Category: General

A large fire that broke out in the industrial district of Hilla destroyed a number of shops, without causing any casualties.

Civil Defense Media Director Aqeel Abdullah said, “A large fire broke out in a number of commercial stores for unknown reasons, causing material damage but no casualties.”

He added that the civil defense teams were able to extinguish the fire and that the police opened an investigation to find out the causes of the fire.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Gaza – Together – Salama Marouf, head of the government media office in Gaza, said that the fate of about a thousand people, including citizens, medical personnel and journalists, who were present in the complex at the moment the Israeli occupation army stormed it is still unknown, and their fate is not known if they were arrested or killed and their bodies were hidden in other places. .

He confirmed that after several days of specialized government crews working to search for the bodies of the martyrs that the occupation army had hidden in the corners of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex and under the remains of its rubble and rubble; The crews were able to recover 30 martyrs buried in two cemeteries, one in front of the emergency department and the other in front of the kidney department.

He pointed out that the bodies of 12 martyrs were identified, while the rest were not identified, noting that the occupation army deliberately hid the bodies, buried them deep in sand, and dumped waste on them. Some of the bo
dies of women, the elderly, and also wounded were found, while some of them were handcuffed and stripped of their clothes, which indicates that Executing her in cold blood.

He explained that the heinous and despicable crime committed by the occupation army by plundering the largest medical complex in Palestine and completely destroying it, is the most horrific massacre known in history against a medical complex by bombing, burning and bulldozing it, as part of its war that destroys all elements of life and means of survival inside the Gaza Strip.

He continued: “This crime is no less than his other crime of killing the sick, the wounded, doctors, and the displaced, arresting them, and forcibly displacing them to the south.”

He explained that Al-Shifa Medical Complex was the last health resort for more than 700,000 citizens in northern Gaza, and was considered a way to survive for hundreds of severe injuries resulting from the ongoing (Israeli) genocide, which means that the northern Gaza Strip is currently
without any real health service in light of its limited capacity. The capacity of the National Arab Hospital and its weak potential.

He called for urgent work to introduce field hospitals to the Gaza and northern governorates, and to quickly endeavor to remedy the destruction that occurred to the health infrastructure in the northern Gaza Strip, and to supply the health sector with all the needs necessary to perform its duty.

The Prosecutor General of the International Criminal Court called for an investigation into this massacre committed by the occupation army in the Al-Shifa Complex, in all its details, whether against the complex or against citizens, displaced persons, medical personnel, and journalists.

Source: Maan News Agency

ABU DHABI: Tadweer Group and UK climate leader Levidian have joined forces on international waste decarbonisation projects. Tadweer Group to develop a first-of-its-kind pilot project in Abu Dhabi to be commissioned by the end of 2024.

Oliver Christian, HM Trade Commissioner for the Middle East, said, ‘Today’s announcement between UK company Levidian and Tadweer Group clearly demonstrates the joint ambition to tackle one of the largest climate challenges facing the world today. Tadweer Group’s commitment to the circular economy coupled with Levidian’s climate tech innovation to decarbonise hard to abate sectors will unlock unprecedented opportunities in waste to energy and waste to value, not just here in the UAE but across the globe.’

The companies have a shared ambition to explore decarbonisation projects of landfill sites around the world through the deployment of Levidian’s LOOP technology, producing millions of tonnes of clean hydrogen and carbon negative graphene. This can be used as a high-quality add
itive to increase the performance of materials as wide-ranging as concrete, batteries and plastics.

Ali Al Dhaheri, Managing Director and CEO of Tadweer Group, said, ‘We’re proud to invest in Levidian as a pioneer in the sustainability sector to bring LOOP technology to the UAE. We are committed to collaboration with like-minded organisations to harness advanced technologies and pioneer unprecedented solutions, challenging the way we view and handle waste for generations to come. Our forward-thinking enables us to work with experts including Levidian to drive positive change, creating the blueprint for merging world-class solutions with international collaboration.’

John Hartley, CEO of Levidian, said, ‘Countless studies have shown the scale of the challenge facing the waste sector in climate terms. Together with Tadweer Group, our mission is to help waste companies and governments on their decarbonisation journeys by unlocking the value of waste; driving down emissions and creating a new revenue stream for
businesses that means they no longer have to make the choice between planet and profit.’

This mobile system will then be used as part of the programme to develop further decarbonisation projects in the UAE and beyond, with the aim of showcasing the technology as a scalable solution to the world’s waste methane problem.

Levidian is also set to join the global Waste to Zero initiative and will support the development of the sector’s pathway to decarbonisation.

Source: Emirates News Agency

New York: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi urged the international community, on Thursday, to acknowledge and accept the State of Palestine as a full member of the UN.

Addressing the UN Security Council during a meeting to address the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at U.N. headquarters in New York City, Safadi warned that every second that the aggression against the Gaza Strip persists, the oppression gets more intense, and the occupation gets more established in the West Bank, the danger of the war on Gaza getting worse and worse. The West Bank, which includes Jerusalem under occupation, has even fewer chances of a political resolution.

Safadi emphasized that Jordan will not permit anyone to use it as a fighting ground. He declared, “We will defend our security and the security of our citizens, and we will confront, with all our capabilities, any attempt by Israel, Iran, or any other party, to violate our airspace and enda
nger the security of our citizens.”

The only way to enact an autonomous Palestinian state with sovereignty over the Palestinian national territory and coexist in safety and harmony with Israel, according to Safadi, is for the Kingdom to stay united with the brotherly Palestinian people, to speak out for their rights, and to be a force for just peace.

Source: Jordan News Agency

At least nine people were reported injured as of Thursday after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake rocked a wide area of western Japan late Wednesday, authorities said.

No tsunami warning was issued for the 11:14 p.m. (0214 GMT) quake, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

The focus of the temblor was in the Bungo Channel, which separates Ehime and Oita prefectures at a depth of 50 km, the weather agency said. Shikoku Railway Co. said some train services on Shikoku Island were temporarily suspended, but resumed operations on Thursday.

According to Shikoku Electric Power Co., an operator of a nuclear plant in Ehime Prefecture, there were no was no major problems at the facilities.

The quake registered lower 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in parts of Ehime and Kochi prefectures, about 750 km southwest of Tokyo. The weather agency defines an intensity of lower 6 as strong enough to most heavy and unbolted furniture moves and falls.

At a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday, a weather agency officia
l warned that quakes of a similar scale could occur in the affected areas in the coming week, urging the residents to remain on guard against possible seismic activities. Japan is one of the world’s most earthquake-prone countries, accounting for about 20 percent of the world’s earthquakes of magnitude six or greater

Source: Kuwait News Agency