Day: August 7, 2024

Three Palestinian civilians were dawn on Wednesday killed and others were injured after the Israeli occupation bombed a residential apartment east of Gaza City.

WAFA correspondent reported that the bombing targeted an apartment belonging to the family of Ahmed Hamada, next to Yaffa School in Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza, where he was killed along with his wife and their son.

The occupation forces also opened fire on citizens’ homes east of the Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip, which resulted in the injury of a number of citizens, who were subsequently transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip.

The occupation boats bombed the area around Wadi Gaza Bridge northwest of Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip.

Israeli occupation warplanes bombed a house on Salah al-Din Street at the entrance to Nuseirat camp, while the occupation artillery fired its shells towards the neighborhoods of Tal al-Hawa and al-Zeitoun in Gaza City.

The occupation warplan
es raided the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, and the eastern part of the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israeli artillery bombed the area around Sheikh Zayed Towers east of the town of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, and the area west of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed in a report yesterday that the bombing and hostilities continue to kill, injure and displace Palestinians, and destroy infrastructure.

The UN office stated that during the past 48 hours, three schools housing displaced persons in Gaza were bombed, resulting in dozens of casualties.

The number of people killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7th, 2023, has surged to 39,653. Some 91,535 others have been wounded.

Thousands of victims are still trapped under the rubble or scattered on the roads, as ambulance and civil defense teams are facing tremendous difficultie
s in reaching them due to the relentless Israeli shelling.

Casualty data in Gaza are incomplete due to the intensive Israeli aggression, the repeated and complete interruption of communication and internet services, devastated infrastructure and massive debris, and the lack of fuel and heavy machinery; which render it difficult to document figures.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

Ukrainian air defense units shot down 14 Russian drones targeting various locations in the country on Tuesday night.

Commander of Ukraine’s air force Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk announced that Russian forces launched an air attack last night using 14 drones, yet that Ukrainian air defense units were able to shoot them down in the Mykolaiv Oblast.

Oleshchuk added that two fires broke out in open areas in the Mykolaiv and other areas, which were quickly extinguished by firefighters, with no injuries recorded.

Moscow and Kyiv exchange drone attacks on a regular basis in the context of the ongoing war between the two parties, without a solution in sight. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency

Doha, August 07 (QNA) – Members of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) unanimously elected HE Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah as Chairperson of the NHRC on Wednesday for a five-year term, subject to renewal, and Dr. Mohammad bin Saif Al Kuwari as Deputy Chairperson.

In remarks following her election, Al Attiyah emphasized the role of the NHRC in spreading its message and exerting effort in performing its duties, which enabled it to maintain a great legacy in the field of human rights and qualified it to enjoy the highest classification that can be granted to a national institution in the world for three consecutive sessions since 2010, in addition to the reputation it now enjoys regionally and internationally.

She indicated that this great legacy requires work to keep it up, as work must be according to an approach that ensures the NHRC remains at the top among its counterparts in the world and aspires to achieve more human rights accomplishments. She said the NHRC will exert its greatest effort and
harness its utmost energies to bear this national and humanitarian responsibility.

The meeting of the National Human Rights Committee members came following the Amiri Decree No. 61 of 2024 reconstituting the NHRC. The committee’s membership includes Maryam Abdullah Al Attiyah, Dr. Mohammad Saif Al Kuwari, Dr. Yousef Mohammed Al Obaidan, Dr. Asmaa Abdullah Al Attiyah, Sultan Mubarak Khamis Al Abdullah, Fawaz Bakhit Al Jatal, Dr. Hessa Mohammed Sadeq Mohammed, Mubarak Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Khalifa (civil society representatives), Dr. Reem Ali Al Derham (representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Abdullah Saqr Al Mohannadi (representative of the Ministry of Interior), Naji Abd Rabbo Al Ajji (representative of the Ministry of Social Development and Family), Sheikha Najwa bint Abdul Rahman bin Nasser Al-Thani (representative of the Ministry of Labour), Dr. Saleh Ali Al Fadala (representative of the Ministry of Justice).

The decision also provided that the committee would select a Chairperson and Deputy
Chairperson from its members of representatives of civil society and that the term of the committee would be five years, renewable for another period or periods. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency

Doha, August 07 (QNA) – HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met on Wednesday morning at his Amiri Diwan office with HE Ambassador of the State of Palestine Munir Abdullah Ghannam, who called on HH the Amir to greet him on the occasion of the end of his tenure in the country.

HH the Amir granted Al Wajbah Decoration to HE the Palestinian Ambassador in recognition of his role in contributing to the enhancement of bilateral relations between the State of Qatar and the State of Palestine, wishing him success in his future missions, and the relations between the two countries further development and progress.

For his part, HE the Palestinian Ambassador expressed his thanks and appreciation to HH the Amir and to the state officials for the cooperation he received that contributed to the success of his work in the country. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency

HM King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain received the credentials of HE Sultan bin Ali Al Khater as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

HE the Ambassador conveyed HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani’s greetings to HM the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and His Highness wishes of good health and happiness to His Majesty and continued progress and prosperity to the government and people of Bahrain.

For his part, HM the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain entrusted HE the Ambassador with his greetings to HH the Amir, wishing His Highness good health and happiness and the State of Qatar further progress and prosperity. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency

The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) murdered more than 39,677 Palestinian civilians and injured more than 91,645 others (mostly children), since the beginning of the Israeli occupation’s genocide against the Gaza Strip in October 2023.

Medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that the IOF committed two massacres against Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip, in the past 24 hours, slaughtering 24 civilians and wounding at least 110 others, who were taken to hospitals afterwards.

The sources pointed out that thousands of victims remain under the rubble and scattered on the streets, as the IOF has been preventing ambulance and civil defense crews from reaching them.

Meanwhile, the IOF aircraft and artillery continued Israel’s raids and violent shelling across the Gaza Strip, targeting homes, streets and refugee camps as well as any gatherings of civilians, and slaughtering and wounding any civilians they comes across, while more IOF continued ground invasion of large neighborhoods in Rafah and several axes
across Gaza, amid heavy aerial and artillery shelling and horrific daily massacres.

As Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip enters its 306th day, the features of the cities of the Gaza Strip vanished, after the Israeli occupation has destroyed everything that makes Gaza what it is, and nothing remains but rubble and the tents of the displaced and refugees, in the largest and most brutal genocide witnessed in the occupied Palestinian territories. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency

Three people were killed and another was injured when a residential building collapsed in Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province in southern China.

According to initial investigations, the collapse of the building may have been caused by a gas explosion, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing local authorities.

Authorities are still investigating the circumstances of the accident. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency

Doha, August 07 (QNA) – Qatar Development Bank (QDB), in collaboration with the National Cyber Security Agency, has launched the “Cyber Security Manual for SMEs” aiming to enhance cybersecurity awareness and provide practical guidelines for SMEs in Qatar to protect their businesses from cyber threats.

The new manual covers a wide range of essential topics, including an introduction to common cyber risks, practical guidelines for implementing basic security controls, tips for enhancing employee security awareness, and basic security requirements.

Senior Manager of Advisory and Business Localization at QDB Hala Ali Al Misnad commented, “At QDB, we believe in the importance of digital transformation in the upcoming phase. We are continuously working on programs and initiatives that can enhance this transformation in Qatari SMEs, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030.” “We have launched this guide with our partners at the National Cyber Security Agency to emphasize the necessity of understanding cyber securit
y fundamentals amidst increasing risks and to build and improve cyber security capabilities within the national entrepreneurial ecosystem,” she added.

Eng. Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Shafi, Director of National Cyber Strategies and Policies Department at the National Cyber Security Agency, praised the productive partnership between the agency and QDB in issuing guidelines for fundamental cyber security requirements for SMEs.

He stated, “The aim of this partnership is to help SMEs understand cyber security risks in the digital world, mitigate these risks by complying with basic guideline requirements, build an effective cyber security system within them, and guide them in building their knowledge and enhancing their capabilities.” The Cyber Security Manual for SMEs specifically addresses the needs of SMEs due to their crucial role in the national economy and their urgent need to bolster their defenses against increasing cyber-attacks. It also provides practical guidance on creating a cyber incident response pla
n, the importance of continuous employee training, and the safe use of cloud technologies.

Qatar Development Bank (QDB), previously known as Qatar Industrial Development Bank, was established in Qatar in 1997 by Amiri Decree No. 14 as a developmental organization with the primary objective of fueling industrial growth and driving the private sectors economic diversification. Over two decades of transformation, QDB has reinvented itself to become the main supporting arm for Qatars private sector and a powerful catalyst for socio-economic development through three access-based pillars to SME and private-enterprise support: Access to Finance, Access to Markets, and Access to Capability. (QNA)

Source: Qatar News Agency

The Grand Mosque of Al-Azhar condemned the violence targeting Muslims and mosques in Britain after allegations were circulated about the involvement of a member of the Muslim community in a murder, which led to a wave of anger accompanied by attacks on Muslims and other immigrants.

Al-Azhar forewarned, in a statement on Wednesday, of the consequences of inciting hatred against Muslims and spreading terror and fear among a large segment of British citizens.

Al-Azhar called for the implementation of the law to prevent the spread of violence and terror, expressing appreciation for the British government’s position in reassuring Muslims and committing to preserving their safety and protecting mosques.

It also appreciated the statements of Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper rejecting the manifestations of hatred and racism practiced by the far right against Muslims and their pledge to impose deterrent punishment on those involved in sparking this chaos. Several British cities witnessed
acts of violence and chaos led by the far right against mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers, setting them on fire and throwing stones at police.

Source: Kuwait News Agency