Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Today, Thursday, students in Ramallah schools participated in a stand in front of Nelson Mandela Square in the Tira neighborhood, calling on world leaders to work hard to end the Israeli occupation, coinciding with the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The participants in the vigil raised Palestinian flags, chanted slogans denouncing the occupation, and expressed their hope to live in security and peace like the rest of the world's children.

This stand comes at the invitation of the Cubs and Flowers Foundation to convey the message of the children of Palestine to world leaders, coinciding with the convening of the United Nations General Assembly, and the expected speech of President Mahmoud Abbas, tomorrow, Friday.

Student Tala addressed world leaders, saying: "The children of Palestine have the right to freedom, and we send a message to the world that we dream of living in security, peace and dignity."

And she continued: "There are more than 180 children imprisoned in the prisons of the occupation, they must be released, and we also appeal to all free people in the world and international institutions to provide the necessary protection for the children of Palestine who face daily violations of the occupation.

Written by: Jawad Boulos

Some Israeli websites and social media have published an invitation to attend the first founding conference of a party that will bear the name "All Its Citizens". The text of the invitation featured the central slogan of the new party and said, “Partnership now.” It was followed by a list of the names of some of the central participants in the celebration, where the name of the head of the National Democratic Assembly, Sami Abu Shehadeh, was mentioned among them, along with well-known Jewish Zionist personalities such as Abraham Burg (former speaker of the Israeli Knesset). The Jewish Agency and the World Zionist Organization), Musa Raz and Gabi Lasky (two former representatives of the Meretz party in the Knesset) and General Reserve in the Israeli army Amiram Levin, and with them also well-known Arab public figures such as Professor Faisal Azaiza, journalist and writer Odeh Bisharat and Omaima Hamed (Meretz). It is clear that the political contents adopted by the initiators as the basis for establishing the "all its citizens" party will represent only those who choose to join its ranks.
The participation of former caucus representative Sami Abu Shehadeh in this conference, which is being held in Tel Aviv, is supposed to attract the interest of those working in political affairs among Arab citizens and partisans, and among intellectuals and leaders of civil society organizations, especially those working in the fields of studies, research and knowledge production. political and social of all kinds. However, it seems that not all of them are "interested" in addressing this issue, not even in a professional and objective manner. And if we ask them about their reluctance, we will find that each faction has its pretexts, and each segment has its own motives.
What we are witnessing today confirms that we, the Arab citizens of Israel, are suffering from the spread of a chronic phenomenon that we can correctly call the scourge of "the silence of political leaders and social elites." This phenomenon has been spreading among us for a long time, and it is worth dealing with it more deeply in the future. Its dangers to us were grave because, in some of its remarkable transformations, it prompted those infected with it to play roles of contagious social hypocrisy or stuttering in front of the phenomena of rampant violence, or regression in front of practices of religious coercion and the power of tyrannical traditions against women and vulnerable groups, while it made them in pivotal political stations harassing With more than one measure and acting with unfortunate flattery that sometimes reached the point of complicity with extraordinary events that took place within several institutions and parties, including stations in the history of the Tagammu’ party itself.
Despite the common case of overlooking described above, we found that a small group went out of the ordinary and wrote about the event and its possible repercussions on the Tagammu Party in particular and within political spaces in general. Most of those who wrote about this call were supporters and activists of the Democratic Gathering Party and supporters, from vein to vein, of the leadership of their president, Sami Abu Shehadeh. They confronted him with their criticisms, after they were surprised that his name was included, without prior warning, in the aforementioned invitation, and they demanded that he not participate in the conference. and the need to give them the justifications that prompted him to take a step that categorically contradicts their political beliefs and the historical position of their party that prohibits meetings and alliances with political bodies and personalities known for their Zionist and military history and present; Some of them demanded that he apologize for what he had done and noted, of course, as a matter of denunciation, in the event that the conference was held in his presence, that the Democratic Front for Peace and other political movements and parties should apologize to them, which called for the need to work with progressive Jewish parties, and if the need arises in some places with left-wing Zionist parties. .
I read the available comments that were published following the spread of the invitation formula, and I understand the anger of a few of the party's supporters who, after boycotting the elections in the previous rounds, returned, in the form of tribal panic, to vote for the Tagammu Party because they believed in the distinction of Sami Abu Shehadeh's national personality, his political honesty, his party honesty, and his social warmth. his natural stardom; The shock of this group is justified and their astonishment at Abu Shehadeh’s step is understood, especially since they do not see any new political reason that calls for the participation of the leader of their national party in a prominent Israeli partisan political activity, even if he was invited to it under the banner of senior guests only.
I am not a voter of the Tagammu Party, and I have always objected to the outbids of some of its activists regarding the issue of patriotism and their monopoly on it; This was before the announcement of Sami Abu Shehadeh's participation in the conference of the "All of its Citizens" party, and it will remain so after the end of that conference, whether Abu Shehadeh participated in it or boycotted it at the end. I do not know how the institutions of the Tagammu’ Party will react to this embarrassing station at which their leader stopped them, especially after we read on the websites a brief statement from sources in the Tagammu’ Party stating that “participation in this conference represents Sami Abu Shehadeh and does not represent the National Democratic Assembly Party.” We can only deplore this position, if this is indeed the official position of the party, and consider it as one of those mercurial statements characterized by clear demagoguery and evasion of reality and truth; Apart from being, of course, a blatant insult against the leader and star of their party, and the source of spirit in his bones, as we saw in the recent election campaign.
It is clear that Sami Abu Shehadeh's remarkable step raised, on various fronts, many questions, embarrassing not only his party's institutions and activists, and the silence of his intellectuals, but also succeeded, even inadvertently, in showing the fragility of the Democratic Front's position, its weakness, and its absence from the arena of joint struggle with Jewish forces. Despite the passage of time since the end of the electoral battle, the Front has not initiated any serious frontal political action aimed at confronting the dangerous Israeli political reality that is taking shape before our eyes and in our positions. We will hear from them about the need to wait for the front's institutions to come together in order to evaluate them and take appropriate decisions about the future. It's the same claim we've been hearing for over twenty years.
There are still many vague details about what preceded Sami Abu Shehadeh's decision to participate in a conference in which he will announce the establishment of a new Arab Zionist Jewish party. Is it possible that he took his step without consulting the opinion of some of his comrades and arming himself with the approval of at least some of them? And if it has partners in this decision, can we assume that the Tagammu’ party is on the verge of the possibility of division? Or is it possible that some supported Sami's decision to participate in order to "burn" him and lose his position as the unanimous national leader and the shining star in a dark sky.
Some of Sami Abu Shehadeh's friends wished him to wait before continuing with his announced step. This is not the way, according to their opinion, that the wise leader jumps into the ambiguous spheres of politics; Some of his companions announced their unequivocal support for his decision. The two parties spoke in the name of politics and the ways to practice it, and they declared that it prevails in our reality, because we are standing on the crater of a volcano. And against them stood a Rahat who believed that ideological principles should prevail, as they are the mother of all ends and the master of all politics. As for me, I stand where I have always stood and ask where some of these people were when they took silence as a craft and outbidding are paths of comfort and calmness of patriotism.
I am not writing to question Sami Abu Shehadeh about his aforementioned decision, nor to praise him. We are about to take a step that cannot be loaded more than it bears, and things are always measured by their conclusions. However, in spite of all that, we have to feel the boldness of the different leader that Sami Abu Shehadeh's decision implied. I hope that I am right, and that he, along with other leaders, from the assembly and others, will reconsider and check their accounts after the end of a decisive battle. And they evaluate its clear repercussions, hoping that they will be guided to a safe path to save their people and their families from a tyranny that has become within sight and closer to their chests than the sigh of fate. We, as defenseless citizens, will pay, on the one hand, the price of the positions of leaders who believed in politics and did not master its arts, and on the other hand, the positions of leaders who believed in the purity of justice and belief and did not comprehend its futility; Today we all stand at the door of hell and hear the hiss of the jinn.

Gaza - "Jerusalem" dot com - Ismail Haniyeh , head of the political bureau of Hamas, and Jamil Mezher , deputy secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, called the family of the martyr Ibrahim al-Nabulsi , praising their steadfastness and the path chosen by the martyr and his comrades, Islam Sabouh and Hassan Taha, who were martyred with him yesterday after Armed clashes with the Israeli occupation in Nablus, after besieging a house.

Haniyeh stressed - as stated in a statement by his office - during the call that "the will of the martyr Ibrahim entrusted us not to abandon the weapon, and to continue the path that the martyr and his companions took, and in which they gave their lives for the sake of Palestine and Jerusalem," stressing that the blood of the martyr Ibrahim and all the martyrs of Palestine is a beacon for Tahrir Road. like he said.

Haniyeh praised the steadfastness of the martyr's mother as she received the news of her son's martyrdom with ululation and supplication. He said that this is not surprising for the Palestinian mother as she stands tall like a mountain and mourns her son while smiling as a martyr for the sake of Jerusalem and Palestine.

For his part, Muzher offered his deepest condolences and expressions of solidarity to the father and mother of the martyr Ibrahim, stressing that "the fierce fighter Ibrahim is a source of pride for all the Palestinian people, and that his family and all the families of the martyrs are the crowns of heads and schools of struggle that always produce heroes." According to a statement of the Popular Front.

Muzher said, "The blood of these martyrs paves the way for our people to return and liberate, expressing his pride in the martyr Ibrahim, who recorded the most wonderful images of heroism and redemption and remained engaged until his last breath and gave his soul as a sacrifice for Palestine, so history will definitely immortalize him, especially since he applied the sayings of the immortal martyr." Ghassan Kanafani in word and deed.

Mezher praised the patience and steadfastness of the martyr's family, stressing that "this struggling family, like all the families of martyrs and prisoners, always raise the head of the Palestinian people in all difficult stations and moments in light of the continued aggression of the occupation against all our people," stressing that "Umm Ibrahim" is the mother of the martyr. The true model of the struggling Palestinian woman who sacrifices the pleasure of her life on the altar of freedom and receives her son as a martyr with ululation,” according to the statement.

Ciudad Tecun Uman (Guatemala) - (AFP) - To avoid attracting the attention of the police in Guatemala, illegal immigrants trying to reach the United States move in small groups, some traveling with friends, others like Venezuelan Gilberto (27) who brought his dog. with him.
"The economic situation is very difficult there (in Venezuela), so we are leaving. The salary does not allow us to buy anything, you have to buy everything with dollars, but you receive the bolivar, which is worth nothing," says Gilberto Rodriguez, who hails from the city of Ticón Uman in Guatemala, bordering Mexico.

For less than $1, the Suchiati River, which forms the border between Guatemala and Mexico, can be crossed on a flimsy boat in ten minutes. Gilberto left with his dog, Negro, who has accompanied him since he left Caracas, Venezuela, two months ago.

The Venezuelan and his dog survived the dangerous jungles of Darien between Colombia and Panama, then passed through Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras and finally Guatemala. And he dreams of continuing this journey of thousands of kilometers to reach the United States.

However, the US judiciary prevented the suspension of Procedure No. 42, which was originally developed during the era of Donald Trump to prevent the spread of infectious diseases from certain countries from which immigrants come to the United States.

But unlike the situation a few months ago, when immigrants crowded the border towns with Mexico, the presence of immigrants has become rare. On Guatemala's roads, buses are systematically monitored and searched by the police to check passengers' identification documents.

Migrants are now moving "in smaller groups" trying to quickly enter Mexico, says Alejandra Godinez of the migrant reception office in Tecon Uman. "They break into several groups and then meet on the Mexican side."

Ruben Mendez, the mayor of Ayutla, which includes Ticón Uman, considers that the police in Guatemala are trying to prevent migrants from forming new "caravans", that is, groups of hundreds or thousands of migrants who, since 2018, have been crossing the country from Honduras.

Between January and May, Guatemala expelled 303 Central Americans, as well as 69 Venezuelans, 165 Cubans and 86 people of other nationalities.

The last "caravan" of approximately 500 migrants was quickly dismantled in January when it entered Guatemala. A year ago, nearly 7,000 people were driven away with batons and tear gas.

Gilberto says that in Guatemala he was trying to evade police patrols who were taking advantage of the situation to "take money from us".

Gilberto sometimes slept on the street with his dog, as migrant shelters do not always accept animals.
The day before crossing the Sociati River, Gilberto, along with his dog and nine other migrants, rested at the Migrant House, a humanitarian association.

Moises Ayerde, 25, of Nicaraguan descent, says he fled poverty and political repression in his country, where he left behind his wife and three-year-old daughter.

He added, "Our feet hurt, and we arrived here sick (...) We are used to it. We will continue. Just as we crossed Honduras and Guatemala, we will cross Mexico."

Ara - "Jerusalem" dot com - Large crowds of our people in the 48 lands, this evening, Thursday, buried the body of Haja Sabiha Younes, the mother of the dean of the Palestinian prisoners in the occupation prisons, Karim Younes, in the village of Ara, to her final resting place.

The procession departed from the house of the deceased in the village of Ara, where the last farewell look was given to her, and the mourners performed prayers over her body in the village mosque, before the burial took place in the cemetery of Ara.

The liberated prisoners and their families, official delegations of the leaders of the national action and the Palestinian factions, and hundreds of our people in the 48 lands and Jerusalem participated.

The flags of the State of Palestine were raised at the funeral, and the coffin of the deceased was wrapped in the Palestinian flag.

Moscow (dpa) - The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade said Sunday that countries in the Middle East, Asia, South and Central America can become promising export markets for Russian woodworking products.

The Russian agency "Tass" quoted the ministry as saying: "We believe that the countries of the Middle East, Asia and countries of South and Central America can become promising markets for sales of local products," pointing out that Russian companies were cooperating with many countries even before the European Union imposed sanctions on sector.

The ministry indicated that Russian companies are working proactively to reshape the logistical flows of both import and export.

For its part, the Ministry provides assistance in this regard, along with trade missions.

The European Union had approved the fifth package of sanctions against Russia in early April, which included banning the import of Russian wood and wood products.

The restrictions are scheduled to come into effect from July 10.

Written by: Fathi Ahmed

Earthquakes and volcanoes are a natural phenomenon that occurs whenever there appears to be a change in the crust of the earth. There are those who say that humans have a major role in the occurrence of earthquakes by tampering with the ground and exploring for oil and precious metals. Some of them say that nature and its phenomena are the ones that control earthquakes and volcanoes. As for the religious aspect and human tyranny and transgression of red lines, this is another hadeeth, and for the sake of warning, intimidation, sympathy and discipline, God Almighty sends these great verses in order to frighten people, deter the disobedient, and stop the oppressors and tyrants from their oppression and tyranny. : 59]. The earthquake in Syria and Turkey, which made the earth high and low, put the official Arab regime to the test, and we are talking about an official regime that is supposed to adopt the repercussions and effects of this human catastrophe without hesitation. Weddin), today I have you, tomorrow you have this life, from here we should leave the rivalries and make them behind our backs. The question is if calamities do not unite us, then when will we reunite?
During this week, we witnessed scenes of peeling bodies, children under rubble, old men kneeling, crying out for help, and women who preferred to remain under the rubble so as not to offend their modesty, scenes that made stones cry, so what about the hardened hearts that do not rest? Politics in its simple sense is beheading without using a knife, and if we go too far, this humble description finds its meaning in some of those who are professionals in politics. The tragic scene today is the victims of the earthquake and the demolished houses on the heads of their owners. I heard if you called out alive. The Syrian government is preoccupied with the repercussions of the war in the country. During the past ten years, the Syrians have lived through the consequences of the war, which destroyed crops and offspring.
It seems that the catastrophe that afflicted the Syrian people moved the consciences of many, so the elite in the artistic community, the owners of capital, the poor, the needy, and those whose hearts were reconciled, and the push was towards providing financial support to the families of the victims and the rest of them, as there are many lists of names included to provide financial and even psychological support, Victims The earthquake needs many types of support, the most important of which is financial and psychological support. Many of the injured who survived need urgent medical treatment, and they need psychiatric clinics for treatment. Here, experts agree that natural disasters may create "extreme" reactions on the physical and psychological levels in humans, which is what happens after earthquakes, severe hurricanes, or even volcanoes and tsunamis. The disorder may result from the presence of a family history of a mental illness such as anxiety or depression, The disorder may also result directly or after a period that may range from weeks to years has passed since the occurrence of a traumatic situation or similar trauma. Psychiatrist Nader Yaghi says: “With regard to earthquakes, the trauma is collective, and the victims must be cared for sensitively, as the trauma may recur because The earthquake may strike again," in addition to opening field hospitals to treat the wounded, whose number is estimated at tens of thousands.
Undoubtedly, the world's previous experiences and even today to monitor earthquakes before they occur are in place. Predicting natural disasters is considered difficult, despite the world's attainment of an advanced degree of science in all life, but there is little progress in knowing when a volcano or an earthquake occurs alike, and what You have been given little knowledge. What happened in Turkey and Syria recently and the amount of destruction that occurred in those two countries in terms of victims and injuries is due to the inability of scholars before the power of God Almighty. Briefly, the afflicted saying needs everyone to line up around it, whether individuals, groups and countries, so that life can return to him, especially those who lost their families. complete and only himself survived, and from here begins the chapters of tragedy and suffering.
Today, the comparison is exposed between the tragedy of Syria and the war in Ukraine. We find the amount of support provided to the Ukrainians after their war with Russia, so everyone howled and went to provide support at the level of governments and peoples. That he lost his homeland, so the Syrian people did not have a homeland, not even a shelter to protect themselves, just as the war in Syria played a big role, and even natural phenomena took their share of it to remain in the open, spreading the earth and covering the sky, in this harsh cold weather, snow and stormy winds, the Syrian people seem alone in Facing the consequences of the earthquake amidst the world's double standards and a political system weakened by war.

Washington - (AFP) - Five police officers have been charged with murder over the death of a black American in early January, days after his "horrific" arrest in the southern United States, according to the authorities.

Attorney General Steve Mulroy announced in a press conference that the five policemen, who are from Memphis, the largest city in the state of Tennessee, and are all African Americans, have been accused of murder, assault and even kidnapping.

In a statement Thursday, US President Joe Biden called for a "swift, full and transparent investigation" into this tragedy.

On January 7th, the cops wanted to arrest Tyre Nichols, 29, for a traffic violation and have since been removed from their duties.

The security forces explained at the time that while the policemen were approaching, “a confrontation took place” and “the suspect fled.” But Nichols was soon stopped but complained that he was having difficulty breathing and was admitted to hospital. He died three days later.

The details of this arrest are still unclear. There is a video clip showing the facts, but it has so far only been shown to the victim's relatives and their lawyers.

In Thursday's press conference, the authorities refused to accurately narrate the facts, based on the scenes.

But the director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, David Rausch, considered that what happened was "unacceptable", "criminal" and "should not have happened", expressing his "shock" and "disgust" at what he saw. "In a word, it's absolutely horrific," he added.

Lawyers for the victim's family, including Ben Crump, who was the attorney for the family of black American George Floyd, who was also killed during his arrest in 2020, welcomed the charges against the two policemen. The lawyers said the news "gives us hope as we continue to demand justice for Tyre."

The video of the arrest will be published on Friday after 6:00 pm local time (midnight Saturday GMT).
The case caused an uproar in a country still affected by the killing of George Floyd in May 2020 and the demonstrations caused by this tragedy by the Black Lives Matter movement against racism and police violence.

إسلام آباد – “القدس” دوت كوم – (شينخوا) ارتفعت حصيلة قتلى حادث تصادم مباشر بين قطاري ركاب في اقليم السند جنوب باكستان إلى 36، صباح اليوم (الاثنين) مع إصابة أكثر من 50 آخرين، حسبما ذكرت وسائل إعلام محلية ومسؤولون.

وصرح سجاد واغو، مسؤول النقل بالسكك الحديدية الباكستانية في قسم سوكور لوكالة أنباء ((شينخوا))، بأن التصادم وقع بين قطاري “ميلات اكسبريس” و”سير سيد اكسبريس” في منطقتي رايتي وأوبارو بقطاع غوتكي.

ووفقا للمسؤول، كان قطار “ميلات اكسبريس” يقف على خط السكة الحديد بعد خروج بعض مقصوراته عن الخط نتيجة خطأ على السكة، لكن رسالة توقفه على الخط لم تصل إلى القطار القادم “سير سيد اكسبريس”، الذي اصطدم به أخيرا.

قال ضابط شرطة المنطقة عمر طفيل لوسائل الإعلام إن خمس عربات من قطار “سير سيد اكسبرس” خرجت عن خط السكة وانقلبت بعد التصادم.

ونقلت وسائل إعلام محلية عن مسؤول في مستشفى أن عدد المتوفين قد يرتفع لأن العديد من المصابين بحالة حرجة.

قال مسافر على أحد القطارين، لوسائل الإعلام، إن بعض الأشخاص ما زالوا محاصرين في العربات المقلوبة.

وهرع السكان المحليون وفرق الإنقاذ إلى الموقع وسحبوا الجثث والجرحى ونقلوهم إلى المستشفيات القريبة.

كما هرعت قوة دعم شبه عسكرية إلى الموقع بآلاتها الهندسية وقامت بتقطيع حديد العربات التي خرجت عن مسارها، في مسعى للبحث عن الجثث والمصابين.

وقال واغو إن قطار إغاثة وصل أيضا إلى المحطة القريبة لنقل المصابين إلى المستشفيات ومساعدة الركاب الآخرين غير المصابين بأذى على الذهاب إلى محطة سكة حديد أخرى لمواصلة رحلتهم.

وأضاف أن قطار “ميلات اكسبريس” كان متوجها إلى مدينة سارغودا الشرقية، قادما من مدينة كراتشي الساحلية الجنوبية، بينما كان قطار “سير سيد اكسبريس” متوجها إلى كراتشي قادما من مدينة روالبندي شرقي البلاد.

يذكر أن حالة الطوارئ بسبب وباء كوفيد-19، مفروضة في مستشفيات المنطقة.

Washington - (AFP) - The United States "firmly" condemned Tuesday the numerous Russian strikes on Ukrainian regions, and considered them "deepening the concerns" of the G20 countries meeting in Indonesia.

"The Russian strikes deepen concerns in the G-20 about the destabilizing impact of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's war," White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement.

The Ukrainian army confirmed that Russia had fired "about" a hundred missiles at the main energy infrastructure in several regions of the country, and at residential buildings in the capital, Kiev.

"We will not lose sight of the fact that while G20 leaders meet in Bali to discuss issues important to the lives and livelihoods of people around the world, Russia has decided to threaten these lives and destroy key infrastructure in Ukraine ," Sullivan added.

"The United States and our allies and partners will continue to support Ukraine with what it needs to defend itself, including air defense," the statement added.

Gaza - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Water and Environmental Quality Authority, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip, announced the sewage-contaminated areas from the coast of the governorates of the Strip, which are directly polluted by the discharge of partially treated sewage into them, and the length of these areas reached about 7500 m, and constitutes about 18% of the beach’s length, according to the attached map.

It should be noted that this determination is an initial determination based on spatial inspection and will be followed later by laboratory examinations.

Noting that the Water and Environmental Quality Authority and the Ministry of Health implement a periodic program to examine and evaluate the quality of the coastal waters of the Gaza governorates, especially before and during the summer season.

It is worth noting that the World Health Organization shows in its sources in particular that swimming in water contaminated with sewage causes upper respiratory infections, infections of the eyes, ear, nasal cavity and skin, in addition to infections of the digestive system for those who swallow this water while swimming.

The Water Authority asked all vacationers not to swim in the declared polluted areas for the sake of their health and safety.

Jenin – “Jerusalem” dot com- Ali Samoudi – Time after time, the military occupation court in Salem extended the arrest and detention of the prisoner Omar Kamel Al-Ja’bari (33 years old), who was arrested in a special operation by the occupation forces with his brother Ali from his home in the town of Al-Yamoun, west of Jenin. , which was released two days ago, while the Military Prosecution demanded a harsh sentence for Omar, claiming that he was wanted and resisted the occupation.

The prisoner Omar is considered the fifth in his family of 9 members. He was born, raised and raised in his town, Al-Yamoun, according to his brother Adel, and he learned in its schools until the ninth grade, then he joined the field of work with his father and his brothers in agriculture and construction. He was arrested 4 times, and spent a total of 3 years in occupation prisons .

Adel says: "Over the past years, the occupation targeted our family. From time to time, one of my brothers was arrested, and my mother spent many years at the prison gates, and his arrests were repeated during the years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022, and he paid heavy fines."

He added, "After his release from his last arrest, he focused on work and no longer interfered with politics. He started establishing his life, building a house and finishing it for stability and marriage, but the occupation cut him off by chasing and arresting him."

Since the beginning of March of this year, the occupation has targeted Omar, and the raids of his family’s house have been repeated, searching for him and threatening to liquidate him. Adel says: “We lived through nightmares of horror during the raids and vandalism of our house, the abuse of our family and the threat to assassinate Omar, and the eyes of the occupation continued to pursue and monitor him until the occupation managed to arrest him.” On 8/18/2022.

He added, "On that day, Omar arrived at our house, and suddenly, a quarter of an hour after he entered our family's house to check on her, the undercover units surrounded him, using a vehicle with a Palestinian license plate."

During that, more than 30 military patrols stormed the town of Al-Yamoun, and joined the special units that tightened the siege on the area and Omar's house. Adel says: "They fired at the house, because they wanted to carry out their threats to execute and liquidate my brother, who was with all our family, including women and children. Under bullets and threats, the undercover soldiers and soldiers stormed the house and detained all those in it, without regard for the panic and terror of the women and children.

And he continues: "The soldiers brutally assaulted my mother, my sister, and my ill father, confiscated all cellular devices, and arrested Omar and Ali. Al-Hamad escaped death, as they wanted to liquidate and execute him."

And he continues: "After the arrest, the soldiers returned to search my father's house and all the homes of our family, destroying and destroying all its contents, and confiscated 6 mobile devices that have not been returned to this day."

Omar is still in the cellars of the interrogation, and his brother says: "We feel constant anxiety and fear for his life, as he suffers from several problems and diseases in the back, head and feet, and despite that, they isolated him in the interrogation cells under torture in Al-Jalama prison."

He adds: I suffered several health setbacks, and they transferred him to Afula Hospital, but they returned him to the investigation and he is still detained in Al-Jalama, and the court extended his detention many times, and we are still prohibited from visiting him.”

During the past years, the sixty-year-old mother, Umm Fadi, suffered from the occupation targeting her family. Adel lived the experience of arrest, as well as Ali, who was arrested for the first time in 2006, and spent a year and a half behind bars.

Adel says: "In some years, my mother used to visit us in prisons. I spent 3 and a half years, my brother two years, and Ali a year and a half. My mother always cried and was patient as she moved through the prison gates to visit one of us."

He added, "Not a period passes without targeting us. If one of my brothers is released, the occupation comes and raids the house and arrests one of us, as if we are destined for life in prison and separation."

During the occupation’s arrest of Omar, his brother Ali was arrested with him, and he spent a period under investigation, and Adel says, “Omar lived under the same conditions of investigation and torture in Al-Jalama cells, and he was tried with actual imprisonment for 3 months and a fine of 10,000 shekels, and when the sentence ended, the occupation refused to release him, and detained him for several days, and it was a great shock to his wife and three children, who were waiting for him eagerly.”

The sick mother, Umm Fadi, did not rejoice when she breathed on freedom, so she cried with sadness and pain, and Adel says: "We hope that we will live the joy like other people, we were distressed on the day of Ali's freedom by extending his detention, and when he was released and returned home alone, our joy turned into sadness because of Omar's continued detention, And the threat of the occupation to arrest me and my brother Moatasem.”

Nablus - "Jerusalem" dot com - Jordanian piety - With the high prices of nursery fees, the pressures on mothers and fathers have increased in their attempts to provide all the rights of their children, and their obsession has become to find a suitable nursery that rises to the health level, and commensurate with the financial capabilities of the family, so some mothers resort to searching for nurseries Home care at lower prices than licensed nurseries and close to their homes, without regard to the safety of home nurseries.

The number of licensed nurseries in Palestine has reached more than 44, and the Nursery Owners Syndicate was established in Palestine, to stress the necessity of securing the rights of licensed nurseries, protecting children and combating home nurseries that pose a danger and lack safety standards for children.

One of the most important priorities of the Nursery Owners Syndicate in Palestine was to strengthen the status of the nursery sector and provide services to it, and try to reduce the risks occurring within nurseries.

The Ministry of Social Development is the only supervisory authority over nurseries in Palestine, and due to the large number of nurseries, the Ministry is no longer able to take care of their affairs. Therefore, it was important to have the Nursery Owners Syndicate in Palestine to follow up and check the specifications of nurseries.

The official of the Nursery Owners Union in Nablus, Maher Tubaila, told Al-Quds.com, “The second most important priority of the Child Nursery Owners Syndicate in Palestine is to follow up on home nurseries, which have no similarities with legal nurseries in all aspects of safety. Child".

In a comparison between home and legal nurseries, Tubaila explained that legal nurseries are licensed and subject to certain specifications, and are covered by all safety means such as fire, alarm and monitoring devices, and covered by insurance, because all children are exposed at any time and to any accident, while home nurseries are, in the end, a house that contains On a family, which is not at all qualified to receive children, in addition to the frequent recording of incidents of child molestation in home nurseries by a family member.

Hence, the Syndicate played a role in following up on the issue and working with full efforts to close home nurseries due to the seriousness of the matter for children and their families, and the danger also for legal nurseries that bear the costs, unlike home nurseries that do not have any material costs, and thus they fight legal nurseries with livelihood.

The Palestinian Nursery Owners Syndicate took steps in an attempt to close home nurseries, and succeeded in closing three home nurseries so far.

However, Tubaila shows that they did not receive sufficient cooperation from the Ministry of Social Development in combating home nurseries and working to close them.

Some mothers resort to placing their children in home nurseries due to their proximity to the home, or because of the personal relationship between them and the owner of the home nursery, or because of the poor working conditions and financial situation.

Ahmed Al-Salous, the father of one of the children in the nurseries, told Al-Quds.com: “He is striving with all his efforts to secure a safe nursery for his child, because legal nurseries mean that there is an authority responsible for them in terms of legal reference and safety for children, and they follow the age-separation method, but nurseries Homework means the presence of female employees who are not specialized in child affairs, the lack of safety means, and the lack of rehabilitation and appropriate conditions for receiving children.

Parents seek to place their children in legal custody, not only for the reason of the job or the child’s spending time waiting for his parents, but also to help their children interact with their peers, and develop speech and movements.

Al-Salous says: "When his child is compared with other children of the same age, he finds that he has acquired speech faster, acquired movement in an organized manner, and his awareness has become high."

One of the things that help children in acquiring skills is the existence of a system of age separation within legal nurseries. When a child spends his time with other children of the same age, this helps him to develop, move and acquire skills more than the presence of a child with other children with a large age difference, as in home nurseries due to the lack of There is a separation system between ages.

Al-Salous added: "He prefers to close home nurseries, because there is no legal department to protect the child in it, because in licensed nurseries it is sufficient to have comprehensive insurance, and the existence of these differences between home nurseries and legal nurseries is sufficient to stop and close home nurseries."

On the other hand, a great burden falls on the owners of legal nurseries, because they make full efforts to provide a suitable environment for children, prepare them socially, morally and educationally, and work to develop their talents and abilities to learn in accordance with the goals of society and its religious and social values, and monitor and promote the growth and physical development of children According to ministerial programs and activities by the competent authorities, legal nurseries bear a lot of costs and control from the competent authorities such as the Syndicate, the Ministry of Health and Civil Defense, and the presence of home nurseries that work to combat livelihoods and stand in front of the path of legal nurseries.

Fatima Hammad, the owner of a children's nursery in the city of Nablus, told Al-Quds.com: "The objection to home nurseries came from the point of view that they do not provide means of safety for the child, and what distinguishes legal nurseries is that each age group has its own nanny, and a specific number for each. A room, which includes safety means. As for home nurseries, all children sit in one room, and in the event of an accident for the child, there is no defense for home nurseries.

Hammad added, "The effect also comes from a financial point of view, and some mothers go to home nurseries because the amounts are symbolic without knowing the consequences and risks surrounding their children."

In order to reduce the phenomenon of home nurseries, Hammad stressed the need for cooperation between the union and the Ministry of Social Development to limit its spread and to secure a safe and suitable place for children.

Despite the unremitting attempts and efforts of the Nursery Owners Syndicate to combat and stop the phenomenon of home nurseries, it is still continuing, especially with the lack of support and cooperation from the rest of the competent authorities, and the lack of sufficient interest on the part of some mothers in securing a suitable place for their children, but the attempts will continue until A safe and suitable place for children is provided.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs confirmed today, Wednesday, that the health condition of the prisoner, Nasser Abu Hamid, who suffers from cancer, is rapidly deteriorating and is now passing through a critical and dangerous stage.

Nasser Abu Hamid's brother, Muhammad, who accompanies him in the so-called "Ramla Clinic" prison, told the commission's lawyer, Karim Ajwa, who managed to visit Nasser, that there is a widespread tumor in the chest area, specifically in the lung, and that his brother's condition is very difficult.

He added that Nasser is still suffering from severe pain all over his body, and he can only walk with a wheelchair, and an oxygen cylinder is attached to him permanently to help him breathe, and the movement of his limbs has become very weak, and recently the occupation doctors increased the dose of medicines given to Nasser; Because his body has recently become unresponsive to the previous amount.

Muhammad continued the details of what is going on with his brother Nasser, pointing out that there is real delay by the occupation prison administration in conducting the necessary examinations for him and following up on chemotherapy sessions. conduct examinations and receive the necessary treatment.

The authority stated that the prisoner Abu Hamid (49 years) from Al-Amari camp in Al-Bireh, has been detained since 2002 and has been sentenced to seven life terms and 50 years in prison. The most recent was in 2019, and their mother was denied visitation for several years, and they lost their father during the years of their detention.

On Sunday , the Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion that took place on Saturday in the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in northern Afghanistan , killing a security guard and wounding a number of journalists and children.

Saturday's attack was carried out during a ceremony honoring journalists in Afghanistan, and it took place two days after a suicide attack claimed by the organization also killed the governor of Balkh province, who was appointed by the Taliban to the post.

"The explosion was caused by a booby-trapped bag that Islamic State fighters were able to plant and detonate" in a cultural center in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of Balkh province, said in a statement reported by the Islamic State's Amaq propaganda agency.

And the agency reported, quoting unnamed security sources, that "the bombing targeted a party that was organized inside the Shiite center to honor a number of journalists working in various media agencies that were involved in war and incitement against the Islamic State."

According to the police, a security guard was killed and five Afghan journalists and three children were injured in the bomb attack.

On Thursday, the governor of Balkh province, Muhammad Daoud Muzamel, was killed in a suicide attack targeting his office in Mazar-i-Sharif, which was also claimed by the Islamic State.

Muzamel is one of the highest-ranking officials killed in Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021.

Violence in various parts of Afghanistan has decreased significantly since the Taliban seized power, but the security situation has deteriorated again, with the Islamic State group adopting a number of bloody attacks.

The two organizations share a militant ideology, but the Islamic State seeks to establish a global "caliphate", while the Taliban seeks to lead an independent Afghanistan.

Islamic State attacks often target Afghanistan's Shiite and Sufi minorities, as well as foreign nationals and interests.

Hebron - "Jerusalem" dot com - Jihad Al-Qawasmi - His shop opposite the settlement outpost "Beit Romano" was burned, and there is a permanent military point for the occupation soldiers. Badr Al-Daour Al-Tamimi, head of the Tourism Workers Union in Hebron, will not commend him for closing it and leaving it up for grabs for the settlers, who They target the shop and the neighboring shops, by repeatedly closing the entrance to the old town of Hebron.

The price of staying

Al-Daour said that burning his shop selling antiques and heritage tools in the Old City Gate square, the entrance to the ancient market, which is threatened with settlement, is the price of survival and steadfastness in this area, noting that in the morning he was contacted by the Hebron fire brigade, informing him of a fire in his shop. And he was immediately there.

He added that the firefighters said that the fire was caused by an active act, by pouring incendiary materials after making holes in the door, which led to its ignition, due to the presence of quantities of keffiyehs and embroideries, which are highly flammable, stressing that its losses are great.

military barracks

Al-Daour does not imagine, in this area, which is considered a military barracks, empty except of occupation soldiers and settlers, and under their surveillance and traffic cameras, except for those who had a relationship with the Israeli occupation , stressing that this will not frighten and intimidate him and he will remain steadfast and patient in his place even if he is burned, and he will not leave him Let it remain a thorn in the side of the occupation and its settlers, who tried to close the area with military decisions.

He pointed out that the settlers, on an almost daily basis, throw stones and rubbish at the shops and passers-by, and the occupation soldiers at the military point do not move a finger, as if the matter does not concern them.

to single out the town

He pointed out that many of the videos previously published showed settlers who live in houses located on the upper floors opposite shops throwing stones at merchants, passers-by, and citizens' cars, and the occupation punished the victim, who are the merchants, instead of punishing the aggressors.

Al-Daour indicated that the occupation and its settlers are trying to close the rest of the shops to eliminate the Palestinian presence in the area and empty it to serve settlement expansion, and to control and monopolize the ancient town of Hebron.

Tehran - (AFP) - The Iranian judiciary announced Friday that it had sentenced a police chief to 15 months in prison for issuing "false reports", among other things, in an alleged rape case that sparked bloody violence in southeastern Iran.

"On December 3rd, the military court sentenced Chabahar police chief (southeast) Ibrahim Kuchakzai to 15 months in prison and dismissed him from his job," Mizan Online reported.

Kochakzai is suspected of raping a teenage girl from the Baloch minority in Chabahar in Sistan-Baluchistan province, but his conviction does not indicate that.

"He was sentenced to 15 months in prison for creating an atmosphere of suspicion towards the police, 15 months in prison for issuing false statements, and 15 months for canceling orders and making threats," according to Mizan Online.

The police chief's sentence will only be 15 months because sentences are executed simultaneously in Iran. The same source added that the verdict is "final" even if "other charges" are still under investigation, without giving further details.

After Kochakzai was charged with rape, thousands of people took to the streets on September 30 to protest in Zahedan, the province's largest city.

At a time when the country witnessed a protest movement that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian-Kurdish woman, on September 16, the protest in Zahedan was followed by other demonstrations and clashes with the police, in which dozens of people were killed, including members of the security forces.

In the aftermath of the violence, the authorities sacked senior officials of the security forces in the region.

In November, the Verkhitigan newspaper reported that the police chief interrogated a 15-year-old girl in early September "alone in his office, without surveillance cameras or police officers, and without a court order."

Upon her return to her home, the girl confirmed that "the police chief raped her," according to the newspaper, which added that the medical report, which the family questioned, concluded that she had not been raped.

Dubai - (AFP) - Washington's strategic partners, the Gulf states , are strengthening ties with China as part of an eastward turn aimed at diversifying economies historically dependent on fossil fuels.

The following are the main areas of economic cooperation between the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council and the second largest economy in the world, ahead of the Gulf-China Summit to be held in Riyadh on Friday.

In 2020, China became the top trading partner of the six GCC countries, with fossil fuels dominating exchanges.

The second largest economy in the world buys petroleum products from the Sultanate of Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, which alone covered about 17% of China's oil needs in 2021.

Qatar also supplies Beijing with liquefied natural gas.

On the sidelines of the global energy crisis linked to Ukraine, Doha and Beijing signed last November a 27-year agreement to supply it with liquefied gas, in one of the longest deals in the history of this industry.

The UAE is the first market for Chinese products in the Middle East and North Africa, and then re-exports them to the countries of the Arab world.

The summit scheduled to be held Friday in Riyadh between Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders of the Gulf states may be an opportunity to resume negotiations on the free trade agreement that began in July 2004.

According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, only nine rounds of negotiations have taken place so far, but the two sides pledged to "accelerate the process" during a visit by representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council to Beijing last January.

In addition to trade exchanges, Chinese companies invested more than $107 billion in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council between 2005 and 2022, according to figures issued by the American Enterprise Institute.

The largest share of these investments and construction projects is in Saudi Arabia, the largest economy in the Arab world, with a value of $49.6 billion in the same period.

Saudi Arabia ranks twelfth among the countries that invested the most in China in 2019, with $2.3 billion invested, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

Gulf sovereign wealth funds are also looking to expand into Asia.

In 2015, the UAE sovereign fund, Mubadala, launched a joint fund with two Chinese companies worth $10 billion.
The Gulf states have sought to expand their partnerships with Beijing to include areas other than energy, such as weapons and technology.

And last February, the UAE announced its intention to order 12 military aircraft from China, weeks after it threatened to cancel a huge deal to buy US F-35 fighter jets, in protest against the strict conditions.

In an effort by the Gulf states to reduce their dependence on oil, they have resorted to Chinese technologies to develop the fifth generation or build smart cities.

The Chinese telecommunications giant, Huawei, has won several contracts in the region, despite the reservations of Western countries that denounce its links with the Chinese army and the danger of using it for surveillance purposes.

Geneva - (AFP) - European Union countries, with the exception of Hungary, intend to ask the United Nations Human Rights Council to monitor Russia's situation, diplomatic sources said Thursday.

These sources told AFP that a draft resolution requesting the establishment of a special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Russia is being prepared to be presented to the fifty-first session of the Council, which will be held until October 7 in Geneva.
Luxembourg will present the project on behalf of the group, and the support of other countries is being mobilized.

"It is incumbent on European countries to immediately present a draft resolution aimed at establishing this mission, or we will face an additional six months of inaction in the face of the human rights crisis in Russia," Dave Alsroud of the Geneva-based Human Rights House Foundation told AFP.

The issue was raised mainly by the member states of the European Union during the previous session of the Human Rights Council this summer, but no agreement was reached on the timetable for action.

Now that European countries have decided to act, they will have to ensure a strong coalition is built because the texts must be ratified by a majority of the 47 member states of the Human Rights Council.

The council, the UN's top human rights body, launched a high-level investigation into abuses committed by Russian forces in Ukraine in May, and is scheduled to hear from investigators on September 23. But there is increasing pressure for the commission to also look into human rights violations in Russia and to establish a position as a special rapporteur.

On Monday, the United Nations strongly condemned the human rights situation in Russia. The Acting High Commissioner, Nada Al-Nashif, criticized in particular the "intimidation" of opponents of the war in Ukraine, as well as the various "forms of censorship" in force in the country.

On the other hand, Russia attacked the United Nations on Tuesday, stressing the High Commissioner's "bias".

But Moscow, which left the Council when the United Nations General Assembly voted to expel it a few months ago because of the invasion of Ukraine, has the right of observer and in this capacity can speak before the Council.

Written by: Nabil Amr
In a previous article, I described the Fatah movement, which is my first and last home, despite my complete distance from the official organizational websites in it, as being now... expelled, expelled, and inattentive.

Here I am writing about Hamas with the same approach, description, and conclusions. It is the warrior, meaning that it fought several large-scale wars with Israel, in addition to limited battles that took place from one war to the next, and it still retains its fully controlled weapons.
It is the moderate one that disapproved of two wars in which it left the Islamic Jihad movement alone in the face of the Israeli aggression with its huge war machine, the latest of which was the Three Day War. Granting an objective opportunity for the promised facilities that Gaza needs.

It is confused as to how to perform what is required of it as an indispensable condition for joining the camp of Arab moderation, to which Fatah preceded it after it presented through the PLO what was required of it as conditions for its approval in this camp and the international forces behind it, led by the United States and Europe.

Hamas made remarkable steps towards moderation, as it is too early to use the term joining the camp, when it received Israeli praise for its position on the Three-Day War, and international blessing for what was described as the courage of restraint and moderation and the development of detailed coordination with Egypt, as it was an effective partner in the efforts to end the war. Finally, obtaining a valuable Jordanian award by receiving Mr. Khaled Meshaal in Amman, who was distinguished by a standing ovation that lacked only official protocol announcements.

Perhaps it is just a coincidence --- despite the lack of coincidences in the political tracks-, that Mahmoud Abbas arrives in Turkey, one of the main incubators of Hamas, and that Khaled Meshaal arrives in Amman, the main incubator of the Palestinian Authority. The Egyptian is the master of Arab moderation, and Abbas is in Ankara, which inaugurated a huge leap in normal relations with Israel at all levels, at a time when the Hebrew state waged a relentless war against Abbas simply for using the word holocaust without meaning what the Israelis considered a denial of it.

The title of Mr. Meshaal's visit to Amman took on a family and social form, and because there are no effective considerations in politics like this, it is in fact political par excellence, through which Hamas is betting that a lot will be built on it in the relationship with the qualitative state "Jordan", that is, the most established and fundamental state in the camp Arab moderation.

It is too early to draw definite conclusions about the visit and what it will entail. Hamas's relationship with Jordan, in the current situation, can bear a positive development after the stumbling blocks it has gone through since its expulsion and the closure of its institutions. However, this aspect will not be everything and will not be isolated from the network of relations in the region and its positioning. Each of its sides, because there is a compulsory corridor, American and European, and in some way internationally, that must be crossed in order to grant the membership card to the Moderation Club. itself face to face in front of a solid wall that Israel built to prevent the Palestinians from their basic rights, so it took everything it wanted from Oslo and did not give the consequences of what it promised and committed itself to.

Hamas crossed a thorny path full of wars and filled with the difficult suffering that befell Gaza and its people, from the first shell fired from it or at it to the last cease-fire, without the emergence of a tangible horizon for ending the siege and reaching a political settlement in which Hamas would be either a representative of the Palestinians or a partner of Fatah in going to it.

The lessons of the “Fatah” peace journey deserve from Hamas a pause and contemplation of all its chapters and the smallest details. This is to determine positions and steps. It is obvious that what was difficult and costly in terms of the option of fighting will seem more difficult and costly in the case of the option of moderation. There is no doubt that the multiplication of difficulties and costs results from lack of The Palestinian representation has been decided once and for all, neither Fatah is able to move forward even at a modest pace, nor is Hamas able to take off in any direction if the division persists with its struggle for influence and legitimacy, and the world that gives signs of success and failure is not oblivious to reality.

The two conflicting parties would have been in a much better condition if they had gone to the healthy vessel ready to be contained, which is the PLO, which embodied and led a comprehensive and solid national unity despite its long march over the minefields. Will the new coups and alignments in the region and the world lead to a rediscovery of the importance of the PLO as a national incubator? For everyone, without ignoring the need to reform it, while acknowledging a self-evident truth that says that reform is possible if it comes from within, and this is what Hamas did not adopt and what Fatah did not do much for.

Finally...the organization should not be seen as a framework and an incubator for unity through its current reality, in which it appears to be semi-organised, nothing more. What should be done is to return to it again by adopting the electoral hierarchy that almost succeeded last May, which is the legislative and then presidential elections. Then the National Council. If this happens, a rare advantage will be available, which is that half of the National Council will be elected, which will facilitate consensus on the remaining half. This is what attention should be directed to if everyone wants to put the Palestinian cause and Palestinian rights in their proper place.

Translation by "Jerusalem" dot com - Today, Sunday, an Israeli military force arrested two young men from the occupied Negev , in the vicinity of Bethlehem .

According to the Hebrew website Ynet, the detainees were found in possession of a gun and ammunition, and they were taken to the Shin Bet for interrogation.

Pokhara (Nepal) - (AFP) - The search for a plane carrying 22 people, including two Germans, which went missing over a mountainous area in Nepal, was suspended Sunday evening, and will resume at dawn on Monday.

"The connection with a domestic flight bound for Jomsom from Pokhara was lost," Sidrashan Partawla, a spokesman for the Kathmandu-based Tara Air, told AFP.

The twin-engined "Twin Otter" aircraft took off from the city of Pokhara (central-western Nepal) at 09:55 (04:10 GMT) before losing radio contact with it.

Bartola pointed out that the plane's crew consisted of three people, and it was carrying 19 passengers, including two Germans and four Indians.

The flight between Jomsom, known as a starting point for those who go to the Himalayas, and Pokhara, the second largest city in Nepal, located 200 km west of the capital, Kathmandu, takes 20 minutes.

The last location where the plane was spotted is in the vicinity of Goribani, a town located at an altitude of about 2,900 metres.

All day Sunday, paramedics conducted combing operations in this mountainous region in western Nepal, which is difficult to reach by foot or helicopters.

A member of the Nepalese army, Baburam Shrestha, told AFP that the infantry forces will spend the night in a school in the area and will receive reinforcements on Monday morning.

"We will resume searches by helicopter tomorrow morning as soon as the weather becomes clear," he added.

"At the moment, we do not know where the plane is and in what condition it is. We have not received information about a fire or anything else that could give an indication," Raj Subedi, a spokesman for Pokhara airport, told AFP.

"The weather makes search operations difficult. Three helicopters have had to stop their work," he added.

A spokesman for the Interior Ministry, Vanendra Mani Pokharel, had previously declared that "vision is so poor that we cannot see anything."

The Nepalese air transport sector has achieved a real boom in recent years, especially in terms of transporting tourists, walkers, mountain climbers, and freight in remote areas that are difficult to reach by land.

Nepal is a poor country in the Himalayas, and its air security record is poor due to poor pilot training and aircraft maintenance.

The European Union closed its skies to all Nepali airlines for safety reasons.

The country has airports, some of the most remote and dangerous in the world, located on snow-capped peaks.

In March 2018, 51 people were killed when a US-Bangla Bangladeshi plane crashed near Kathmandu airport.

The following year, three people died after a plane had problems taking off that led to it colliding with two helicopters.

The accident occurred at Lukla Airport, which is a gateway for those heading to Everest, and it is known that the processes of taking off and landing from it are among the most complex in the world.

The most serious incident in terms of human losses dates back to 1992, when 167 people were killed on board a Pakistan International Airlines plane that crashed near Kathmandu airport.

Two months ago, 113 people died when a Thai Airways plane crashed in the same area.

In May, Nepal's second international airport was opened in Bhairahawa, to enable Buddhist pilgrims from all over Asia to reach nearby Lumbini, where the Buddha is located.

The $76 million project is supposed to take pressure off Kathmandu International Airport.

Madrid - (AFP) - The number of foreign tourists doubled in 2022 compared to the previous year and is expected to return to pre-COVID-19 levels in 2023 thanks to the lifting of travel restrictions, especially in China, as expected by the World Tourism Organization.

The number of tourists in the world reached 917 million last year, compared to 455 million in the previous year, according to the United Nations organization, which is based in Madrid.

The organization considered that the results were "stronger than expected".

And while the number of tourists in the world last year constituted only 63% of the level recorded in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Tourism Organization expected that their number would constitute 80 to 95% in 2023.

"Looking to the future, global tourism is expected to strengthen its recovery in 2023, supported by demand, especially from Asia and the Pacific, with the opening up of markets and destinations," said the UNWTO report.

Europe, the largest tourist destination in the world, recorded the arrival of 585 million tourists last year, which constitutes approximately 80% of pre-pandemic levels.

However, the African and American continents recovered 65% of the number of visitors compared to the pre-pandemic stage, while the percentage reached only 23% in the Pacific region due to the stricter restrictions imposed in the framework of combating the pandemic.

Translation by "Jerusalem" dot com - The ambassadors of 4 European countries to the United Nations decided to boycott a tour of the Al-Buraq Wall in occupied Jerusalem.

According to the Hebrew website Ynet, the ambassadors of Italy, Slovenia and Romania decided to boycott by order of the European Union , before Moldova joined them, for political reasons.

He pointed out that it was decided to boycott the visit organized by the Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, due to the European Union's consideration of the Old City as lands from East Jerusalem.

Gaza - Ahmed Al-Masharawi - On the last day of closing the door for player transfers in the sector leagues for the first and first divisions, the player Saed Ramadan signed in the lists of Deir Al-Balah Services Club coming from Al-Rabat Sports Club to be among the team’s ranks for the next season, as the team seeks to appear remarkably in the second division And the competition to snatch the boarding pass to the first division.

The player Adam Abu Sawawin also signed the statements of Al-Tuffah Sports Club from Al-Nuseirat Services Club to be among the team for the next season. Al-Tuffah Club, located on the eastern border of Gaza Governorate, continues to arrange its papers and energize for the next season 2020-2023, as the club’s board of directors announced the names of the assistant technical staff for coach Sadiq Loulou, and they are: Jihad Hamada, director of football, Mahmoud Al-Jamal, general coach, and Muhammad Al-Katani, coach of guards. Goalkeeper, Sami Hassouna as Administrative Director, Ihab Al-Amawi as a therapist, and Rajab Al-Qashash and Hamada Abu Jarada for custody.

Al-Tuffah Board of Directors wished success to the coaching staff and players in the new season, hoping that all efforts would be combined for the return of the team to its normal place among the adults. It is noteworthy that the first team continues its daily training, led by Lulu, as part of the team's preparations for the new season, which will start on the ninth of September.

On the other hand, Dr. Ahmed Tina assumed his duties as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Palestinian Al-Ahly Club, succeeding Mahmoud Masoud, who will assume the position of Vice President in his place, as Tina will remain in his position until the end of the current session in 2024. Hani Abu Sabha, President of Al-Rabat Club, resigned from the Board of Directors The club for technical reasons, and thanked the Board of Directors, the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and the Nuseirat Municipality.

Among the signatures, Ittihad Al-Shujaia signed a contract with midfielder Suleiman Al-Skafi, coming from Al-Ahly, and he had previously played with Al-Shujaia 3 seasons ago. He is the third player in the summer transfers, after previously including defender Thaer Abu Obeida and striker Yasar Al-Sabaheen. The Board of Directors of Khan Yunis Club announced its contract with goalkeeper Muhammad Qishta from the Rafah Youth Club, and he is considered one of the distinguished elements in goalkeeping. In other contracts, Khadamat Khan Yunis Club included Arkan and Anan Hussein Al-Tarabin, while the Rafah group included Muhammad Al-Anabi to defend the ranks of the first team, and Ahli Al-Nuseirat included striker Muhammad Abu Toha from Khadamat Al-Shati Club.

Ramallah – “Jerusalem” dot com – The latest surveys of the Central Bureau of Statistics and the Monetary Authority, the results of which were released today, Monday, showed the continuation of the current deficit in the Palestinian balance of payments of $604 million in the third quarter of 2022.

Statistics and "criticism" attributed the continuation of this deficit in the current account to the deficit in the merchandise trade balance amounting to 2,113 million US dollars, in addition to the deficit in the services balance, which amounted to 352 million US dollars.

On the other hand, the income account (compensations of workers and investment income) recorded a surplus of $1,093 million during the third quarter of 2022.

Compensation of workers in Israel amounting to $1,063 million was the main reason for the surplus in the income account. While investment income received from abroad amounted to $74 million, it mainly resulted from income received on portfolio investments abroad, in addition to interest received on Palestinian deposits in foreign banks.

Net current transfers also recorded a surplus amounting to $768 million. Current transfers to the government sector accounted for 29% of the total current transfers from abroad, while current transfers to other sectors accounted for 71%.

It is worth noting that donor countries' transfers accounted for only about 25% of the total current transfers from abroad.

Preliminary results of the balance of payments indicated a surplus in the capital and financial account amounting to $407 million, as a result of the surplus in the financial account amounting to $294 million.

On the other hand, the reserve assets of the Monetary Authority recorded an increase of $175 million during this quarter, compared to a decrease of $34 million in the previous quarter.

غزة – “القدس” دوت كوم – ضبطت دائرة شرطة مكافحة المخدرات بمحافظة رفح جنوب قطاع غزة، “37” فرش حشيش, و”3000″ حبة روتانا مخدرة, خلال مهمة تفتيشية لمنزل أحد مروجي المخدرات في المحافظة.

وذكرت دائرة مكافحة المخدرات بمحافظة رفح، أن قوة الفرع وبإسناد من قوات التدخل وحفظ النظام, ضبطت المدعو “س.ج” وبحوزته الكمية المذكورة من المخدرات.

وفي سياق منفصل ضبطت دائرة شرطة مكافحة المخدرات بالمحافظة الوسطى المدعو “س.ع” لدى تفتيش منزله وبحوزته “12” فرش.

ولفتت المكافحة إلى أنها أحالت ملف كلاً من المدعو “ج” والمدعو “ع” والمضبوطات إلى النيابة العامة لاستكمال الإجراءات القانونية بحقهم حسب الأصول.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Prisoner Raed Rayan (28 years) from the town of Beit Duqu, northwest of Jerusalem, continues his hunger strike in the occupation prisons, rejecting his administrative detention.

Rayan enters his 89th day in a row, as he languishes in the clinic of Ramla prison in a serious health condition.

Youssef Rayan told Al-Quds.com: “My son Raed suffers from difficult health conditions. He suffers from pain all over his body, from constant fatigue and wasting, and he cannot move his limbs normally, and he is unable to stand, and he suffers from frequent dizziness, and he vomits material Sometimes yellow and blood, and he suffers from pain in the ears, and despite that he is being held in what is called the Ramla prison clinic, with his hands and feet shackled.”

Despite Raed Rayan's suffering from a continuous deterioration in his health, according to his father, he insisted on a hunger strike, receiving medical examinations and taking nutritional supplements, indicating that he was forcibly given food aid when he passed out as a result of his strike a few days ago, and that Raed only drinks water and salt.

In the same context, the administrative prisoners in the occupation prisons, for the 185th day in a row, boycott the occupation courts to demand an end to the policy of administrative detention under the slogan "Our decision is freedom."

Ramallah - "Al Quds" dot com - The Secretary of the Palestinian National Council, Fahmy Al Zaarir, said that our Palestinian Arab people will continue their struggle and adherence to their inalienable national and political rights under the banner of the Liberation Organization, as the leader of its struggle and its sole and legitimate representative in all its places of existence.

Al-Zaarir added in a press statement, on the anniversary of the first national conference in Jerusalem, which led to the launch of the work of the Palestinian National Council and the establishment of the Liberation Organization, that the organization accomplished through the factions of the Palestinian revolution and its various institutions the consolidation of national identity and entity.

He emphasized that the organization prevented the continuation of the dispersion that colonialism intended through the Zionist gangs through massacres, displacement and the policy of ethnic cleansing practiced against our people, away from cameras, media and documentation.

He continued: The factions of the contemporary Palestinian revolution that set out to liberate Palestine, and reorganized and mobilized the Palestinians, constituted the great historical stage in the history of the organization in 1969, through unity in the heart of the organization and disagreement within it.

Al-Za’arir considered that the Palestinian national action factions are required today to restore their national unity, within the framework of the organization, and to deal with the foundations of political pluralism and democracy under one Palestinian umbrella, which brings everyone together and is committed to the legitimacy and unity of the organization’s representation, and on the basis of political partnership, not just participation, in the battle of liberation and construction.

He pointed out that all attempts to create alternatives and target and end the PLO have failed, and cannot succeed in light of the existing Palestinian and Arab realities.

Al-Zaarir concluded by saying that the Palestinian Arab people, who continue to adhere to their rights, stand firm on their land and make great sacrifices despite all the challenges and crimes, yearn for inclusive unity, adding that the return and devotion of the factions to the national interior, in a comprehensive and inclusive dialogue under the umbrella of the PLO, without conditions on its principles and agreements. Its representation, and the reproduction of the national system based on comprehensive national unity, is the shortest and obligatory path to liberation, self-determination and the establishment of the State of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital, calling for national investment by calling the Central Council for a comprehensive national dialogue.

Source: "Wafa"

Tehran - (AFP) - Iran has received, via Qatar , messages from countries participating in the stalled nuclear file negotiations, according to what its Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced Sunday while receiving his Qatari counterpart in Tehran.

"We received, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al-Thani, messages from the parties to the nuclear agreement," Abdullahian said during a joint press conference with his Qatari counterpart.

The Iranian official did not provide any details about the content of the messages, but he welcomed the efforts made by Doha to revive the nuclear negotiations that have been stalled for months.

"Qatar is trying to return all parties to the nuclear agreement to their obligations," the Iranian minister added.

Iran and the major powers began talks in April 2021 in Vienna with the aim of reviving the agreement on the Iranian nuclear program concluded in 2015 after the unilateral withdrawal of the United States from it in 2018. However, the discussions did not achieve any tangible progress.

The agreement guarantees the civilian nature of Iran's nuclear program, which is accused of seeking to develop an atomic weapon, despite its denials.

Meanwhile, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Grossi, announced on Tuesday that he intends to visit Iran in February for "essential" talks aimed at getting the country to resume cooperation on its nuclear activities.

A military site in central Iran was attacked by drones on Saturday night, similar to the secret operations that targeted nuclear facilities in recent years.

Regarding the protests that have taken place in Iran since the death of the young woman, Mahsa Amini, in September, Amir Abdollahian again denounced on Sunday the "unconstructive role" of the United States and three European countries - Germany, France and Britain - in the "riots".