Day: August 11, 2024

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Injuries and clashes.. Arrest campaign in the West Bank


Bethlehem – Ma’an – The Israeli occupation forces launched a campaign of raids, which included arrests, in several areas in the West Bank on Sunday.

In Jenin, the occupation forces arrested at dawn today journalist Hamza Zioud, the freed prisoner Adnan Abu Rashid from the town of Silat al-Harithiya, and the young man Ayman Samer Mar’i to pressure Basil Mar’i’s brother to surrender himself after storming their relatives’ home in the town of Kafr Dhan, west of Jenin.

In Qalqilya, the occupation forces also arrested the freed prisoner Tamer Radwan during a raid on the town of Azzun, east of Qalqilya.

In Nablus, the occupation forces arrested the brothers Abdul Nasser and Amr Mahmoud Salah, Amr Ahmed Hamdan Saif, Mu’taman Subaih Saif, and Muhammad Jamal Fayez Masoud from the village of Burqa near Nablus.

The Red Crescent announced that its crews in Nablus dealt with a live bullet injury in the thigh, following the storming of the Ein camp in Nablus and the outbreak of clashes.

In Jerusalem, the occupation fo
rces carried out a wide-scale arrest campaign in the town of Issawiya, including: Yazan Naaji, Wael Sabta, Abdullah Obeid, Diaa Obeid, Mustafa Nasser, and Murad Nasser.

Source: Maan News Agency

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Algeria renews its call to activate an immediate, permanent & sustainable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip

Algeria, as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, renewed its commitment to Resolution No. 2735, which calls for the activation of an immediate, permanent and sustainable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, according to “Russia Today.”

The Algerian Foreign Ministry affirmed in a statement its complete and absolute adherence to this decision calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

The Ministry renewed Algeria’s support for all efforts aimed at ensuring effective and urgent implementation of the Security Council resolution.

In this context, Algeria requested an open emergency session of the Security Council next Tuesday, in the wake of the Israeli army committing a new massacre by bombing the Al-Tabaeen School, which houses displaced people east of Gaza City, which led to the killing of at least 125 Palestinians.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

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Algeria Requests UNSC Emergency Session over Al-Tabin School Massacre in Gaza


Algeria has requested the convening of an open emergency session of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over the Israeli bombardment that targeted Al-Tabin school in the ad-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City, killing more than 100 Palestinians, including women and children.

The Algerian news agency cited a diplomatic source in New York as saying that Algeria has requested convening such a session in view of the recent grave developments in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly following the aerial attack launched by the Israeli occupation forces on a school in Gaza.

The source added that the request to convene the session was submitted in consultation with the State of Palestine and enjoys the support of other Member States of the UNSC.

At least 100 Palestinian civilians, including women and children, were killed yesterday (Saturday, 10 August 2024) after the occupation forces targeted a school in Gaza City and hundreds more were injured.

Source: Oman News Agency

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EU Says Al Tabin School Attack, Horrific and Unjustified


High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell condemned the Israeli bombing of the Al Tabin School sheltering internally displaced people located in the Al Daraj neighborhood, east of Gaza City, which claimed the lives of more than 100 Palestinians and injured dozens.

In a post on X, Borrell said, “Horrified by images from a sheltering school in Gaza hit by an Israeli strike, with reportedly dozens of Palestinian victims. At least 10 schools were targeted in the last weeks. Theres no justification for these massacres. We are dismayed by the terrible overall death toll.”

The EU foreign policy chief continued, “Over 40,000 Palestinians have been killed since the beginning of the war,” adding that only a ceasefire would put an end to the killing of civilians and release the hostages.

Source: Oman News Agency

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South Korea’s Chip, Auto Exports Rise to $54.3 Billion in Q2 of 2024


South Korea’s combined exports of chips and cars reached $54.3 billion in the April-June period, taking up the highest quarterly figure of 35.6 percent of total exports, according to data compiled by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA). The previous high was 32.9 percent tallied in the third quarter of 2018.

Chip exports accounted for 23.5 percent of total exports, and auto exports 12.1 percent.

In detail, the proportion of chip exports surpassed the 20 percent mark for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2017 before decreasing to 15.7 percent and 16.4 percent in the first quarter and second quarter of last year (2023), respectively, due to a downturn in the global chip industry.

The figure rebounded this year (2024) on the recovery of the global chip demand, driven by the growth of the cloud computing and artificial intelligence markets.

Auto exports reached $19.5 billion, the highest quarterly tally, in the April-June period, 17 years after the tally surpassed the $10 billion mark for t
he first time in the fourth quarter of 2007.

The Korea Automobile and Mobility Association (KAMA) forecast overseas sales of automobiles will reach $375 billion in the second half of 2024, up 6.5 percent from a year ago, thanks to robust demand for Korean eco-friendly and sports utility vehicles in the North American market.

Source: Oman News Agency

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South Korea’s Chip, Auto Exports Rise to $54.3 Billion in Q2 of 2024


South Korea’s combined exports of chips and cars reached $54.3 billion in the April-June period, taking up the highest quarterly figure of 35.6 percent of total exports, according to data compiled by the Korea International Trade Association (KITA). The previous high was 32.9 percent tallied in the third quarter of 2018.

Chip exports accounted for 23.5 percent of total exports, and auto exports 12.1 percent.

In detail, the proportion of chip exports surpassed the 20 percent mark for the first time in the fourth quarter of 2017 before decreasing to 15.7 percent and 16.4 percent in the first quarter and second quarter of last year (2023), respectively, due to a downturn in the global chip industry.

The figure rebounded this year (2024) on the recovery of the global chip demand, driven by the growth of the cloud computing and artificial intelligence markets.

Auto exports reached $19.5 billion, the highest quarterly tally, in the April-June period, 17 years after the tally surpassed the $10 billion mark for t
he first time in the fourth quarter of 2007.

The Korea Automobile and Mobility Association (KAMA) forecast overseas sales of automobiles will reach $375 billion in the second half of 2024, up 6.5 percent from a year ago, thanks to robust demand for Korean eco-friendly and sports utility vehicles in the North American market.

Source: Oman News Agency

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UNICEF: Schools, Shelters Must be Protected, Violence against Children in Gaza Must Stop


The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) affirmed that “schools and shelters must be protected, and this violence against children must stop.”

This was stated in the wake of the massacre committed by the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip at dawn Saturday after the occupation warplanes bombed Al-Tabi’in School, which shelters displaced people in Al-Daraj neighborhood east of Gaza City, which resulted in the martyrdom of more than 100 citizens and the injury of hundreds.

“Horrific reports of another attack this morning on a school in Gaza sheltering displaced people, with children reportedly killed and injured in a place they thought was safe,” UNICEF said on X platform.

In June 2024, UNICEF affirmed that the killing of children in Gaza and the destruction in the Strip will not bring peace to children or the region, stressing that a ceasefire is the only solution.

The Israeli occupation forces have continued their genocide on the Gaza Strip by land, sea, and air since 7 October 2023, which resu
lted in the martyrdom of nearly 40,000 Palestinians and the injury of 91,702 others, while thousands of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads and ambulance and civil defense crews cannot reach them.

Source: Oman News Agency

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MSX Gains 14 Points


Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) general index (30) today gained (14.6) points, comprising a rise by (0.31%) to close at (4659.47) points, compared to the last session, which stood at (4644.90) points.

The trading value today stood at (RO 1,223,500), comprising a decline by (22.7%), compared to the last session, which stood at (RO 1,582,278).

The report released by MSX pointed out that the market value went up by (0.028%) to reach about (RO 24.39) billion.

The report added that the value of shares bought by non-Omani investors reached (RO 58,000), comprising (4.78%). The value of shares sold by non-Omani investors reached (RO 185,000), comprising (15.08%). The net non-Omani investment declined by (10.30%) to (RO 126,000).

Source: Oman News Agency