The Israeli military government authorities are working to consolidate their settler-colonial regime in Palestine, which practices the worst forms of the apartheid apartheid system, where the Palestinian childhood witnesses a real tragedy in light of the reality of the occupation and the difficult living conditions within the privacy of the Palestinian society in light of the practices of the occupation and targeting, chasing and arresting children, instead of practicing joy Happiness, learning, knowledge and educational attainment The Israeli occupation continues to misery the children of Palestine, depriving them of their freedom, persecuting them and putting them in tragic conditions inside its prisons, ignoring all the international covenants and laws that guarantee their rights as children.
The Palestinian child was not isolated from the arbitrary Israeli occupation measures against the Palestinian people. Rather, Palestinian children are targeted and are at the forefront of the victims of the military occupation and its aggressive and repressive practices to form a basic strategy for targeting children through killings, arrests, torture, and storming of homes and educational facilities, despite the fact that children are among the groups protected under International laws and norms that provide for the respect and protection of their rights in a special and permanent manner, including the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Targeting Palestinian children with the aim of killing them and causing them temporary or permanent disabilities, constituted a consistent policy followed by the occupation governments through their excessive use of force, taking advantage of the policy of impunity and the absence of international accountability, as the occupation authorities arrest more than 160 Palestinian children and girls who are absent from the prisons and basements of the occupation, detained Inside (Ofer, Megiddo, and Damon) detention centers, with painful and oppressive living and detention conditions, except for children languishing in interrogation and detention centers and Israeli prisons.
The Israeli occupation authorities deliberately carry out many violations against child prisoners from the moment of their arrest, and the brutal way in which they are taken from their homes in the late hours of the night. Interrogation, arrest, keeping them without food or drink, using severe beatings, directing insults and obscene words at them, threatening and intimidating them, and extracting confessions from them under pressure and threat.
In addition to these violations, issuing sentences in absentia against them, which are often high sentences that may reach more than ten years and even life sentences and heavy financial fines, and depriving them of meeting lawyers and family visits, and of health care and medical treatment, and usually painkillers are the treatment for various diseases. Types of diseases.
In light of the continuation of this racism and the practices of the occupation against Palestinian children, the institutions of the international community, especially those that care for children’s rights, led by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), must exert their efforts and work with transparency and commitment to care for Palestinian children, provide them with legal and humanitarian protection, and preserve their rights targeted by the occupation The Israeli on a daily basis through the series of crimes it commits against them, including killing, arresting, shooting injuries, and breaking into homes and schools, without the slightest regard for their young age and innocence.
The practice of these anti-human rights policies must be confronted by international institutions, especially the International Red Cross, and intervention to end the suffering of minor detainees held in prisons that lack the minimum necessities of human life, and to hold the occupying power accountable for the crimes it commits against them, as they are subjected to severe and brutal methods of torture that are completely contrary to the Convention. the rights of the child" and for the dignity and humanity of children, and at a time when the countries of the whole world praise the treaties of children's rights and human justice.
Arab media ambassador in Palestine
Editor-in-Chief of the Palestinian Al-Sabah newspaper
[email protected]
OPINIONS
Wed 19 Apr 2023 11:06 am - Jerusalem Time
Child prisoners in occupation prisons
ARAB AND WORLD
Wed 19 Apr 2023 10:59 am - Jerusalem Time
Mexican President accuses the US Department of Defense of espionage
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday accused the US Department of Defense ( Pentagon ) of espionage, saying his government would protect information related to its national defense.
The Mexican president said in his daily press conference that the Mexican media had received, in part, leaks from the US Drug Enforcement Administration.
"We will protect the Navy and Defense Department's information because the Pentagon is spying on us and many media outlets in Mexico are leaking information provided by the DEA," he said.
Lopez Obrador emphasized that his administration would protect state information for reasons of national security and also in defense of Mexico's sovereignty.
The president's remarks came a day after he accused the US Drug Enforcement Administration of "arbitrary interference" and "arrogance" over its infiltration of the "Sinaloa" drug smuggling gang.
The US government alleges that Mexico is responsible for the illegal smuggling of fentanyl into its territory.
In response, Mexico said that the United States was not doing enough to combat the reasons why its population turned to illegal drugs.
OPINIONS
Wed 19 Apr 2023 10:57 am - Jerusalem Time
UNRWA: In the Circle of Conspiracy and Wrong Targeting!!
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is subject to attempts to reduce its services and erase its identity as a witness to the Nakba that befell the Palestinians since 1948.
Israel began its conspiracy against UNRWA a long time ago, but it did not succeed in marketing its pretexts to the international community and its international organizations that sponsor this issue. Palestinians, and demanded the cessation of cooperation with it and the end of its role, and the claim that its continuity of existence will impede finding a solution to the refugee issue and the Palestinian cause in general!!
In fact, for the Palestinian refugees, UNRWA is not only an entity that provides relief and humanitarian services, but rather it is a historical witness to their forced displacement, and the tragedies of displacement, forms of occupation and aggression that they have been subjected to for more than seven decades. The agency's first goal - as it is known - is to assist and protect Palestinian refugees, and to secure work for them in its areas of operations until a just solution to their case is reached.
From here, the dimensions of the Zionist conspiracy against UNRWA become clear, and that the purpose behind the attempts to remove it from the political, humanitarian and legal map is a malicious process to erase the “right of return” of more than six million refugees. More than one Palestinian official has clarified this issue, saying: There is a conspiracy against the refugee issue led by the Zionist lobby, which exerted pressure on the ruling institutions and parliaments in order to push their governments to stop paying their contributions to UNRWA, and to create financial crises for it, which prompted it to reduce its services and provoke demonstrations against it. The plans and attempts to put pressure on UNRWA are purely political in order to undermine the refugee issue and end it away from international resolutions. This was previously recognized by John King; The former director of the Agency’s operations, by saying: “UNRWA” is targeted by the opponents of the Palestinian people, and these opponents want to end its role, as it expresses the identity of the refugees and their cause remains alive.. indicating that the right of return will not be taken away from the Palestinians and will remain in place, as long as there are refugees. And UNRWA will remain a witness to that.
In fact, Israel has succeeded - relatively - in its conspiratorial attempts to reduce subsidies and create confusion and financial crises during the era of former US President Trump. This affected the image of UNRWA in the eyes of Palestinian refugees, especially in the Gaza Strip, and moved their masses to protest and demonstrate in a remarkable way. There was a fear that the motives of this discontent might be misunderstood, and that it would deviate from its aim, which is to deliver messages to remind the agency of the "assignment mission" for which it is working.
Unfortunately, there have been cases of targeting and accusing some UNRWA officials, while many Palestinian politicians know that the repercussions of the Zionist conspiracy are beyond the capacity of these officials, who have spared no effort to secure UNRWA's basic needs and development budgets. Among those unjustly accused was Philippe Lazzarini; The new Commissioner-General of UNRWA, who spared no effort to move with the Europeans to bring more support to secure the stability of the agency's financial conditions, and this is what he succeeded in achieving, despite the decline in the status of the Palestinian cause on the international agenda.
Despite all forms of Zionist conspiracy that posed an existential threat to UNRWA, the moves and campaigns undertaken by Commissioner-General Lazrini to collect money for the agency have paid off, as the year 2022 witnessed an important breakthrough in the process of sustainable financing for more than a year, which is considered one of the radical solutions. The agency's financial crisis, as the conference of donor countries held in Brussels at the end of the year 2021 constituted a first advanced stage towards a solution, and this is a shift that inspires stability and optimism.
A testimony to history.. The Palestinians, whether through their official identity represented by the Liberation Organization or as a whole of the forces, parties and clans, have preserved and preserved the survival of UNRWA to remain as an international address bearing witness to their calamity, and the relations between the Palestinian component inside and outside the camps and the agency’s presidency in its areas of operations have remained during the past seven decades. It is characterized by mutual respect and appreciation, in order to provide services to Palestinian refugees within the mandate granted by the United Nations General Assembly, which is renewed every three years. From here, the Agency's general administration, as well as the host authorities represented by the Palestinian National Authority, as well as the Palestinian forces and factions and the government in the Gaza Strip, are required to maintain this delicate relationship, in order for the Agency to continue its work and survival until achieving the goals for which it was established.
Based on the foregoing, it is important to mention that the reality of the Palestinian division has negatively affected the agency’s relationship with Palestinian society. From a formal point of view, the agency is legally obligated to preserve the laws of the host country, according to which the agency implements the decisions of the Palestinian Authority without sometimes considering the decisions and recommendations of administrations. Hence, some problems occur on the ground, whether in the field of education or health, especially during the imposition of specific strikes to express a political reality. Education and health services for Palestinian refugees. Accordingly; We are required to deal with the agency professionally and with great flexibility in this field.
Therefore, in the face of this reality that we Palestinians live in, it is important to take the following things into account:
Firstly; We, as Palestinians, must preserve the continuity of the agency's work, as it is the only witness to our calamity, and this should be done by facilitating its work, not demonizing it, and understanding some of its demands.
secondly; Maintaining a hotline to deal with the agency represented by a conscious and balanced personality who knows well the nature of the work of international institutions, and is professionally skilled at overcoming any obstacles that may occur during the agency's implementation of its operations.
Third; The higher managements of the agency must draw up their policy with a kind of flexibility and understanding regarding the natural inclinations of their employees. They must understand that the Palestinian problem has not yet found a solution, and that the Palestinian has national aspirations and a patriotic feeling that resides in his conscience, and he is fond of the love of his country before he worked in the agency as an employee. .
The observer of the agency's work during its long history notes that it has gone through strong administrations that vigorously defended the Palestinian right in international forums, and did not allow some institutions that might be linked to private agendas to harm the agency's reputation, impartiality, and the neutrality of its employees.
In conclusion, I say: UNRWA provides great services to the Palestinian people that the official Palestinian institutions or even the Palestinian parties and forces are unable to provide.. From here, it is required to preserve the agency and its survival, as the conspiracy against it and its existence is very big. As a Palestinian refugee, UNRWA represents my mother and father to me, the pen that wrote my consciousness and my culture, and the safe haven that preserved my dignity and granted me a place among peoples and nations, and it still preserves in its records the most important document that belongs to me as a Palestinian, which is the “right of return.”
OPINIONS
Wed 19 Apr 2023 10:56 am - Jerusalem Time
The crisis of division.. and the absurdity of imported solutions
The division still exists. Attempts to end it have failed.
This saying was dictated by the facts of more than fifteen years, replete with no less than a hundred attempts to end it, until it became the distinguishing mark on the face of the Palestinian situation, which is exhausted under the weight of internal crises that have no solution, and political crises from which there is no way out.
The division as one of the crises, not all of them, was a faltering investment for everyone who tried to mediate between its two sides to end it. If we review the many stations that the reconciliation train traveled, we see a common denominator between them, which is the failure to reach the last station - success - if we do not say that the results were counterproductive. Exactly, and its conclusion is deepening the division and turning it into separation with the consecration of two legitimacy for one people, one cause and one goal, an official legitimacy that some like to call the constitutionality and legitimacy of the fait accompli that everyone deals with without official recognition of it.
The question of questions.. What is the secret of this continuous failure, even though the need for success is urgent for a people who are all under occupation and siege, and there is an indisputable certainty that the occupation is the primary beneficiary of its continuation.
The secret is no longer a mystery. It was revealed by the late Minister Omar Suleiman, the first to carry the reconciliation file, and he worked on it diligently, patiently, and determined.
He said: "The reason for failure is the absence of the Palestinian lever, without which there is no hope for any intervention, no matter how powerful his influence, to reach a result."
I understood from what the man most familiar with all the details of the file said, that reconciliation must begin with a Palestinian effort, and that others should only provide assistance and care, and even the right place if the occupation caused, and is already causing, the non-participation of leaders that prevent them from being freely present on the land of the crisis and in solution efforts.
The Palestinian-Palestinian leverage can be provided without the occupation having an influential role due to its control of the place, through the credibility of each party towards the other, and this was absent due to the understanding of each party in the interest of its own agendas, and the behavior of each party to subjugate the other in pursuit of the impossible, which is to resolve the conflict over Power and influence for the benefit of one party at the expense of the other party.
The Palestinian reality, within its internal framework, does not allow any room for a resolution of this kind. Hamas in Gaza cannot eliminate Fatah and its allies from among the components of the PLO, nor can the authority in Ramallah cancel Hamas, which has an undeniable public presence. The same thing happens at any time and place, which is that the authority in Gaza is an opposition in Ramallah, and the authority in the West Bank is an opposition in Gaza.
Far from, far from being reached, an agreement that abolishes this situation, even if all the countries of the world intervened.
The fundamental cause lies in the nature of the leadership position in the Palestinian arena, which is still governed by forces belonging to a bygone era. Although it was appropriate at a time when the power and influence of the factions under the banner of the Liberation Organization flourished, it is not appropriate now, not in the management of the internal situation, where Each party monopolizes what is under its control, not in terms of foreign policy, as each faction has its own program, relations, alliances, and financing.
The Palestinians and their brothers and friends who are keen on them are wondering what is the way out of this ongoing situation, which has rightfully been called the second Nakba.
It is no longer useful to sit by the phone waiting for a call for dialogue in any capital, noting that there are no longer any capitals calling for failure in this file.
It is no longer useful to divert the ball from its rightful goal, with mutual accusations and the involvement of the external factor, as if it is responsible for the continuation of the division.
It is no longer useful to repeat that we need a comprehensive, in-depth, mature, responsible dialogue, etc... after thousands of dialogue sessions that took place in capitals and on the homeland.
What is useful is one thing, no matter how difficult it may seem, but it is the most realistic and feasible.. which is everyone going to the polls to produce one legitimacy and a unified national framework, and what the fund produces determines the size and merit of all those who came out of it in managing the affairs of the country and the people. As for the claim of influence from outside this The fund will only lead to a continuity of what we are in, according to the most eloquent colloquial proverb in the embodiment of chaos and fragmentation, "the case of each of the Edu Alo."
Remember how we united last May on the merits of the elections and how our division increased when we abandoned it.
ECONOMY
Wed 19 Apr 2023 10:46 am - Jerusalem Time
1.13 trillion yuan... the foreign trade volume of Zhejiang Province during the first quarter of this year
The Hangzhou City Customs Administration in east China's Zhejiang Province said that the province recorded growth in its foreign trade volume during the first quarter of this year, taking advantage of the momentum gained by the economy with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.
The directorate added that the province's total imports and exports recorded 1.13 trillion yuan (164.2 billion US dollars) during the period from January to March, an increase of 4.8 percent year on year, noting that its exports increased by 6.1 percent to 835.7 billion yuan, compared to a slight increase. Its imports increased by 1 percent to 296.9 billion yuan.
The stronger growth in March reversed a decline of 4.8 percent in the first two months of the year.
Amidst uncertain factors in the global economy, the customs administration said, Zhejiang Province has made all possible efforts to stabilize trade and investment and compete for export orders, with results beginning to bear fruit.
Exports of solar cells, electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries rose 46.2 percent year on year to 41.4 billion yuan, contributing 1.7 percentage points to the growth of foreign trade over the period.
The customs data results showed that Zhejiang Province's foreign trade volume with countries and regions along the "Belt and Road" initiative increased by 14.5 percent year on year to reach 440.2 billion yuan during the mentioned period, while the province's trade volume with CEP members in other regions increased. by 7.3 percent to 283.8 billion yuan.
ARAB AND WORLD
Wed 19 Apr 2023 10:39 am - Jerusalem Time
Qatar and the UAE open their embassies within weeks
The official spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majid Al-Ansari , confirmed today (Tuesday) that there is positive progress in the meetings of the technical committees between his country and the UAE, and that the two embassies between the two countries are expected to open within weeks.
Al-Ansari stated in a media briefing to the ministry that with regard to relations with the United Arab Emirates, there is positive progress in all meetings of the technical committees that work in full swing and carry out mutual visits to facilitate the opening of embassies as soon as possible, according to a statement by the ministry's media and communication department.
He added that the case is now procedural and these embassies are expected to open within weeks, according to the statement, without giving further details.
This announcement comes after the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs had stated on April 5 that two official delegations from Qatar and the UAE held their fourth meeting in Abu Dhabi to follow up the "Al-Ula" statement issued by the Gulf Summit hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2021.
The ministry indicated in a statement that the two sides discussed during the meeting joint mechanisms and procedures to implement the "Al-Ula" statement, and stressed the importance of consolidating relations between the two countries and developing joint work in a way that achieves common interests between them.
It also follows the announcement of the Qatari-Bahraini Follow-up Committee on the 12th of this month to restore diplomatic relations between Doha and Manama in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter and the provisions of the Vienna Treaty on Diplomatic Relations of 1961, after a meeting held by the committee in Riyadh, according to two simultaneous statements by the foreign ministries of the two countries.
The UAE, along with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt, announced in June 2017 the severance of diplomatic relations with Qatar, accusing it of supporting and financing terrorism and interfering in its internal affairs, which Doha strongly denied.
After the reconciliation that took place under the "Al-Ula" agreement at the 41st Gulf Summit in January 2021, Qatar held bilateral discussions with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the UAE to resolve outstanding issues, and the three countries restored trade relations and transportation with Qatar to their previous state.
Doha also received ambassadors from Egypt and Saudi Arabia and sent its ambassadors to Cairo and Riyadh, while the ambassadors between it and Abu Dhabi and Manama did not return.
Wed 19 Apr 2023 10:16 am - Jerusalem Time
Netflix announces that the number of its subscribers exceeded 232 million
Netflix announced Tuesday that it had 232.5 million subscribers in the first quarter of the year and that its new ad-supported subscriptions are doing well.
The streaming TV platform reported first-quarter profit of $1.3 billion, in line with expectations, but announced it was delaying a large-scale crackdown on password sharing to "improve the subscriber experience".
And Netflix announced that it intends to provide paid options for sharing passwords during the current quarter.
This means postponing the profits of some subscriptions and revenues resulting from the move, according to a statement distributed by the company to its shareholders.
Netflix said it believed the move would "lead to better results for our subscribers and our company".
And Netflix recently introduced new ad-supported subscriptions, and said that the interaction with the move exceeded initial expectations, noting that “very few” subscribers abandoned their subscriptions to switch to this type of subscription.
In addition, Netflix announced that it will stop by the end of the year, the DVD rental service via mail, which it launched 25 years ago.
The market study company, Insider Intelligence, expects that Netflix will achieve $770 million this year from advertising revenue from these subscriptions, and it is likely that the figure will exceed $1 billion next year.
Last year, Netflix's growth slowed, prompting the Silicon Valley company to offer cheaper, ad-supported subscriptions.
And Netflix seeks to motivate people who watch its content for free by sharing passwords, to pay for this service without affecting its subscribers.
A study published by Insider Intelligence predicted that in 2023, for the first time ever, American adults will spend more time watching online video, specifically on platforms such as YouTube, Netflix and TikTok, than they spend watching traditional TV stations.
ARAB AND WORLD
Wed 19 Apr 2023 10:09 am - Jerusalem Time
Biden and his vice president file their 2022 tax returns
US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris released their 2022 federal tax returns on Tuesday.
Biden and his wife jointly filed their income tax returns and reported adjusted federal gross income of $579,514, according to the White House.
Biden and his wife paid $169,820 in federal income tax and in Delaware and Virginia combined. Their effective federal income tax rate for 2022 is 23.8 percent.
Harris and her husband reported an adjusted federal gross income of $456,918 and paid $93,570 in federal income tax.
Wed 19 Apr 2023 10:09 am - Jerusalem Time
Mexican Elena Regadas is the best chef in the world, according to a British classification
Mexican chef Elena Regadas, owner of the " Rosita " restaurant in Mexico City, was crowned the best chef in the world on Tuesday, according to the British "50 Best" rating.
For the third year in a row, the “50 Best” classification rewards a chef from Latin America, after the Colombian Leonor Espinosa in 2022 and the Peruvian Pia Leon in 2021.
And in her restaurant, which opened in 2010 in a private hotel within the Roma neighborhood of the capital, Mexico City, Elena Reyadas offers an evolution of traditional Mexican dishes, through a menu that changes daily thanks to seasonal and local ingredients from small producers.
And she has made a name for herself using handmade pasta such as tortellini hoya santa (Mexican pepper). Pebian (a sauce of pureed vegetables that may have its origins in the Aztec and Mayan kitchens) with pistachios, romeritos tacos (fresh herb), and tamales (indigenous dish) of corn served with warm smoked cream.
"It is a great honor to present this year's award to Elena Regadas, a chef who is paving the way for the next generations of pioneering women in Mexico and beyond," William Drew, Content Director at Britain's 50Best Restaurants, said in a statement.
"By supporting traditional dishes and local biodiversity, regadas are working for the future of Mexican food," he added.
The award was revealed ahead of the upcoming 50 Beast concert this year in Valencia, Spain, on June 20.
The scion of a large family, Elena Regadas learned to cook since childhood, then studied English literature at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
However, she never stopped cooking and worked in restaurants throughout her studies and became a chef at the end of her college career.
The chef spent four years in London under Italian chef Giorgio Locatelli, before returning to Mexico to open her restaurant, Rosetta.
It recently launched a scholarship program for women, with the aim of promoting gender parity in kitchens.
SPORT
Wed 19 Apr 2023 5:45 am - Jerusalem Time
Champions League: Real Madrid and Milan cross to the semi-finals at the expense of Chelsea and Napoli
Real Madrid, the Spanish record holder in the number of titles (14) and runner-up AC Milan (7), reached the semi-finals of the European Football Champions League competition, after the first renewed its victory over Chelsea, England, 2-0, and the second tied with its compatriot and host Napoli 1-1 on Tuesday. In the second leg of the quarter-finals.
Brazilian striker Rodrigo Goech imposed himself as the star of the Royal Club match by scoring the winning double in the 58th and 80th minutes, while Frenchman Olivier Giroud (43) scored Milan's goal, and Nigerian Victor Osimhen equalized for Napoli (90 + 3).
Real Madrid won the first leg last Wednesday in the Spanish capital, while Milan won 1-0 in the San Siro.
The Royal Club will meet in the semi-finals with Manchester City or Bayern Munich, who will meet on Wednesday at the Allianz Arena in Munich (3-0) back and forth in Manchester, while Milan will play with its compatriot Inter or Benfica, who will meet at the “Gusepe” stadium. Meazza" Wednesday (2-0).
Real Madrid added Chelsea to the list of its English victims this season, after getting rid of Liverpool in the final price, by defeating it in the first leg 5-2 away from home and 1-0 on the return leg.
Real Madrid confirmed its well-deserved qualification and added Chelsea to the list of its English victims this season, after getting rid of Liverpool in the final price.
Real Madrid managed to reach the semi-finals for the eleventh time in the last 13 years, and its Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti commented on this, saying, “This is a wonderful achievement for the team. We played a somewhat difficult match and qualifying was not easy because we played a match against a strong team. We suffered in the first half and improved in In the second half, we achieved what we needed, and we are now in the semi-finals."
He added, "The semi-finals will not be easy, and we will face a strong team, but if we play with this performance and level, we will continue our journey to the final match."
As for the interim coach of Chelsea, Frank Lampard, he said, "At this level of the competition, you have to translate opportunities into goals. We deserved to score, but they scored a goal that ended everything before they added the second. I cannot blame the players for this performance."
The confrontation between the royal and London clubs was a rematch of their confrontation in the semi-finals of the 2020-2021 season when Chelsea emerged victorious (1-1 and 2-0) on their way to the title and the quarter-finals of last season when Real Madrid won the first leg away from home 3-1 and qualified for the semi-finals despite Losing it back home 2-3 after extension on its way to the title.
Chelsea suffered its fourth successive loss under the leadership of its interim coach, Frank Lampard, successor to Graham Potter, who was dismissed from office due to negative results. His negative results continued in his last seven matches in various competitions, and his last victory dates back to March 11, when he defeated his host Leicester City 3-1. in the local league.
Lampard made 4 changes to the squad for the first leg, sending defenders Trevoh Chalobah, Spaniard Marc Cocoria, midfielder Conor Gallagher, German striker Kai Havertz in place of the suspended Ben Chilwell, the injured Senegalese Khalido Coulibaly, Raheem Sterling and Portuguese Joao Felix.
On the other hand, Ancelotti pushed the same squad that played the first leg in Madrid.
Chelsea tried from the start to search for the net of the royal club, but it was unable to shake the net of the Belgian international goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois, who shone despite the lack of London opportunities, specifically the chance of Spaniard Marc Cocoria in stoppage time of the first half.
And the royal club struck in the second half by opening the scoring through Rodrigo after a counterattack he led himself from the right side after a pass from the Brazilian Eder Militao, so he started from the middle of the field, breaking offside and dodged the defender Chalobah and penetrated into the area and passed it cross that Karim Benzema failed to follow into the empty goal, but it was prepared in front of Vinicius Who returned it to his compatriot in front of the goal, so he prepared it for himself and shot it inside (58).
Rodrigo strengthened the royal club's lead with a wonderful second goal, after an exchange of the ball between more than one player, until Vinicius passed it to Uruguayan Federico Valverde inside the area, so he manipulated Modric and prepared it for the unattended Rodrigo, so he followed it into the empty goal (80).
In the second, Milan confirmed his contract with Napoli and knocked him out of the quarter-finals when he forced him to a 1-1 draw at Diego Armando Maradona.
Milan opened the scoring through Frenchman Olivier Giroud (43), before Napoli equalized through Nigerian Victor Osimhen (90 + 3) returning from injury.
Both teams missed a penalty kick through Giro for Milan (22) and Georgian Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for Napoli (82).
It is the first time that Milan has reached the semi-finals in 16 years, specifically when it beat Manchester United on its way to the last seventh title in its history, the 2006-2007 season.
This was the third confrontation between the two teams in three weeks. Milan had won the previous two matches 4-0 as a guest in the league, and 1-0 in San Siro in the first leg of the Champions League last week.
The match started with a pressing and fierce attack by Napoli through Kvaratskhelia's incursions, Osimhen's positioning, and Matteo Politano's shots from outside the penalty area.
And the “Rossoneri” thought that luck smiled at him when the match referee awarded him a penalty kick after an intervention from the Portuguese Mario Roy on the Portuguese Rafael Leao, so Giro ran to her, but goalkeeper Alex Merritt was on the lookout for her and blocked his shot (22).
Merritt rose again in the 28th minute, against Giroud, who missed a goal almost alone.
Amidst Napoli's attempts to open the scoring, Frenchman Tanguy Ndombele failed to receive a ball on the outskirts of the Milan penalty area, and it reached Liao, who launched it with a quick counterattack in which he overtook three players before passing it to Giroud, who fired into the open goal, scoring the first goal (43).
Osimhen scored a goal before the end of the first half of the match, but it was canceled due to a handball on the Nigerian (45 + 4).
There was a glimmer of hope for the hosts in the 80th minute, when the referee awarded a penalty kick after a handball on English defender Fikayo Tomori, but French goalkeeper Mike Mignan shone in turn, blocking a "Kafara" shot and denying Napoli a draw.
The hosts scored a late equalizer with a beautiful and powerful header from Osimehn, but it was too late for Napoli to return, and the quarter-final ticket went to Mel.
SPORT
Wed 19 Apr 2023 5:42 am - Jerusalem Time
Egyptian Championship: Kahraba was suspended for 12 matches and fined one million pounds for insulting chants against Zamalek
The head of the Disciplinary Committee of the Egyptian Football Association , Izzat Khamis Al-Ahly, officially notified him of suspending his attacker, Mahmoud Abdel Moneim “Kahraba”, for 12 matches, and fining him one million pounds, to be paid within a month, on the background of the Zamalek club’s complaint against him due to offensive chants towards his fans after the El Clasico in the fourteenth stage in January. last January.
The Disciplinary Committee also decided to punish the president of Zamalek Club, Mortada Mansour, by preventing him from attending any matches for a period of two months and fining him 300,000 pounds, in response to the Al-Ahly club’s complaint against him because of the insulting statements to Kahraba and Al-Ahly Club.
"Kahraba was suspended for 12 matches, and it is natural that the Grievance Committee is not aware of the decision, because the aggrieved party has not submitted any appeal so far," the head of the Disciplinary Committee said in a press statement.
He added, "In the affected Egyptian law, he submits a grievance against the decision as soon as he is informed of it within 10 days from the date of the decision's issuance, and in the event of an appeal against the decision, the penalty remains valid until the matter is decided and an official decision is issued, whether to reduce the penalty, keep it as it is, or cancel it."
He stressed that the decision to stop Kahraba prevents him from playing the local Super Cup match that will be held on the fifth of next May in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, and any match organized by the Egyptian Football Association.
The head of the Grievances Committee, Adel Al-Shorbagy, announced on Monday in televised statements that the committee had not yet received any decision from the Egyptian Football Association regarding stopping Kahraba.
He added that if a decision to suspend the player is reached, the latter has the right to complain, and at that time the implementation of the suspension decision will be stopped until the grievance is decided.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, Al-Ahly’s board of directors will hold an emergency meeting to respond to Kahraba’s punishment, and news from within the club indicated that there is a tendency to take a decision to withdraw from the local super match against Zamalek.
Al-Ahly’s deputy president, Al-Amri Farouk, said in radio statements on Tuesday, “The management of his club has officially received a notification from the Egyptian Federation regarding the penalties of the Disciplinary Committee, and there are ongoing meetings at the present time to discuss this decision, and there is an official meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, for the board of directors, and we will study the file well with all developments.”
Regarding the withdrawal from the local super match, he said, "We are carefully studying all the files and the possibilities and dealing according to what we see fit in the interest of Al-Ahly, and we will announce the decision at the appropriate time."
For his part, Walid Al-Attar, Executive Director of the Egyptian Federation, said that the Disciplinary Committee sent on Tuesday morning an official letter to the Egyptian Federation with closed envelopes bearing the penalties regarding Al-Ahly and Zamalek’s complaints, following the events of the two teams’ meeting in the Egyptian League.
He added, "The decisions were as they were leaked through social media, but we waited for the official letter to arrive and did not comment on the matter in the first place because it did not reach us during the past days, and in turn we sent the penalties to Al-Ahly and Zamalek, and they have the right to appeal within 10 days."
Al-Attar criticized the leaking of penalties from the Disciplinary Committee before notifying the Egyptian Federation officially, stressing that this incident should not be repeated.
On the other hand, Smouha Club submitted an official complaint to the Football Association regarding Kahraba’s participation in their match on Monday, despite his suspension, and demanded the three match points.
Al-Ahly defeated Smouha 2-0 in the twenty-sixth stage, scored by Mohamed Sharif and Kahraba.
SPORT
Wed 19 Apr 2023 5:40 am - Jerusalem Time
Qatar Championship: Al-Duhail overtakes Al-Rayyan and regains the lead
Al-Duhail regained the top spot in the Qatari Football League after overcoming Al-Rayyan 4-3 on Tuesday, in a postponed match from the fifteenth round of the Qatari League.
Al-Duhail stopped the series of stumbles when it fell in the league in front of Al-Gharafa 0-2 and was eliminated from the Emir Cup by Al-Sailiya with a penalty shootout 5-4 (2-2), raising its score to 45 points and two points away from Al-Arabi II, while Al-Rayyan’s balance froze at 17 with a match. Deferred in front of Qatar, retaining its seventh position.
Khaled Mohamed (37), Tunisian Ferjani Sassi (45 + 3), Kenyan Michael Olonga (76 from a penalty kick) and Al-Moez Ali (82), while Ivorian Johan Boli (25) and Moroccan Sofiane Boufal (80 and 90 + 4) scored my goals. Al Rayyan.
Al-Rayyan started the match perfectly, to take the lead through Yohan Boley, who took advantage of Osama Al-Tiri's pass and turned it into the net (25), but Al-Duhail equalized the result through Khaled Muhammad, who received Sassi's pass inside the area (37) before the latter gave Al-Duhail the lead in time instead. Lost in the first half through a header, taking advantage of a cross by Al-Moez Ali (45 + 3).
Al-Duhail moved away with a difference in the second half through a penalty kick won by Bassam Al-Rawi, who was subjected to interference from Muhammad Jumaa. Olunga executed the kick successfully, scoring the third goal (76), before Sufyan Boufal revived Al-Rayyan's hopes to return by narrowing the difference through a powerful shot from inside the area (80).
Al-Moez Ali restored the two-goal difference after only two minutes, after a solo effort, bypassing more than one defender, to face the goalkeeper and put the ball into the net (82), while Sufyan Boufal’s third goal for Al-Rayyan (90 + 4) did not prevent his team from losing.
Al Shamal will meet Al Markhiya on Wednesday in a second postponed match.
SPORT
Wed 19 Apr 2023 5:39 am - Jerusalem Time
Emirates Championship: Al-Ahly youth leaders falter, and Al-Dhafra is the first to go down
The leaders of Al-Ahly youth lost two valuable points and opened the door to competition for the title wide after stumbling with its host Al-Nasr 2-2 on Tuesday, in the opening of the twenty-third stage of the UAE Football League , which witnessed the relegation of Al Dhafra to the second division.
Three stages before the end of the tournament, Shabab Al-Ahly raised its tally to 50 points, 5 points ahead of Al-Wehda, who became second by defeating Al-Jazira 3-1, but Al-Ain Al-Third (44 points) could reduce the difference to 3 points if it beat Sharjah on Wednesday at the end of the tournament. stage.
Shabab Al-Ahly opened the scoring early, after Yahya Al-Ghassani received a ball to separate and hit the net of Al-Nasr goalkeeper Ahmed Shambih (9).
But the landowner equalized two minutes later through Ivory Coast's Abdullah Toure, who benefited from Ryan Mendes' pass from Cape Verde (12).
Shabab Al-Ahly regained the lead with a powerful shot from Argentine Federico Cartabia (65), before Moroccan Adel Taarabt prevented him from winning a wonderful back game (89), then the latter was sent off for receiving a second warning ((90 + 2).
Al Dhafra became the first to be relegated to the second division after losing to its host Khorfakkan with three goals scored by the Portuguese Elton Morty (2), the Brazilians Antonio Valmore (5) and Simon Cabral (86), against a goal by Abdullah Al-Rifai (90).
Al Dhafra's balance stopped in the last place at 8 points, to fall to the second division for the third time in its history after 2003 and 2005.
Dibba Al-Fujairah ignited the survival struggle by defeating its host, Al-Bataeh, with the goal of Khaled Mubarak in the 24th minute.
Dibba Al-Fujairah, the penultimate thirteenth, raised its tally to 15 points, 3 points ahead of the twelfth Al-Bataeh.
Al-Wehda rose to second place temporarily by defeating its guest, Al-Jazira, with three goals scored by Brazilian Joao Pedro (21), Tunisian Alaa Zuhair (26), and Argentine Facundo Kruspiski (53), against a goal by Ali Mabkhout (83).
Al-Wehda raised its tally to 45 points, and Al-Jazira remained sixth, with 40 points.
PALESTINE
Wed 19 Apr 2023 5:34 am - Jerusalem Time
President Abbas meets the Saudi Crown Prince in Jeddah
President Mahmoud Abbas met with the Saudi Crown Prince, Prime Minister, Prince Mohammed bin Salman , in the city of Jeddah.
President Abbas briefed the Saudi Crown Prince on the latest political developments in the Palestinian cause and the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.
The President praised the great achievements and the comprehensive renaissance achieved by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in various fields in light of its Vision 2030, and the work to strengthen the Kingdom’s presence and raise its leading position at the regional and international levels, appreciating its active and important role in supporting the nation’s issues, at the forefront of which is support for the cause of our Palestinian people, all the way to To obtain his legitimate rights to freedom, independence and sovereignty in the Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, and adherence to the Arab peace initiative.
The meeting discussed the Palestinian-Saudi brotherly relations and ways to strengthen them, and it was agreed to continue coordination at all levels. The situation in the region was also discussed, and ways to make the upcoming Arab summit in Riyadh a success. The meeting was an opportunity during which the President congratulated His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, on the anniversary of The sixth pledge of allegiance to His Highness, the achievements made during it, and his wishes for the Kingdom, under the leadership of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his Crown Prince, for goodness, brilliance and prosperity at the national, regional and global levels.
For his part, the Saudi Crown Prince affirmed the Kingdom's firm positions to support the Palestinian cause and for the Palestinian people to obtain their freedom and independence.
PALESTINE
Wed 19 Apr 2023 5:21 am - Jerusalem Time
Raids, confiscation of a vehicle, and shootings in Qabatiya.. The occupation carries out a campaign of raids and arrests in the West Bank
The Israeli occupation forces launched, at dawn and Wednesday morning, a campaign of arrests among citizens in separate areas of the West Bank .
According to local sources, these forces arrested the two young men, Alaa Majed Snobar and Ahmed Hisham Snobar, after storming their homes in the village of Yatma, south of Nablus.
Previously, a special force kidnapped two young men during its activity between the new and old Askar camps, east of Nablus, before releasing one of them and keeping the other, Abdullah Zumr.
The occupation forces also arrested a young man, whose identity was not known, after storming a house in the town of Nahalin, southwest of Bethlehem.
They confiscated a vehicle from the village of Al-Manshiya, south of Bethlehem.
The boy, Adam Samir Abu Sharar, was arrested from his home in Ain Al-Sultan camp in Jericho.
While the father of the young man, Tariq Saleh, was arrested from the town of Aroura, northwest of Ramallah, to pressure his son to surrender.
Those forces stormed other areas of the West Bank and carried out raids. They were also shot at as they stormed the outskirts of Qabatiya town in Jenin.
PALESTINE
Wed 19 Apr 2023 5:20 am - Jerusalem Time
An officer was dismissed due to the failure of the arrest of a young man last week
Yesterday evening, Tuesday, the commander of the so-called Israeli "Border Guard" forces decided to dismiss a company commander, after the failure of the operation to arrest a Palestinian youth in Jenin last week.
According to the Hebrew website, Ynet, the details of the operation are still confidential and it is forbidden to publish its details.
The site indicated that the officer did not act according to the procedures and orders, which caused the escape of the wanted person during the arrest process, and increased the danger to the lives of his soldiers.
It was also found that the officer lied in the investigation.
It is currently decided to transfer the officer to a new mission, while his deputy will be transferred to another position.
PALESTINE
Wed 19 Apr 2023 5:12 am - Jerusalem Time
A young man was killed in a shooting crime inside the occupied
The young man , Muhammad Abu Jabal (26 years old), was killed after midnight, as a result of a shooting crime at Iksal intersection in the occupied Galilee.
According to the Hebrew website Ynet, Abu Jabal, a resident of Nazareth , was beaten before he was shot, and was critically wounded, as a result of which he died a short time later.
PALESTINE
Wed 19 Apr 2023 12:32 am - Jerusalem Time
Responsible sources: A series of punitive measures against teachers who refuse to work after the Eid holiday
Responsible sources reported that the Council of Ministers adopted, at the conclusion of its session held in the city of Ramallah today, Tuesday, a recommendation submitted by the Ministry of Education, which calls for taking a series of punitive measures against teachers who refuse to enroll in their schools to save the academic year.
The official news agency Wafa quoted those sources as saying that the prospective measures, which will come into effect immediately after the end of the Eid holiday, range from a complete suspension of salary, transfer, referral to retirement, and dismissal from service, including ten managers who are still reluctant to work. .
The sources confirmed that the council approved the appointment of substitute teachers for the objecting teachers in all disciplines who had passed the recruitment test held last week.
The council's statement confirmed that the Ministry of Education had taken all measures to hold the general secondary exam on time.
PALESTINE
Tue 18 Apr 2023 11:20 pm - Jerusalem Time
Settlers block the northern entrance to Al-Bireh and attack citizens' vehicles
On Tuesday evening, settlers closed the northern entrance to the city of Al-Bireh , preventing citizens from entering or leaving the cities of Ramallah and Al-Bireh.
Local sources reported that settlers , under the protection of the occupation army, closed the northern entrance to the city and the Beitin roundabout, and threw stones at passing citizens' vehicles, which damaged a citizen's vehicle.
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PALESTINE
Tue 18 Apr 2023 10:56 pm - Jerusalem Time
Settlers take over a house in Al-Mazra'a Al-Gharbiyeh
A few days ago, settlers seized a house in the western town of Al-Mazra'a, northwest of Ramallah .
The Director General of Documentation and Publication of the Wall and Settlement Authority , Amir Daoud , stated that a group of settlers took control a few days ago of a 100-square-meter house in the town, belonging to Ghazi Asaad Shreiteh.
Daoud added that settlers have set up tents over the house and are constantly attacking nearby houses by throwing stones at them and at the citizens.
He continued: The house is located on the southern side of the Western Mazraa, near the "Talmon" settlement, which is established on the lands of citizens in the villages of Al-Mazraa Al-Gharbiya and Al-Janiya, north and west of Ramallah.
Tue 18 Apr 2023 10:35 pm - Jerusalem Time
The World Health Organization warns that Covid remains a threat
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the COVID-19 pandemic remains a threat and may cause more problems before the virus settles into a predictable pattern.
In the past 28 days, the organization has recorded more than 23,000 deaths and three million infections, in the context of the greatly reduced number of virus detection tests.
While the numbers are declining, "the number of those who die is still high, as well as the number of people who fall ill," according to the organization's director of emergencies, Michael Ryan , at a press conference.
He said that respiratory viruses do not move from the pandemic stage to the endemic disease stage, but rather move to lower levels of activity with the possibility of reaching seasonal epidemic levels.
“A pandemic is not a button that will be turned off,” Ryan said, adding, “We will likely see ... a bumpy road toward a more predictable pattern.”
The WHO COVID-19 Emergency Committee meets once every three months. It is expected to hold its next meeting in early May.
As it has done in its previous meetings, it will decide whether the virus still constitutes a health emergency of global proportions, the highest emergency that the organization can declare.
On January 30, 2020, the organization declared COVID-19 a health emergency of global proportions, and on that day, the number of infections recorded outside China was less than 100 and zero deaths.
But only when WHO Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the situation as a pandemic in March 2020, did the world spring to action.
The virus cannot be eradicated and, like influenza, will continue to cause respiratory illness in vulnerable people, Ryan said.
In some countries there are large numbers of vulnerable unvaccinated people, he said, while in others Covid is no longer an emergency.
The COVID-19 committee makes its recommendation to Tedros, who has the final say on whether the virus remains a health emergency of global proportions.
"I hope, by the time the Emergency Committee meets in May, that she will have more positive advice for Dr. Tedros on her assessment of the trajectory of the epidemic and whether or not there is a health emergency of global proportions," Ryan said.
PALESTINE
Tue 18 Apr 2023 10:31 pm - Jerusalem Time
The death of a seventy-year-old in a self-driving accident in Jenin
A 70-year-old resident of the town of Arabeh was killed this evening, after an agricultural tractor overturned in a mountainous area between the towns of Arabeh and Fahmah, south of Jenin .
Colonel Louay Arziqat , the media spokesman for the police, stated that the governorate police received a report about a self-driving accident involving an agricultural tractor that resulted in the serious injury of a seventy-year-old citizen who was transferred to a health center in the town of Arraba, where doctors announced his death.
Colonel Arziqat confirmed that the Public Prosecution Office was informed and an investigation into the accident was initiated by the traffic police to find out its causes.
Colonel Arziqat appealed to the owners of agricultural tractors to carry out periodic maintenance and to drive these tractors with caution to avoid accidents with serious consequences.
ARAB AND WORLD
Tue 18 Apr 2023 10:04 pm - Jerusalem Time
Two peacekeepers in Mali were wounded by a mine explosion
The United Nations Mission (MINUSMA) in Mali said on social media that two peacekeepers were injured on Tuesday in a mine explosion in the center of the country.
"Our office in Mopti confirms that an explosion occurred near the village of Amba, 75 km west of Douentza, injuring two peacekeepers who were part of a logistical convoy on its way to this area," MINUSMA wrote in a tweet.
The mission did not specify the nationalities of the two soldiers.
On Friday, another peacekeeper was seriously injured when a mine exploded near the town of Duentza. The mechanism was part of a logistical convoy coming from Timbuktu.
Mines and improvised explosive devices are among the weapons used by the jihadists, who have spread across the country since 2012.
Since the beginning of 2023, the mission has been the target of nine attacks that have killed three Senegalese peacekeepers and injured five others.
PALESTINE
Tue 18 Apr 2023 9:46 pm - Jerusalem Time
The occupation arrests a young man from Ramallah at a military checkpoint near Nablus
Today, Tuesday, the Israeli occupation forces arrested a young man from the town of Betunia , at a military checkpoint near Nablus.
According to security sources, the occupation forces arrested Fouad Muhammad Abu Freih Al-Badawi (27 years old) at a military checkpoint near Nablus, while he was returning to Ramallah .
ARAB AND WORLD
Tue 18 Apr 2023 9:40 pm - Jerusalem Time
Agreement between Warsaw and Kiev on the transfer of Ukrainian wheat
The Polish Minister of Agriculture announced on Tuesday that Poland and Ukraine had reached an agreement to resume the transfer of Ukrainian grain through this country after it was suspended on Saturday.
"We have been able to put in place mechanisms to ensure that not a single ton of wheat remains in Poland and that goods pass through Poland," starting next Saturday , Robert Tellos said, at the conclusion of a meeting with Ukrainian officials.
Ukrainian grain transportation through Poland is supposed to resume in the coming days, according to both sides.
"We treat the problems of our Polish colleagues with the same concern that Poland treats our own. That is why we must act quickly and constructively with this difficult situation," Ukrainian Economic Development Minister Yulia Sviridenko told reporters.
The Polish minister noted that the transportation of Ukrainian grain through Poland will be monitored through the Global Positioning System (GPS).
In an effort to protect its farmers, Poland decided on Saturday to ban the import of grain and other agricultural products without consulting Kiev or the European Commission, which exposed it to criticism from both sides.
Ukrainian grain exported to third countries passes through the European Union since the traditional export route through the Black Sea was closed due to the Russian invasion.
However, contrary to the initial plans, which stipulated only the transit of these grains, stocks of these grains accumulated in Poland, which led to a decline in domestic prices, and sparked protests by farmers and the resignation of the former Polish Minister of Agriculture.
Hungary and Slovakia recently took similar steps by banning the introduction of Ukrainian grain.
ECONOMY
Tue 18 Apr 2023 9:33 pm - Jerusalem Time
The European Union reveals a plan to reform the rules for bailing out troubled banks
The European Union unveiled on Tuesday a long-awaited new plan of measures that would protect taxpayers from bailouts for troubled banks, after the recent turmoil in the banking sector in both the United States and Europe.
The proposed text, which will be negotiated by the member states of the European Union and members of the European Parliament, aims to encourage troubled medium and small banks to use the banking sector’s funds instead of public funds, according to what the European Commission announced, the executive arm of the bloc.
The European Union faced pressure to move quickly in the wake of the bankruptcy of three US banks last month and the merger of the giant Swiss bank Credit Suisse with its regional competitor , UBS .
"The recent failures of some US and Swiss banks, and the resulting crisis in the international banking sector, are just a reminder that we need a strong effective system to deal with all banks of any size when they face problems," Commission Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis said during a press conference in Strasbourg.
The European Union seeks to prevent its members from pumping taxpayers' money into medium-sized banks, and to force banks to build up their own reserves.
In the past, medium-sized banks had difficulty accessing solutions programs financed by the banking sector, which represented a blow to owners of deposits whose value exceeded those secured by deposit insurance programs. Necessary to launch solutions programs, which contributes to reducing the risks of spreading panic and rushing to banks.
"Let me stress that the first and main line of defense in such a crisis should be the banks' internal capacity to absorb losses," Dombrovskis said.
And the European Parliament and the 27 member states of the Union must approve these proposals, which are likely to meet strong opposition from countries in the north, including Germany.
Berlin is concerned about the implications of the European Union's plans for its programs to protect lenders such as banking cooperatives.
However, the measures announced on Tuesday are not a direct response to the recent banking turmoil, but rather come within the framework of the European Union's attempt to complete a banking union that has stalled for years since its inception in 2014.
Brussels launched a radical reform of banking supervision after the 2008 financial crisis and the successive debt crisis in the eurozone.
During both crises, billions of euros of depositors' money were spent bailing out banks.
The dispute has emerged over the last pillar of the banking union, an EU-wide deposit insurance scheme that Germany, Europe's largest economy, vehemently opposes.
The plan did not address reforms and the commission said they were still pending.
Germany and other EU countries fear they will have to pay for the failures of member states' banks under such a plan.
The reforms will only be a new source of tension between Berlin and Brussels.
Germany, a leader in the auto industry, last month blocked a landmark agreement to ban sales of new fossil-fuel cars from 2035, but gave the go-ahead after further talks.
PALESTINE
Tue 18 Apr 2023 9:17 pm - Jerusalem Time
Hebrew channel: Continuing to pursue the perpetrator of the Sheikh Jarrah operation
The Hebrew channel Reshet Kan claimed, on Tuesday evening, that the Israeli Shin Bet has complete information about the identity of the Palestinian youth who injured settlers in a shooting attack that took place this morning in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in occupied Jerusalem .
According to the Hebrew channel, secret and public Israeli security forces are participating in the search for the outlet.
Hadassah Hospital stated that the condition of the patient, whose condition was described as moderate, has improved.
A group of settlers demonstrated this evening at the site of the operation, protesting their loss of security.
ECONOMY
Tue 18 Apr 2023 8:37 pm - Jerusalem Time
The number of poor people in Afghanistan rises to 34 million
The number of poor people in Afghanistan has doubled in three years, to reach 34 million at the end of last year (85% of the total population), according to what the United Nations announced on Tuesday, warning of the deterioration of the economic situation with the measures taken by the Taliban against women.
Since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021, Afghanistan's economic output has declined by 20.7 percent, according to the latest report of the United Nations Development Program issued on Tuesday.
"This unprecedented shock has made Afghanistan among the poorest countries in the world," the report noted.
The number of Afghans living below the poverty line reached 34 million at the end of 2022, compared to 19 million in 2020, according to the report.
Afghanistan lacks recent statistical data, but the United Nations estimates the population of this country to be 40 million, which means that 85 percent of them live in poverty.
In 2022, Afghanistan's gross domestic product will decline by 3.6 percent, the study estimated.
The representative of the United Nations Development Program in Afghanistan, Abdullah Al-Dardari, said in a statement, “The regular flow of foreign aid, which amounted to $ 3.7 billion in 2022, helped to avoid the complete collapse of Afghanistan,” warning of a decrease in this aid for this year.
In 2023, Afghanistan's GDP is expected to increase by 1.3 percent if foreign aid keeps up.
However, the report warned that "the prospects for economic recovery remain weak and insufficient in the long term, especially in the event of suspension of foreign aid due to the restrictive policies of the Taliban."
The UN's 2023 appeal for Afghanistan has so far raised only 5 percent of its $4.6 billion target.
Al-Dardari warned that "if foreign aid is reduced this year, Afghanistan may fall into the abyss."
Since returning to power, the Taliban have doubled down on cracking down on women, banning them from education beyond the primary level. In December, the government also banned Afghan women from working for non-governmental organizations before the United Nations was included in the measure in April.
Many organizations have suspended their operations in the country in protest at preventing women from working for them.
The report warned that "decisions that restrict the rights of women and girls, including preventing Afghan women from working in the United Nations, directly affect economic productivity and may also affect the level of assistance."
"There will be no lasting recovery without the active participation of Afghan women in the economy and public life," said Kani Winaraja, UNDP Regional Office Director for Asia and the Pacific.
Qatar, one of the largest donors that pressured the Taliban authorities to put an end to preventing women from working, announced that it had sent the first batch of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan in 10 months, including food, medicine and books, on Tuesday.
PALESTINE
Tue 18 Apr 2023 8:27 pm - Jerusalem Time
The occupation sets up a military checkpoint at the entrance to Zabuba, west of Jenin
This evening, Tuesday, the Israeli occupation forces set up a military checkpoint at the entrance to the village of Zabuba, west of Jenin , ahead of the iftar time.
The secretary of the "Fatah" movement in the village, Hussein Jaradat, stated that the occupation soldiers set up a military checkpoint at the entrance to the village, stopped the vehicles, searched them and checked the cards of their passengers, which impeded the citizens' movements during the time of breaking the fast during the month of Ramadan.
ARAB AND WORLD
Tue 18 Apr 2023 8:14 pm - Jerusalem Time
Poland deploys an electronic security system on its border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad
The Polish Minister of the Interior announced on Tuesday the creation of an electronic protection system along the border with the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad to prevent the illegal crossing of migrants in operations that Warsaw accuses the Russian authorities of organizing.
The new system will be added to the barbed wire barrier that is currently being built along the border, which extends over a distance of about 200 kilometers.
"We will have complete monitoring of what is happening at the border," Mariusz Kaminsky said in a statement.
The project, which has an estimated cost of 80 million euros, will include 3,000 surveillance cameras and motion detectors.
In September 2021, Warsaw built a 400-kilometer fence on its border with Belarus, about three kilometers wide, in order to avoid a migration crisis that Poland considers a "war" that Russia and Belarus are running against it.
In Poland, it is forbidden to approach a distance of 200 meters from these borders, which are protected by a five-meter-high iron barrier that is equipped with cameras and motion detectors.
Despite Poland's pushback against migrants, border guards and non-governmental organizations report every day about 100 attempts to illegally cross the Belarusian-Polish border by migrants, mostly from countries in the Middle East.




