of Chinese interference in the recent federal elections.

A Russian citizen who tried to penetrate the International Criminal Court last summer in the United States was charged with espionage, as it is believed that he resided under a false identity for two years.

A statement issued by the Federal Attorney General in Washington stated that Sergey Cherkasov (37 years) "was an agent of the Russian intelligence services with a Brazilian identity under the name of Victor Mueller Ferreira."

He began working under this name in Brazil in 2010, creating an identity for himself that talks about imaginary relatives and friends.

Five years later, he submitted an application under that name to enroll in a university located in Washington, and after being accepted, he entered the United States in 2018 on a student visa.

He lived under this identity until 2020, and during this period he conducted studies in international relations, while he was collecting "information about Americans and sending it to the Russian services," as indicated by the Attorney General's office, Matthew Graves.

After he left the United States in May 2020, he continued to communicate with his acquaintances to obtain information about American foreign policy.

In April 2022, he attempted to infiltrate the International Criminal Court under the guise of conducting training at the Netherlands-based institution currently investigating possible war crimes in Ukraine.

Dutch intelligence discovered him and prevented him from entering the Netherlands, and he was returned to Brazil, where he was arrested on charges of fraud and sentenced in July to 15 years in prison.

Court documents indicated that Moscow had requested his extradition, accusing him of drug trafficking in 2011 and 2013.

The competent authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continue to release the Palestinian and Jordanian detainees they arrested in 2019.

The "Prisoners of Conscience" account on Twitter stated that the Saudi authorities released the two brothers, Bilal and Ammar Al-Akkad, after they finished their four-year prison sentences.

He indicated that they were deported to Turkey.

Two days ago, the Saudi authorities released the Jordanian detainee, Abdullah Rashid.

According to sources from the " Hamas " movement, the detainees who were arrested on the grounds of "supporting the resistance" were released after the end of their sentences.

The Unified Teachers Movement confirmed, this Saturday morning, the continuation of the strike and protest activities, warning against organizing a sit-in with the overnight stay in Ramallah .

In a press release, the movement confirmed the continuation of the previously announced activities without interruption or change, through the strike in its current form (a strike from the morning queue with proof of presence "fingerprint / signature" and leaving at any time the teacher wants) for all stages, on top of which is the Tawjihi.

The movement also stressed the boycott of monitoring the employment test in all governorates, the boycott of high school exams (monitoring and correction), and the boycott of office and administrative work, courses and books issued by the Ministry of Education and its directorates.

The teachers' movement warned the government against reaching a decision in the coming days to sit-in in Ramallah with the overnight stay, and to set up a sit-in tent for that purpose.

The movement stressed the unity of teachers behind it, stressing the inability to split teachers on organizational and partisan grounds, indicating that the strike in all governorates has not weakened.

On the other hand, the teachers’ movement denied the existence of a page bearing the name “Unified Parents Council” at all, but it appeared in an emergency tonight, by changing the name of an old page to this name; In order to be used for an end in the hearts of loyalists to the government, according to the statement.

The movement called on parents not to send their children to schools, and students not to go if they were asked to do so. Because the teachers have not taken away their rights, and they have not yet fulfilled their demands, as the teachers will have a say when that happens.

The movement denied what is being circulated on the Internet and the pages of schools and directorates, and the messages that teachers receive regarding attendance, activities and solutions, as nothing new has been achieved, and that the speech of government spokesman Ibrahim Melhem was nothing but a repeat of the speech of Prime Minister Dr. Muhammad Shtayyeh, about two weeks ago.

Al-Hirak said: "Let parents know that what was implemented from the agreement for teachers does not exceed 90 shekels on the salary slip, as the rest of the fair demands represented in: the Democratic Syndicate, and the full salary were ignored with scheduling dues within a known time frame with a pledge not to prejudice the salary in the future." , the cost of living allowance, the professionalization of education, fixing the years of contracts from 2016 until now, fixing the risk premium for Jerusalem teachers, loosening the lowest grade bond, and the unfair D1 and D2 grades against teachers.

And the movement continued: Therefore, we will not be regular until the fulfillment of our just demands, on top of which is the Democratic Syndicate.

The French national team, the runner-up of the 2022 World Cup, started the European Cup 2024 football qualifiers with a landslide victory over its Dutch guest, 4-0, while striker Romelu Lukaku inaugurated the era of German-Italian coach Domenico Tedesco by scoring a hat-trick, winning 3-0 over its Swedish host.
At the Stade de France on the outskirts of Paris, Antoine Griezmann (2), Daewoo Upamecano (8) and Kylian Mbappe (21 and 88) in his first match as captain scored the goals of the French national team, surpassing his 38th goal with the national team, Karim Benzema.
Goalkeeper Mike Mignan, Khalifa retired captain Hugo Lloris, denied the Netherlands an honorary goal when he saved a penalty kick by Memphis Depay in the fifth minute of stoppage time.
The two teams played their first match since the Qatar 2022 World Cup late last year, when France conceded its title by losing on penalties in a crazy final against Argentina (original and extra time 3-3), which eliminated the Netherlands from the quarter-finals with the same weapon.
The French Federation maintained its confidence in coach Didier Deschamps despite the defeat in the final, in which Mbappe scored a hat-trick, after leading him to the 2018 World Cup Russia title, while Ronald Koeman returned to the head of the coaching staff of the Netherlands after the departure of veteran Louis van Gaal after the World Cup.
The "Mills" team suffered a setback on the eve of the match, with five players infected with a viral infection, including Liverpool striker Cody Khakpo, Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt and Newcastle Englishman Sven Putman.
And the "orange" team was previously subjected to a slap at the weekend, with the withdrawal of Barcelona midfielder Frankie de Jong and Ajax striker Stephen Bergeven due to injury.
"We prepared all week with the idea that we couldn't disappoint our fans," Mbappe said after the victory. "It's the first time we're playing here after the World Cup, so we really wanted to repeat with what we did there, except for the World Cup final."
He continued, "Today we succeeded, but it is only the beginning, we must not get high. The hardest part has not been accomplished yet."
The French national team launched a fiery launch and opened the scoring when Griezmann devoured the ball from Kenneth Taylor in the middle of the field, and it reached Colo Moinet, and from him to Mbappe on the left side of the area, he passed it to the middle of it towards Griezmann, who was starting from behind, and he followed it with his left to the right of goalkeeper Jasper Silesen, ending a series of 16 A match without visiting the net with his country, specifically since November 2021.
The owners of the land doubled the lead when Griezmann lifted the ball from a fixed kick from the right side, and the goalkeeper got it in the wrong way, so it hit Obamecano and continued its way into the net (8).
Mbappe, the top scorer in the Qatar World Cup with eight goals, scored the third with a beautiful shot from inside the area, scoring his 37th goal, equaling Benzema's number.
He scored the fourth after manipulating the defenders and hitting a ball with his right hand to the right of the goalkeeper, to become the fifth best scorer in the history of the national team.
The 24-year-old is only behind Giroud, Henry (51), Griezmann (43) and Michel Platini (41).
Dachan gave midfielder Kevrin Thuram his international beginnings, so that the son of the former international player, Lilian, would be present, along with his brother, striker Marcus, who remained on the bench.
In the other match of the second group, Greece won the European champion in 2004 at its host, modest Gibraltar 3-0, while the Republic of Ireland was absent from this round.
France will visit Ireland on Monday, while the Netherlands will host Gibraltar in Rotterdam on the same day.

Lukaku, the Italian striker, Inter, scored a hat-trick, beating his Swedish host, 3-0, at the “Frands Arena” in Solna, in Group F competitions.
Lukaku scored the hat-trick in the 35th and 49th minutes, with two assists for German striker Dodi Boukibakio, and 83, with a pass from substitute Johan Bakayoko.
It is Lukaku's third hat-trick with his country.
The "Red Devils" began in the best possible way their new era under the leadership of Tedesco, the successor of Spain's Roberto Martinez, and in the absence of their retired main pillars, most notably Eden Hazard, defender Toby Alderweireld and goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, after the disappointing exit from the first round of the Qatar World Cup.
The Belgian Federation hired the 37-year-old to succeed Martinez, despite his modest training record and contrary to the desire of some players such as Lukaku, who nominated former French star Thierry Henry to take over, based on his experience with the “Red Devils” since he took over in recent years the job of assistant coach.
Sweden coach Jan Anderson pushed AC Milan's veteran striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the 73rd minute to replace Newcastle striker Alexander Isaac. At the age of 41 years, five months and 21 days, he became the oldest player to play a match in the continental qualifiers, erasing the number of Italian goalkeeper Dino Zoff, who played against Sweden in particular. 29 May 1983 at the age of 41 years, three months and one day.
In the same group, Austria honored its guest, Azerbaijan, when it beat it 4-1, including a brace for Manchester United midfielder Marcel Sabitzer.
Austria topped the group standings with three points, on goal difference against Belgium. The two teams will meet in a fiery summit on June 17 in Brussels, in the third round.
Belgium will play an international friendly match next Tuesday against its host and neighbor Germany, while Austria will play with Estonia on Monday in the second round of Group F competitions, the same day that Sweden plays with its guest Azerbaijan.
In Group E, the Czech Republic beat Poland 3-1, and Moldova tied the Faroe Islands 1-1.
And in the seventh, Serbia beat its guest Lithuania 2-0, and Montenegro beat its host Bulgaria 1-0.