Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan (Xinhua) - At least 4 passengers were killed and 10 others injured in a traffic accident that occurred in northern Afghanistan's Balkh province, the provincial police office confirmed in a statement on Sunday.

The statement said that the fatal accident occurred on a road linking Shulgara district with Mazar-i-Sharif city, capital of Balkh province, yesterday evening (Saturday), when two Corolla cars collided with each other, killing 4 passengers, including women and children, on the spot and injuring 10 others.

The statement blamed the recklessness of drivers and the poor condition of the roads for the fatal accident in the mountainous region.

On Tuesday, 4 passengers were killed and 8 others were injured in a similar accident in Badigs province, in the west of the country.

Bank of Palestine Group achieved a growth in its net profits for the first half of the year 2022 by 20.4%, as the profits after calculating taxes and expenses amounted to $34.9 million, compared to a net profit of $28.9 million for the same period last year. Assets also recorded a slight decrease in the first half, to record $6.30 billion.

The consolidated financial results of the Bank of Palestine group, which were disclosed to the stock exchange, showed an increase in total income by 15.3%, amounting to $133.5 million for the second quarter of this year, compared to $115.8 million achieved by the group in the corresponding period of last year. In light of the financial statements disclosed by the Bank of Palestine Group, the total equity has increased to reach $512.6 million, achieving a growth of 3.3%, compared to $496.1 million at the end of 2021. While the paid-up capital amounted to ,577223,958 million American dollar.

With regard to credit facilities, they recorded a slight decrease in their numbers for the first half of this year, at the level of $3.43 billion, compared to $3.45 billion recorded at the end of 2021. Customer deposits also decreased slightly during the aforementioned financial period, by 2.1%, to reach $5.19. One billion dollars, compared to $5.31 billion recorded at the end of 2021. This is due to the depreciation of the dollar against the shekel and other currencies.

Mr. Hashim Shawa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank of Palestine Group, expressed his happiness with the group’s financial performance for the first half of the year 2022. He said: “We are proud of the financial results that the group was able to achieve, which were evident, especially in light of the political and economic challenges that Palestine is experiencing, to represent As a reflection of our directions towards promoting economic development, sustainability, and financial digitization that we have adopted in the group.

Shawa added that the group is looking forward to meeting the needs of its customers and shareholders by providing the best and advanced financial services, stressing that the Bank of Palestine Group is constantly reviewing its strategy with regard to its operations and financial activities for the coming years, in search of growth opportunities at home and abroad, in addition to focusing on diversifying its sources of income. Revenues by increasing the share of its subsidiaries in the local and regional market, and investing in new financial and commercial businesses.

In line with its strategy for digital transformation, the Chairman of the Board stated that the Bank of Palestine Group has recently invested in Mada Al-Arab Company, which is considered one of the leading companies in the field of optical fibers, in line with the long-term vision of the Board of Directors of the Group, to support efforts in preparing the infrastructure Able to accelerate the process of digital transformation in Palestine. In addition to its role in supporting leading companies, including startups, and business incubators, as the Intersect incubator of the group accelerates the time in order to enhance the role of young people in the fields of financial technology, develop their ideas, open markets for them at home and abroad, and connect them with investors and financiers.

In his turn, Mr. Mahmoud Shawa, General Manager of Bank of Palestine, said that the financial results achieved during the first half of this year were based on the expansion of financial inclusion to include all segments of society, and focus on distinguished customer service, including the productive sectors.

Mahmoud Shawa confirmed that these profits would not have been achieved had it not been for Bank of Palestine’s continued investment in developing and designing modern digital services, by providing multiple digital channels that keep pace with changes in the local and global environment, and are in line with the needs of its customers and meet their banking financial aspirations, in a way that achieves the principle of financial inclusion and creating A sustainable development environment for both our society and our economy.

Mahmoud Shawa referred to a number of the group's achievements within the sustainability efforts and investment initiatives, including the bank's joining as a member of the Global Impact Investing Network, to explore prospects for searching for new opportunities to build relationships and partnerships with international organizations, to create a better world. For future generations, taking into account climate change, working to reduce carbon, and meeting community investments.

It is noteworthy that Bank of Palestine won the award for the best bank in treasury and cash management during this year, and the best bank in Palestine for the year 2022 from Global Finance magazine, and the bank also won the silver award for gender and economic inclusion from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

BEIJING (Xinhua) -- Official data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday showed that the unemployment rate based on a survey of urban areas in China continued to decline in July, from 5.5 percent in June to 5.4 percent in July.

In the first seven months of this year, 7.83 million new jobs were created in urban areas, according to the authority.

The survey-based unemployment rate among 25-59-year-olds, who make up the majority of the labor market, fell to 4.3 percent in July, according to the data.

The surveyed unemployment rate in 31 major cities came to 5.6 percent in July, down 0.2 percentage points from June.

The urban survey-based unemployment rate is calculated based on the number of unemployed people who participated in the urban employment survey, including migrant workers in cities.

Al-Bireh - exclusive to Al-Quds.com - The journalist and freed prisoner , Bushra Al- Taweel, from the city of Al-Bireh, confirmed that she left the female prisoners to suffer in light of the winter weather and its bitter cold, from a lack of heating means, and from a lack of clothing, especially for the new prisoners.

Al-Taweel, who was released on the eleventh of last month, said, "There are currently 30 female prisoners in Damoun prison, and the living conditions of the female prisoners are difficult in the winter, with a lack of heating means, and electric heaters are not enough, as there is one for every four female prisoners, and the families are trying to Bringing clothes in, but the prison administration oppresses them and tries to prevent them, as there is a shortage of entering clothes, as well as blankets.”

According to al-Taweel, "female prisoners are allowed once every 3 months to bring in clothes and some light blankets, which constitutes a shortage in the needs of female prisoners, especially the new ones, and this deficiency affects their psyche more."

With regard to food and drink, Al-Taweel confirms in an interview with Al-Quds.com that the food provided and the ingredients of hot drinks are bad, including bread, as well as drinking water. The prisoners are forced to buy mineral water at their own expense from the cantina, because the water in the network is worrisome and has a strange color. .

Al-Taweel indicated that the female prisoners refuse to eat the food provided by the prison administration, which forces them to collect food ingredients such as vegetables and others, and they cook the food with their own hands, or buy some ingredients at their own expense.

On the other hand, Al-Taweel confirmed that when she was released from the occupation prisons, she left behind 5 female prisoners suffering from mental illnesses and their conditions are worsening, and the female prisoners are all calling for action to treat them. "A complaint was submitted about this through lawyers and human rights institutions, but to no avail."

Al-Taweel indicated that among the female prisoners who suffer as a result of their injuries are: Israa Jaabis and Marah Bakir, both from Jerusalem, and they need treatment for the effects of their injuries, despite the passage of about 8 years since their arrest, and there is also the prisoner Ataf Jaradat, who suffers from chronic diseases and needs care. .

According to Al-Taweel, the female prisoners demand an improvement in their living conditions, as well as the provision of treatment for sick female prisoners, whether for psychological conditions, chronic diseases, or the injured, and work for their release, and for human rights institutions to stand by them, especially in light of the threats and escalation against male and female prisoners in prisons, and the above. This is out of neglect of their case, while Al-Taweel indicates that he did not move anything after the martyrdom of the captive Saadia Farajallah.

According to Al-Taweel, there are 30 female prisoners in Damon Prison, including 3 minors and four mothers, and their daily life conditions need to be improved, stressing that the female prisoners, in light of the statements and threats by the new occupation government, demand more attention to their case.

Al-Taweel indicated that the occupation tried during the past periods, especially after the "Freedom Tunnel" operation, to impose measures on the prisoners, and found in the female prisoners a point of provocation against the captive movement, and began to impose measures on them, which prompted the captive movement to escalate afterwards, while Al-Taweel warns that the occupation authorities should legislate By imposing procedures and penalties on female prisoners, as a prelude to escalation against the captive movement.

The occupation forces released the journalist, Bushra Al-Taweel, on the eleventh of last month, after an administrative detention that lasted 9 months in the occupation prisons, noting that she spent more than 4 years in the occupation prisons.

Khartoum , (AFP) - Sudanese police fired tear gas canisters to disperse thousands of demonstrators who took to the streets of Khartoum again Thursday, demanding the return of civilian rule and an end to the military coup carried out by army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan last year.

According to eyewitnesses, the demonstrators carried Sudanese flags and chanted "No to military rule" and "Civilian people's choice."

Sudan, one of the poorest countries in the Arab world and mired in its political and economic crises since the fall of former President Omar al-Bashir in 2019, has been suffering from continuous unrest since the military coup that took place on October 25th.

This prompted the Sudanese to demonstrate regularly since then, to demand an end to military rule, and the demonstrations often included violent confrontations with the security forces, which resulted in the killing of 116 demonstrators, according to the Central Committee of Doctors of Sudan against the coup.

The worsening economic crisis and security chaos led to an escalation of ethnic clashes in areas far from the capital.

Al-Burhan has always insisted on describing what happened as "correcting" the course of the transitional period and that it was not a military coup.

On July 4, al-Burhan announced that the military institution would "not participate" in the national dialogue called for by the United Nations and the African Union to "pave the way for political and revolutionary forces ... and to form a government of independent national competencies."

However, Al-Burhan's announcement was rejected by the demonstrators and opposition forces. The Forces for Freedom and Change described the announcement as an "exposed maneuver".

Recently, Al-Burhan announced his support for an initiative known as "The Call of the People of Sudan", which is sponsored by the famous Sufi religious leader, Al-Tayeb Al-Jedd Badr, aimed at ending the political crisis in the country. Its conference was launched on Saturday in the presence of dozens of political parties.

Absent from the conference was the main opposition coalition in the country, the Forces for Freedom and Change, whose members were ousted from the transitional body in the Burhan coup.

Also absent are members of the Resistance Committees, informal groups that emerged during the 2019 protests against former President Omar al-Bashir and have regularly opposed the military coup during recent demonstrations.

In an interview earlier this month with BBC Arabic, the deputy head of the Sudanese Sovereign Council, Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, criticized the military coup and said, "Unfortunately, we also did not succeed in change."

البيرة – اختتم اتحاد الكيك بوكسينغ، يوم السبت، ورشة عمل للحكام، في مركز الفهد الرياضي بمدينة رام الله، بمشاركة 20 حكماً من مختلف المحافظات الشمالية.

وحاضر في الورشة، الحكم الدولي، تامر بكر، رئيس لجنة الحكام، حيث تضمنت الورشة الجانب العملي لمهام القضاة وحكم الوسط لتخصصات الحلبة التالية: “فل كونتاكت – لو كيك – كي ون”.
وأوضح سمير عثامنة، رئيس الاتحاد، أن هذه الورشة تأتي ضمن خطة الاتحاد لتهيئة الكادر التحكيمي، لإدارة مختلف المنافسات التي ينظمها الاتحاد.

وشكر عثامنة الحكام على التزامهم بالمشاركة، مثمناً جهد الحكم الدولي تامر بكر على كل ما قدمه في الورشة التي تهدف إلى الارتقاء بالجانب التحكيمي، الذي يعد أحد الأركان الرئيسية للعبة.

وأشار عثامنة إلى الاتحاد مستمر في تنفيذ أجندته التطويرية لكادر اللعبة، خلال الدورة الأولمبية الحالية، بهدف الحفاظ على المكتسبات التي حققها الاتحاد على الساحة المحلية.

Kiev ( Ukraine ) - (AFP) - Ukraine announced Monday that it expects to export the first shipments of grain "this week" in accordance with the agreement signed with Moscow, despite the Russian bombing that targeted Saturday the port of Odessa, which is considered pivotal in sending shipments.

"We expect work on the agreement to begin in the next few days, and we expect a coordination center to be established in Istanbul in the next few days. We are preparing everything to start this week," Infrastructure Minister Oleksandr Kubrakov told a press conference.

He pointed out that the main obstacle to the export of grain is the dangers of Russian bombing, especially after the strike that targeted the port of Odessa on the Black Sea on Saturday, which is considered pivotal for the shipment of grain.

Kubrakov called on Turkey and the United Nations, the guarantors of the agreement, to secure the Ukrainian shipments, warning that "if the parties do not guarantee security, it will not work."

What also impedes the export of grain is the presence of naval mines laid by Ukrainian forces to prevent Russia from carrying out a landing operation on its coast. The minister said that the mines would only be cleared "in the corridor necessary for export operations."

He added that Ukrainian ships would accompany the shipments, which could also transport fertilizers as well as grain.

For his part, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yuri Vaskov stated that the port of Chornomorsk (southwest) will be the first port from which shipments will be launched, followed by the port of Odessa (south), then the port of Pevdenye (southwest).

"During the next two weeks, we will be technically ready to export shipments of grain from all Ukrainian ports," he said.

Ukraine's grain exports are essential to global food security, and 25 million tons of them have been stuck in the country since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24.

Governorates - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Prime Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Palestinian factions condemned, on Sunday, the crime of field execution carried out by the Israeli occupation forces against the citizen Ahmed Hassan Kahla (45 years), who was martyred at an occupation checkpoint near the town of Silwad , east of Ramallah.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh held the occupation authorities fully responsible for the ongoing crimes, calling on the United Nations to provide international protection for our people.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates also condemned the heinous crime of execution, and considered it part of a series of daily crimes committed by the occupation forces against Palestinian citizens, with instructions from the political level in the occupying state that made it easier for soldiers to kill any Palestinian without posing any danger to the occupation soldiers.

The ministry held the Israeli government fully and directly responsible for these crimes and their consequences and repercussions on the conflict arena.

The ministry called on the International Criminal Court to break its silence and speed up its investigations. Especially in light of the escalation in the occupation’s crimes against the Palestinian people, and in the face of the official Israeli disregard for international condemnations and UN calls for stopping the escalation, achieving calm, and stopping illegal unilateral measures.

For its part, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine mourned the martyr Kahla, stressing that "the field executions carried out by the occupation against our people in the West Bank and Jerusalem under flimsy pretexts will not break the will of our people, who rose up in the face of the occupation and its aggressions that escalate day after day, especially with the escalation of actions." resistance to this enemy in the occupied West Bank.

The front said: "The assassinations and field executions against Palestinians in cold blood reflect the racism and fascism that characterizes the state of the Zionist entity, which requires a popular and national response to it in all forms and means."

The Islamic Jihad Movement also mourned the martyr Kahla, considering that the scene of his execution in front of the eyes of the world, is a heinous crime that proves over and over again the extent of oppression against all our people, who will increase their determination, determination and adherence to our just cause. As stated in the text of its statement.

And she stressed that the resistance will not be silent for long in the face of this fascist crime, and in the face of the killing of 13 citizens within two weeks.

بكين - (شينخوا) كشفت الصين يوم الاثنين الماضي عن خطة لتعزيز النمو الأخضر في القطاع الصناعي لأجل مساعدة الدولة على تحقيق هدفها بالوصول إلى ذروة انبعاثات الكربون.

وحسب الخطة الصادرة من وزارة الصناعة وتكنولوجيا المعلومات واللجنة الوطنية للتنمية والإصلاح ووزارة الإيكولوجيا والبيئة، فإنه بحلول عام 2025، سينخفض استهلاك الطاقة لكل وحدة قيمة مضافة لدى الشركات الصناعية التي لا تقل الإيرادات السنوية لكل منها عن 20 مليون يوان (حوالي 2.96 مليون دولار أمريكي)، سينخفض بنسبة 13.5 في المائة مقارنة مع عام 2020 .

وذكرت الخطة أنه سيتم بذل جهود لتعزيز التحسين والترقية للهياكل الصناعية، وكبح التطور الأعمى للمشروعات منخفضة المستوى ذات الاستهلاك المرتفع للطاقة والانبعاثات العالية، علاوة على تطوير صناعات خضراء ومنخفضة الكربون.

وبحلول عام 2030، ستبلغ نسبة المركبات العاملة بالطاقة الجديدة والطاقة النظيفة حوالي 40 في المائة من إجمالي المركبات الجديدة، بينما ستنخفض كثافة انبعاث ثاني أكسيد الكربون من سيارات الركاب والمركبات التجارية بنسبتي 25 في المائة و 20 في المائة على التوالي مقارنة مع عام 2020 .

وأشارت الخطة إلى سيتم تعزيز التكنولوجيات الرقمية بشكل أكبر لتمكين التحول الأخضر ومنخفض الكربون للقطاع الصناعي، مع تسريع وتيرة تطبيق وترويج الحلول الرقمية منخفضة الكربون.

Jerusalem - Pal Sport Agency / The first military swimming championship was inaugurated in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, today, Monday, in the presence of the official presence of the leadership of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the presence of the military attache at the Embassy of the State of Palestine. It was marked by the presence of a group of the Palestinian community who came to support the military swimming team.

The opening ceremony included a speech by the Sudanese Armed Forces delivered by the Sudanese Deputy Chief of Staff and the speech of the Arab Union for Military Sports, under whose supervision the tournament is being held, and a presentation of Sudanese folklore and show swimming.

The preliminary competitions for the 400-meter freestyle, 50-meter breaststroke, 200-meter backstroke and individual medley, 100-meter butterfly and freestyle, and 4 * 200-meter freestyle relay were launched.

The Palestinian military team mission consisted of:

Major Muhammad Khataba, head of the delegation

Captain Youssef Iyad Rammal, team manager

Captain Ahmed Al-Hamidi 100-meter freestyle race

First Lieutenant Osama Kaabih 50-meter backstroke

Wael Jabara, the first sergeant in the 50-meter freestyle race

Abdel Hamid Assaf, the first sergeant in the 100 freestyle race.

Written by: Jamal Zaqout
"Bye bye PLO" This was announced by Brzezinski, the former US National Security Adviser during the Carter administration in 1979, and Menachem Begin repeated it after the PLO's steadfastness in Beirut during the Israeli war on the Palestinian political and armed presence in Lebanon in 1982, which, although it led to Until the PLO and the bases of the Palestinian revolution left Lebanon, it was still able to reject the American conditions to join the so-called American settlement train at the time. We remember how the Palestinian leader Abu Ammar answered at the time when a journalist asked him, "Where are you going, Abu Ammar?" Arafat replied, "To Palestine."

This answer and that force had its costs, which must be paid through attempts to contain the PLO, which it was impossible to succeed in without working to tear it apart and weaken it, in preparation for its subjugation. Despite the correctness of the demands raised by the Democratic Reform Movement in the Fatah movement at the time, it quickly slid into a bloody schism in which a number of Arab regimes became involved, and it culminated in attempts to harm the organization’s legitimacy and status, until the arduous dialogue between the Democratic Alliance and the Fatah movement resulted in the completion of the Aden Agreement. -Algeria and the convening of the National Council in Algiers "April 1987", a step that paved the way for mobilizing the energies of the Palestinian people and the outbreak of the great Palestinian uprising "December 1987".

The occasion of this urgent narration is the unprecedented state of weakness and disintegration of the Palestine Liberation Organization, the keenness of its influential members to maintain the state of impotence, and the limitation of its role to sealing the representation that no longer has a serious impact on the political reality for various reasons, the most important of which is the failure of betting on the organization with all its credit. In the course of the Oslo settlement, without achieving anything but the expansion of the fragmentation of the organization’s reality and the marginalization of its position behind the authority, which also began to erode, especially after the Hamas coup in 2007.

The failure of the Oslo process as a transitional phase to end the occupation and enable the Palestinian people to determine their own destiny, without the forces of the Liberation Organization striving to revise this path, formed and continues to constitute the infrastructure for the state of division that deepens and opens the gates of hell for further dismantling the organization, which has turned into a mere tool in The hand of the Palestinian presidency to proceed with the process of engineering the Palestinian situation away from the popular will, and instead of national consensus with rising political and social forces in political life on a vision outside the Oslo track, the PLO restores its broad, pluralistic coalition character as a national front to lead the stage of national liberation.

This fragile and eroding reality revitalizes and revives attempts to create alternatives and control the organization, a strategy that has never disappeared from the agenda of Hamas, or proceeded with its dismantling and erasure, as Israel has sought throughout the past era.

The fundamental question facing Palestinian patriots, in light of the overthrow of Fatah pluralism, the disappearance of what is known as democratic forces, and the alignment of most of its components on both sides of the division, is how to build an independent democratic national movement that contributes to saving the national cause, because any attempt does not distance itself from the state of division and restore Focusing its mission on building a historical popular bloc, which risks slipping towards further fragmentation of the “disintegrated and eroded state of the organization,” rather than repairing it, restoring its unity, or even rebuilding it.

And so that the good intentions of reviving the PLO do not turn, the road to hell has always been a bed of roses, even if it was adorned with slogans of democratizing the organization, merely as a new tool for division and warfare against "eroded legitimacy"; The true guarantor of this historical process calls for building a broad national democratic current that is open to all patriots who believe in political and intellectual pluralism in the face of policies of hegemony, monopoly of power, and exclusivity in the national political and struggle decision, and they seek to end division and restore unity in the face of occupation.

Building the popular bloc that pressures to stop the policy of dismantling the organization cannot be successful by siding with either side of the divisive scene, but rather by unifying the efforts of the components of that popular bloc away from the factional diseases that aborted attempts to build a democratic assembly, and undermined the efforts of independent democratic patriots to build an independent democratic national movement. The invitation to the founding conference of the Independent Democratic Current was canceled at the last moment.

The survival of the state of the Liberation Organization and the authority as it is of the disintegration and erosion of its social incubator needs careful and calm treatment, not the security fist to prevent and suppress jurisprudence and initiatives, nor leaps in the vacuum of the divisive atmosphere, and perhaps the first step that constitutes the direction of the main blow to rebuild the Liberation Organization on democratic foundations, It begins with continuous pressure by the real affected by the division and its national, economic and social consequences, especially youth, women and other marginalized groups, to agree to form a government of national unity, and not colluding to write off this pivotal step, as happened in the recent Algerian dialogue, and so that the highest priority of this government is concentrated in Providing all means of popular and national steadfastness in the face of the plans of the fascist right-wing government, and establishing an environment and internal political and security climates that pave the way for holding general presidential and legislative elections, and open the way towards the election of “and consensus where it cannot be held” a new National Council, to rebuild the organization and comprehensive national unity within its framework, Including all gatherings of the Palestinian people in all places of their presence on the basis of absolute adherence to the right to self-determination and the rules of international law and United Nations resolutions related to the Palestinian cause, and focus the general national effort on rebuilding the identity and the unifying national institution in the face of the Israeli strategy of liquidation, expulsion and displacement.

Washington - (AFP) - The family of journalist Sherine Abu Aqleh , who was killed while covering the occupation forces' storming of the Jenin camp in May, urged the United States today, Tuesday, to conduct an independent investigation and hold Israel accountable, on a visit to Washington at the invitation of Secretary of State Anthony. blinkin.

The family, who will also meet deputies, said it calls on the United States to conduct a "comprehensive, credible, independent and transparent" investigation into Abu Aqleh's killing.

"For far too long, the United States has enabled Israel to kill with impunity by providing arms, immunity, and diplomatic cover," her brother Tony Abu-Aqleh wrote in a statement.

"Impunity leads to repetition. We are here to do our part and ensure this cycle ends," he added.

"If we allow Shireen's murder to be ignored, we are sending the message that the lives of American citizens abroad do not matter, that the lives of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation do not matter, and that the most courageous journalists in the world, those who cover the human impact of armed conflict and violence, They can be dispensed with."

The Palestinian-American journalist Abu Aqleh, who had been working for the Qatari channel Al-Jazeera for 25 years, was killed on May 11 after being shot in the head while she was covering the occupation's raid on the outskirts of Jenin camp, in the northern West Bank.

On July 4, the United States issued a statement saying that Abu Aqeela was likely hit by Israeli fire, but that there was no evidence that her killing was intentional, and that the bullet was too badly damaged to reach a "final conclusion."

The Palestinians and the journalist's family condemned the statement at the time, describing it as "attempts to obscure the truth" in the case of the murder of journalist Sherine Abu Aqleh.

Israel says it is still investigating her killing and rejects allegations that it targeted a female journalist.

The Abu Aqel family tried in vain to meet US President Joe Biden when he visited Israel and the West Bank earlier this month. However, Blinken invited the family to visit Washington, as National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan announced at the time.

Blinken earlier spoke to her family by phone and publicly criticized Israel for using force at her funeral when police prevented mourners from raising Palestinian flags and chanting patriotic slogans. Abu Aqelah's coffin almost fell to the ground from the hands of the mourners after they were beaten with batons by the Israeli police, who arrested some of them.

Khartoum - (AFP) Tribal clashes in Darfur have claimed the lives of at least seven people in this vast and turbulent region in western Sudan , according to the official Sudan News Agency.

Clashes took place between Arab tribes of pastoralists and other African tribes in a village near Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state, according to eyewitnesses.

The reasons for these confrontations could not be determined immediately.

"A group of shepherds riding camels and motorbikes began attacking the village of Amori, and the village was burned, four citizens were killed and three others were wounded," as well as two other people who were killed on Wednesday and Thursday, the Sudan News Agency reported, quoting the South Darfur State Security Committee.

After that, another person was also killed in these confrontations, which spread to neighboring villages, whose shops were looted and partially burned, according to the same source.

A medical source confirmed to AFP that 20 wounded patients had been transferred to Nyala Hospital.

Tribal clashes are recurring in the Darfur region, which has been witnessing a state of instability since 2003 as a result of the conflict that began after armed groups belonging to African minorities took up arms against the Arab-backed Khartoum government, claiming that the region was marginalized politically and economically.

According to the United Nations, the conflict has left 300,000 dead and 2.5 million people displaced.

And the frequency of tribal conflicts increased after the coup of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the army commander, against the civilian government that took power after the overthrow of Omar al-Bashir in 2019.

Washington (AFP) - US e-cigarette maker Juul said Tuesday it had reached a landmark agreement to end more than 5,000 complaints filed by 10,000 people over accusations it targeted teens in its marketing strategy and sales of its products to them.

"Jules Labs has reached agreements with the plaintiffs," the group said in a statement, without giving details.
She pointed out that the financing of this process will be through "money in the form of shares."

The American company pointed out that the solution is "global" and covers complaints against "Jules Labs and its heads and managers" before a court in California.

Some of the lawsuits were brought on charges of bodily harm, while others were filed en masse by consumers, government entities, or indigenous tribes.

"These settlements represent a major step in strengthening Juul Labs' operations and securing the company's path to fulfill its mission of providing adult smokers with a transitional solution to smoke-free (tobacco)-based cigarettes while addressing their use by minors," the company said.

The company is facing a series of lawsuits, and a decision was issued against it by the US health authorities, which in June banned the sale of electronic cigarettes in the country, a decision that was partially lifted by an appeals court in Washington.

And "Jul" recently announced a restructuring plan that includes employee dismissals, which would avoid bankruptcy thanks to capital provided by shareholders.

And the American company stated that “during the past year,” it “reached agreements with 37 states and regions,” stressing that it will continue “talks with other major parties to resolve the remaining disputes.”

The past months have witnessed the announcement of several agreements, one of which was in September with 34 states and territories in the United States, for which compensation amounted to $438.5 million.

Jerusalem - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Federation of Bodybuilding and Physical Fitness announced that it had obtained professional cards for Palestinian players, in an achievement that is considered the first of its kind in the history of the Federation.

Professional cards are considered a key towards facilitating the participation of Palestinian players in international forums, and ensuring their classification by the International Federation.

The Federation stated, in a statement, that this achievement came as a result of the efforts and correspondence of the Palestinian Federation with the International Federation, which is headed by Rafael Santoja.

The President of the Federation of Bodybuilding, Bashir Salama, confirmed that the presidency of the International Federation did not hesitate to provide unlimited support for this sport in Palestine, referring to what the President of the International Federation, Santoja, confirmed his pride in the efforts of the Palestinian Federation during the past two years in developing the management of the Federation.

Salameh pointed out that Santoja expressed his appreciation for the efforts of the Technical Committee of the Palestinian Federation, which is headed by Ghaleb Tartir, for its tireless efforts in developing the game.

He also pointed out that the President of the Arab, African and Egyptian Federation, Vice President of the International Federation, Adel Fahim, praised the achievements of the Palestinian Federation, which represent a positive distinction during the recent times, and that he stressed that Palestine is his second country and will not hesitate to provide support and assistance to advance this sport in Palestine.

For his part, Al-Tartir confirmed that the technical staff of the Federation of referees and technicians have a high responsibility and a professional level that enables them to reach advanced stages in this sport, as the Technical Committee had participated in a refresher arbitration course in Jordan under the supervision of the International Federation, in which the Palestinian Federation referees proved their professionalism and high readiness.

Al-Tartir indicated that the technical committee's achievements were one of the pillars for obtaining international professional cards.

Tripoli - (dpa) - Members of the Supreme Council of State in Libya considered the Dbeiba government to have "necessarily expired," referring to the time period of the road map it produced, which ends today, Tuesday.
Members supporting the Bashagha government issued a statement on Monday night, in which they welcomed the achievement of more consensual points between members of the House of Representatives and the state in the Constitutional Path Committee, and urged the two houses to complete what remains.

He also called on the members, whose names or number the Dabaiba did not specify, to assume his moral and legal responsibilities by expediting the smooth handover of government headquarters to Bashagha's government, following the example of his predecessor.

They stressed the need for those holding senior positions in political institutions to assume their legal responsibilities, warning of any divisions within the institutions that might result from their wrong positions.

The statement called on the members of the UN mission to respect the consensus that took place between the two councils and to acknowledge the mandate of the Bashagha government over the entire soil of the country, as it is the legitimate government emanating from the elected official bodies. According to the description.

The statement comes after the Constitutional Track Committee failed to reach a complete consensus on the constitutional framework necessary for holding elections.

The UN Adviser on Libya, Stephanie Williams, announced on Monday morning the end of the third and final round of negotiations of the Joint Constitutional Committee of the House of Representatives and the High Council of State related to the constitutional track, without progress being made on agreeing on a constitutional framework for the elections.
According to a series of tweets on Williams' account on the social networking site "Twitter", "disagreements remained regarding the measures organizing the transitional period leading to the elections."

In what appears to be a sign that the joint committee has not reached a complete consensus on the constitutional basis for the elections, Williams called on the presidencies of the two chambers to meet within ten days at a place to be agreed upon to overcome the sticking points.

The statement also comes on the night of the end of the term of the Geneva Agreement, which unified the executive authority in Libya, represented by the Presidential Council and the National Unity Government.

On more than one occasion, Bashagha called on the head of the national unity government, Abdel Hamid al-Dabaiba, to hand over power, while al-Dabaiba insisted on not handing over until after the elections.

Dabaiba also affirmed on more than one occasion his adherence to power even after the date of June 21, which coincides with the end of the Geneva Agreement, which increases the ambiguity surrounding the fate of the current political bodies, and warns of the possibility of the country returning to the square of political division.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Jerusalem Water Authority signed an agreement for consulting services for the wastewater treatment project in the Ramallah region (wastewater treatment plant - Ein Jaryut), with the consortium of the German company Tractable and GFA and the local partner, the Center for Engineering and Planning (CEP).

It was signed by the Director General of the Authority, Mr. Abdul Khaleq Al-Karmi, with Dr. Christoph Thun, representing the German company Tractable, in the presence of Eng. Shereen Al-Shelleh, Director of the Engineering and Planning Center, and a group of department directors and engineers of the Authority and the Engineering and Planning Center.

It is noteworthy that the project - which has been long-awaited as a result of several challenges - is a vital and strategic project for the region, as it will mainly serve the entire population of Beitunia, parts of Ramallah and some neighboring towns. This includes consulting services: reviewing, developing and building on previous studies, and preparing designs and permits necessary and preparing bid documents to build and operate a sewage plant to serve the area and supervise its implementation, in addition to the accompanying measures by providing technical support and preparing the necessary studies to establish a specialized sewage department in the authority with all its components, as this project is considered the first step to start managing the authority to serve sewage in the area its franchise.

For his part, the Director General of the Authority stressed the importance of the project, and praised the distinguished German support, as the value of the project is about 27 million euros, which were allocated and signed an agreement for the implementation of the station and the accompanying advisory services.

It is noteworthy that the authority referred the work of consulting services to the harmony between international companies and the Center for Engineering and Planning as a local partner, after a technical and financial evaluation of a bid that several international companies competed for.

Shanghai - (AFP) - A Shanghai court announced Friday that it had sentenced a Chinese-Canadian tycoon, Xiao Jianhua, who went missing in 2017 in a Hong Kong hotel, to 13 years in prison for financial crimes.

Xiao He was one of China's richest men, with an estimated fortune of $6 billion.

The No. 1 court in Shanghai, where Xiao Din was being tried, said in particular on charges of "embezzlement of public funds" and "illegal use of funds".

His disappearance in 2017 shocked Hong Kong.

It is known that he was close to senior Chinese communist leaders, and according to press information, he was kidnapped by agents of Beijing.

Since then, little information has been leaked about the case and the Chinese authorities have remained silent about it.

It appears that the investigation targeting Xiao Jianhua falls within the framework of the broad anti-corruption campaign launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping when he came to power in 2012.

The alleged kidnapping of Xiao took place in Hong Kong at a time when mainland Chinese agents were not allowed to move in the semi-autonomous city.

At the time, some feared that residents of the city would be forcibly transferred to neighboring mainland China, where the judiciary is largely under the jurisdiction of the ruling Communist Party.

These fears were the motives of the pro-democracy demonstrations that rocked Hong Kong in 2019.

London (AFP) - A British man in his 60s who was sentenced to life in prison for sexually assaulting more than 100 women's bodies in hospital morgues was handed new convictions Wednesday, in the final phase of an "unprecedented" case in British justice.

David Fuller, who confessed his actions, did not seem affected during a London court sentencing him to four years in prison on charges of having sex with women's corpses and possessing pornography of 23 victims between 2007 and 2020.

In December 2021, this 68-year-old electrician received a life sentence for similar acts on dozens of dead women and for killing two young women in 1987.

In total, David Fuller sexually assaulted the bodies of "no less than 101 women and girls, although the identities of ten of these have not been identified and may never be," according to what the public prosecutor confirmed during the hearing. While the youngest victim was nine years old, the oldest was a hundred years old.

"You will be in prison until the last day of your life," the judge said while pronouncing the additional sentence issued against Fuller.

Turning to the facts, the Attorney General noted that this was a case "unprecedented in the history of British justice".

Fuller worked as an electrician for two hospitals in the south of England on night shifts, so he was often left alone after the staff left, so he had easy access to the morgues and refrigerators where the bodies were placed.

Fuller's actions were not revealed for more than ten years, but in December 2020, thanks to DNA techniques, the police were able to stop him as the suspect in the 1987 murder of two young women in Tunbridge Wells (southeast England). Fuller sexually assaulted and strangled the two women.

During a search of his home, the investigators found a very large amount of pornographic images, in addition to video clips he filmed during the assaults he was committing in the morgues.

Before the verdict was issued on Wednesday, family members of the victims had interventions before the court, including the daughter of one of the victims, who indicated that she felt "great disgust", describing Fuller as a "monster".

Another victim's brother said, "David Fuller has blotted out every memory I have of my sister, because all I can think about is what he did to her while she should have been resting."

Last month, the families of the victims were awarded financial compensation for the trauma they had experienced as a result of this case.

The judge addressed his conversation to David Fuller, telling him, "You did not care about the dignity of the dead. Your perverted actions towards those you killed and the women you assaulted after their death show that you are unscrupulous."

This case sparked panic in the United Kingdom, prompting members of the House of Lords to demand tougher punishment for anyone who sexually assaults dead bodies. Currently, those who commit similar acts are punished with two years' imprisonment.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson commented on Fuller's conviction of the two murders dating back to 1987, while then-Minister of Health Sajid Javid launched an independent investigation to find out how the sixty-year-old managed to sexually assault corpses in public hospitals for a long time without anyone realizing what was happening.

The results of the investigation are expected to be released next year.

A translation of "Jerusalem" dot com - The Hebrew Kan radio station revealed, today, Thursday, that the outgoing Minister of Internal Security, Omir Bar Lev , stopped the movement of Palestinian prisoners between the wards, which the Prison Service requested to do last August, for fear of a strike. About food and escalation.

According to the radio station, this procedure is contrary to the security procedures used to prevent and detect any new escape attempts.

In response, Bar Lev said that representatives of the Israeli security establishment advised him to do so.

The decision was taken on the 31st of last August, about 3 weeks after Operation Dawn in Gaza, and amid threats from the prisoners to go on strike.

It turned out that the head of the Shin Bet prison branch was in favor of stopping this step for fear of escalation.

In response to what was leaked, the minister-designate, Itamar Ben Gvir, called for tougher measures against the prisoners.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - The Commission for Detainees and Ex-Prisoners' Affairs condemned today, Wednesday, the bill passed by the Israeli Knesset a short time ago, as it approved it in the preliminary first reading, which provided for the withdrawal of nationality or residency from prisoners of Jerusalem and the occupied interior who receive allowances from the Authority. Palestinian nationalism.

In a statement, the Commission stated that the occupation, with all its military and political components and apparatus, does not stop launching a fierce attack against the prisoners, as it is not only using methods of repression, torture and violating their rights, but also seeks to remove the political and legal dimension from the prisoners as a cause of national liberation, and an attempt to strip them of their freedom. The character of the struggle, through the enactment of arbitrary laws legislated by the Israeli Knesset "Parliament" that target prisoners from various segments.

She added, "This draft law comes as part of the escalation and strict measures initiated by the so-called Minister of National Security, "Itamar Ben Gvir" against the prisoners, which he began to implement during the past days after his visit to "Hadarim" prison, where during the visit the extremist "Ben Gvir" threatened "By applying new procedures aimed at tightening the screws on the prisoners and making their lives unbearable inside the detention centers."

The Commission affirmed that the people of the captive movement are fully prepared to confront any escalation against them, as they have begun to mobilize publicly by forming national committees from the various factions of national action to confront any abusive measures that the prison administration may implement against them, which may target their daily lives and stability.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - Vice President of the Fatah Movement, Mahmoud Al-Aloul, said, "The barbaric aggression against the Gaza Strip will not discourage our people from defending themselves and confronting the Israeli machine of destruction."

Al-Aloul stressed that the occupation will not succeed in bringing our people to their knees, who stand with all their factions and forces in one trench in the face of aggression.

He pointed out that the world's silence on the crimes committed against children, women and the elderly encourages the occupying state to continue its aggression and massacres against our people, but we continue to struggle for our freedom and the restoration of our rights.

Tehran - (AFP) - The Iranian police announced the opening of an investigation into the behavior of some of its members, after the spread of a video tape showing that they severely beat a person in connection with the protests that followed the death of the young woman, Mahsa Amini.

Since September 16, Iran has been witnessing protests over the death of Amini, 22, after she was arrested by the morality police in Tehran for not adhering to the strict dress code in the Islamic Republic.

Dozens of people died on the sidelines of the protests, including members of the security forces, and hundreds of others were arrested in the movements that included raising slogans against the authorities, and what officials consider "riots."

A videotape appeared to have been taken from a mobile phone on social media, showing riot police beating a person lying on the ground, using sticks and kicking.

The person tried to cover his head using his hands, while the officers who wore their protective equipment, including a helmet, continued to hit him, while their colleagues stood close to them without interfering.

In what appeared to be a long alley, there were more than ten motorcycles with riot police on board. In the last parts of it, he heard what appeared to be gunfire from afar, before the officers moved away on their bikes, leaving the man lying on the ground motionless.

And the police stated that "an immediate special order was issued to investigate the exact date and place of this incident and to identify those involved," according to a statement published by the official news agency "IRNA" on Tuesday night.

"The police absolutely reject violent and unconventional behaviour, and will deal with those involved in accordance with the rules" in force, the statement added.

On October 14, the Tehran police announced the opening of an investigation into the behavior of one of its officers, after a videotape spread showing him touching a woman's buttocks while trying to arrest her on the sidelines of the protests.

The police confirmed at the time that the incident took place in the center of the capital, and a "special order was issued to deal with this issue," and that "every violation will be dealt with."

London - (AFP) - An English study published Friday revealed that soccer players are more likely to develop brain health problems after the age of 65 than other individuals.

The study, called Scores, by researchers at the University of East Anglia, relied on online tests to remotely assess cognitive functions and monitor deteriorating brain health.

About 145 professional soccer players participated, including former Crystal Palace striker Mark Bright and former Norwich duo Jeremy Goss and compatriot Ewan Roberts.

The study included 55 former footballers aged 65 or over, and their results were compared with 27 non-football players in the study group aged 65 and over, as well as with a control group of thousands of participants who were combined from other studies and underwent the same tests.

According to the results of the study, former soccer players between the ages of 40 and 50 perform better than the rest of the participants, but the trend reverses with age.

"When they were 65, things started to go downhill," said Dr. Michael Gray, who led the study.

"Football players over the age of 65 have the worst performance in the areas of reaction, executive functions (which include managing and controlling non-routine situations or performing several things at the same time) or positioning. These are clearly early warning signs of deteriorating brain health.

This new study is in line with findings from a survey conducted by the University of Glasgow that found footballers were three and a half times more likely than the general population to die from a neurodegenerative disease such as dementia or Parkinson's.

FC Barcelona announced the departure of its player, Oscar Menguiza, this evening, Tuesday, to Celta Vigo, during the current summer transfer period.

Barcelona published a statement on its website, in which it said, "Barca and Celta Vigo have reached an agreement regarding the transfer of the player Oscar Menguiza."

And Barca continued, "Barcelona reserves the right to buy back the player in the future, and 50% of the future sale percentage."

The statement added, "In this way, Menguiza becomes a player in Celta Vigo, knowing that the agreement was reached between the two parties on July 30."

Barcelona did not announce the financial details of the deal or the duration of the contract, but some reports stated that Oscar Mengueza will sign a contract with Celta Vigo for a period of 4 years, and Barcelona will receive a fee of two million euros, while retaining a percentage of the sale in the future.

Barcelona had requested at least 5 million euros for the departure of Oscar Menguiza, but with the player's exit from coach Xavi's plans, Celta Vigo succeeded in pressing during the negotiations to reduce the financial consideration.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - 30 administrative detainees in the Israeli occupation prisons continue, for the fifteenth day in a row, to engage in an open hunger strike, in protest against the policy of administrative detention against them.

The detainees, who are cadres, members and supporters of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, demand an end to administrative detention.

The Front in Prisons organization indicated that the occupation tried to pounce on this step by communicating with some administrative detainees in order to make an offer to them, but they clung to their position, which calls for ending the administrative detention against them.

According to the organization's statement, more detainees will join their comrades in batches until their demands are met.

Hebron - "Jerusalem" dot com - Today , the Ministry of Education , through the International and Public Relations Unit, organized a tour of support and support for the Jenba Mixed Elementary School, which was targeted by the occupation army and settlers in the Yatta Education Directorate, in the Hebron Governorate. With the participation of a delegation from the Ministry of Education and representatives of international, diplomatic and human rights organizations, official and media institutions, and civil and community events.

The occupation forces detained the participating delegation. and tried to prevent him from going to school; In a step that reveals the occupier's diligence and continuous targeting of educational cadres in all regions.

The Ministry of Education confirmed that this tour, titled: (Let's Support the Traveler), falls within the context of highlighting the suffering that education in these areas is going through, the continuous violations by the occupation, its targeting of students and educational personnel, obstructing their access to their schools and depriving them of receiving their education in an environmental environment. Safe and stable, pointing out that what happened today in al-Musafer is proof of the daily suffering that education in Yatta and the various Palestinian governorates goes through.

During the tour, the voice of the students was heard, the reality of the needs was identified, the mechanism for following up on meeting them according to the available capabilities, and the necessity of delivering a message to the world was emphasized. The necessity of putting an end to the occupation and curbing its crimes and violations against children, students, educational cadres and parents.

It is noteworthy that Al-Mosafer schools witness daily suffering, as the occupation targets educational staff and students through systematic practices. The most recent of which was the closure of the entrances to the villages of Al Markaz and Janba, in conjunction with the start of the second academic period of the school year, which started on Sunday morning.

Ramallah - "Jerusalem" dot com - A young man was killed, on Wednesday evening, by a settler's gunfire, claiming that he stabbed another, near the "Havat Yehuda" settlement, which is established on citizens' lands, south of Hebron .

The Civil Affairs Authority informed the Palestinian Ministry of Health of the death of the young man, Sanad Muhammad Othman Samamreh, from Al-Dhahiriya , south of Hebron, by the Israeli occupation forces.

According to Israeli sources, the settler was stabbed several times, resulting in moderate injuries.

NEW YORK -- (Xinhua) -- Long-term COVID patients in the United States have been abandoned in a system that was time-consuming and difficult to handle even before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, US News & World Report reported. Monday.

“People face long waiting times, insufficient legal support, a lack of clear guidance on how to prove their disability, and the challenges of a medical system that does not have a standardized process for diagnosing long-term COVID,” the report quoted health experts and disability advocates as saying.

The report indicated that recent research from the Brookings Institution estimates that between 2 million and 4 million Americans are unemployed due to long-term Covid, adding that a study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research in September indicates a number closer to 500,000.

The Biden administration has promised to support people with long-term Covid, but advocates for patients say many are struggling to get government help.