Category: General

Jeddah: The weekly report of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Observatory for Israel’s Crimes against Palestinians showed an increase in the Israeli occupation forces’ attacks in Gaza Strip and West Bank cities from April 16 to 22, 2024, when 378 Palestinians were martyred and 675 wounded, mostly in the Gaza Strip.

The number of Palestinians martyred between October 7, 2023, and April 21, 2024, reached 34,582.

According to the latest Gender Alert on Gaza, launched by the UN Women today, six months into the war, 10,000 Palestinian women have been killed in Gaza, among them an estimated 6,000 mothers, leaving 19,000 children orphaned.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Riyadh: Riyadh is set to host, from April 28 to 30, the Health Tourism Future Forum which is organized by the Health Tourism Club and the Health Tourism Association in partnership with the Global Health Tourism Council (GHTC).

Talking about the event, Health Tourism Association Chairman of the Board of Directors and Health Tourism Club President Ahmed Al-Arej said it will be held under the auspices of the Ministry of Health, and will highlight the Kingdom’s tremendous development in the medical field.

He said that the event will attract local and international medical bodies and specialists, providers of health-care services and accreditation centers in the public and private sectors, which will showcase their products at an exhibition to be held on the sidelines of the forum.

The event will feature specialized discussion panels, workshops, and business sessions that focus on promoting major projects in the tourism, hospitalization, and health-care sectors, and providing options and destinations for those
seeking treatment and hospitalization from various countries of the world.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Lyon, The State of Qatar will participate in the 19th conference of the heads of the National Central Bureau of the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), held in the French city of Lyon during the period from April 23 to 25.

The participating delegation is headed by Lieutenant Colonel Ali Mohammad Al Ali, who is the Director of the communications department for Arab and international police at the Ministry of Interior.

The conference significance stems from its organization of field priorities for the network of Interpol national central bureaus around the world.

The Qatari delegation is looking to leverage the conference to develop a mechanism of work with Interpol and enhance bilateral cooperation with national central bureaus.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Bern, HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met Tuesday in Bern with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Swiss Confederation Ignazio Cassis.

During the meeting, they discussed the cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them in the field of mediation and resolving international disputes.

The meeting also tackled the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as the situation in Ukraine, Afghanistan, and the African continent, along with several other regional and international issues of mutual interest.

HE the Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized during the meeting the importance of the Qatari-Swiss partnership, noting its development and growth, and its contribution to enhancing international efforts and prioritizing dialogue as a means to achieve peace, security, stability, and development in the region.

For his part, the Swiss Foreign M
inister expressed his appreciation to Qatar for its efforts in the field of mediation and resolving regional and international conflicts. He emphasized the importance of Qatar’s continued mediation efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.

He also expressed his gratitude to Qatar for its role in evacuating a number of Swiss citizens from the Gaza Strip.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Doha, HE Minister of State for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater met on Tuesday with HE Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to the State of Qatar Khaled Badr Al Mutairi.

During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Rabat, The Commonwealth of Dominica has reaffirmed its support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over all its territory, including the Moroccan Sahara.

This position was expressed in a Joint Communiqué issued following talks between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Vince Henderson.

In this Joint Communiqué, posted by the Maghreb Arabe Press (MAP), Henderson reiterated his country’s support for the Autonomy Plan, presented by Morocco in 2007, as the only credible, serious, and realistic solution for resolving the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.

In this regard, he praised the efforts of the United Nations as the exclusive framework for achieving a realistic, practical, and lasting solution to this regional dispute.

As a member of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), the Commonwealth
of Dominica welcomed the opening of an OECS Embassy in Rabat on October 18, 2018 and a Consulate General in Dakhla on March 31, 2022, which will certainly represent a great opportunity to further consolidate bilateral exchanges between the Kingdom of Morocco and the six Eastern Caribbean States, the Communiqué emphasised.

Source: Bahrain News Agency