Day: June 27, 2024

Two civilians were martyred and one military personnel was injured in Israeli missile aggression that targeted some points in the southern region. 'At approximately 11:40 p.m. on Wednesday evening, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a number of points in the southern region, our air defense systems intercepted the missiles and shot down a number of them.,' a military source said in a statement to SANA. The source added: 'The Israeli aggression resulted in the martyrdom of two civilians and the injury one military personnel and some material losses.' Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

A number of Arab press delegations arrived in the capital, Baghdad, to participate in the celebrations of the 155th anniversary of the National Day of the Iraqi Press and the meetings of the General Secretariat of the Federation of Arab Journalists, which will be hosted by the capital, Baghdad. The head of the Freedoms Committee of the Federation of Arab Journalists, Abdel Wahab Al-Zughailat, and the Jordanian press delegation, the Tunisian press delegation that included Al-Hashemi Nouira and Salem Bin Ali, and the Kuwaiti press delegation that included Jassim Kamal and Dhahiran Abi Al-Khail arrived. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Jerusalem - Ma'an - Israeli Channel 13 reported that 4 people were injured as a result of the outbreak of fire in Safed following the fall of missiles launched from Lebanon. Israeli Channel 12 said that about 20 missiles were detected being launched towards the Upper Galilee, and Israeli air defenses intercepted a number of them. The channel also reported that 40 rockets were fired towards Safed, and that electricity was cut off in part of the city. Source: Maan News Agency

The head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, President of the Arab Journalists Federation, Muayyad Al-Lami, confirmed the completion of preparations to hold the central celebration of National Press Day, which will be the largest since the establishment of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate in 1959. Al-Lami told the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that "the higher committee charged with preparing for the National Day celebrations of the Iraqi press, formed under the guidance of the Prime Minister, held an evaluation meeting yesterday during which the procedures related to the activities organized by the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate on the occasion of the 155th anniversary of the National Day of the Iraqi Press were discussed, including receiving and accommodating Iraqi Arab and foreign guests participating in the celebrations and to plan their visits and tours in the capital, Baghdad. Al-Lami explained that ministers of culture and information, heads of Arab and foreign press institutions, heads of internatio nal organizations, and journalists representing newspapers and satellite channels representing more than 50 countries will attend the central celebration, which will be held next Sunday at al-Rashid Hotel, and the festival of the IJS's branches in the governorates, which will be held next Saturday evening in the gardens of Abu Nawas Street, during which the cultural and artistic heritage of the governorates of Iraq will be presented. Al-Lami pointed out that the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate has prepared a curriculum for Iraqi guests that includes tours in the city of Baghdad to see the urbanization and construction movement taking place in the capital and to visit tourist sites there. Al-Lami said that on the sidelines of the celebrations of the National Day of the Iraqi Press, a meeting of the General Secretariat of the Federation of Arab Journalists will be held in Baghdad. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

New York - Together - Today, Thursday, the UN Security Council unanimously issued a resolution in which it called on the parties concerned to immediately implement its resolution 338 (1973) of October 22, 1973, and extended the monitoring force in the Golan for 6 months. Resolution 2737 stressed 'the commitment of both parties to fully and strictly respect the terms of the 1974 Disengagement of Forces Agreement.' In the second paragraph, the resolution called on the two parties to 'exercise maximum restraint and prevent any violations of the ceasefire and the buffer zone, and encourages the parties to make full use of the liaison function of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force on a regular basis to address issues of common concern, as appropriate, and to maintain their contacts with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force to prevent any escalation of the situation across the ceasefire line,' as well as to support the strengthening of the liaison function of the United Nations Disengagemen t Observer Force, and stresses that there should be no military activity of any kind in the buffer zone, including military operations by the Syrian Arab Armed Forces. The Council decided to renew the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for a period of six months until December 31, 2024, calling on the Secretary-General to ensure that the UN force 'has the capabilities and resources necessary to fulfill the mandate in a safe and secure manner.' Source: Maan News Agency