Day: July 27, 2024

A fire broke out this morning on the upper floor of a commercial building in the Bunounk area northeast of Baghdad, while civil defense teams began to extinguish it. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Civil Defense teams extinguished a fire that broke out in two commercial stores in the Dakir area of Basra. A source in the Civil Defense stated that the fire broke out in two commercial stores selling electric generators in the Dakir area in Al-Ashar and caused material damage without recording human losses, indicating: "The cause of the fire was an electrical short circuit. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Rome, An official Saudi delegation led by National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) CEO Dr. Khaled Alabdulkader took part here in a scientific event organized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The Saudi delegation discussed the latest developments and challenges facing the world in combating land degradation, highlighting Saudi Arabia's efforts and readiness to host in Riyadh the 16th edition of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and Land Degradation, scheduled to be held in December. The delegation comprised representatives from the National Center for Environmental Compliance, the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, and several government bodies concerned with desertification, as well as the Kingdom's Permanent Representative to FAO Dr. Mohammed Al-Ghamdi. Source: Saudi Press Agency

The Iranian State Media Council announced the closure of all government centers and banks tomorrow, Sunday, due to the extreme heat, according to the "Fars" News Agency. The Secretariat of the State Media Council said in a statement, "Due to the continuation of the extreme and unprecedented temperatures and in order to preserve the health of citizens and rationalize energy consumption, all government departments, centers and banks across Iran (except for emergency and relief service centers) will be closed tomorrow, Sunday." The statement added, "Official working hours have been set in all government departments and banks across the country (except for emergency and relief service centers) from 6 to 10 am on Saturday." The statement added, "Remote work is also allowed for employees who are unable to come to the workplace due to their health conditions." The capital, Tehran, witnessed its hottest days starting Wednesday afternoon, with a temperature of 43 degrees in the city of Varamin. Temperatures will continue to rise this week and next, with temperatures expected to reach 50 degrees Celsius in most parts of the country over the next five days, according to Iran International. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Jerusalem - Ma'an - A Palestinian young man was injured early Saturday morning by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire at the entrance to the town of Issawiya. The occupation police claimed that the Palestinian tried to carry out a run-over attack, and shot him. His health condition was described as critical, and he was transferred to the hospital to receive treatment while under arrest. The forces stormed Al-Issawiya in large numbers and closed its entrances. They also assaulted the young men who arrived at the place to find out what was happening, and forcibly removed them. Hours before the shooting, the occupation forces stormed Issawiya, raided homes, beat and arrested residents, and smashed windows and doors. The Red Crescent said that 6 people were injured in Issawiya due to the attack on them. Source: Maan News Agency

The Saudi Geological Survey Authority stated that seismic monitoring stations recorded an earthquake in the middle of the Red Sea, 161 kilometers west of Al-Laith Governorate, affiliated with the Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, at exactly 12:09 am on Saturday. The Authority explained on its website: "The magnitude of the earthquake reached 4.7 degrees on the Richter scale, and its epicenter was at a depth of about 10.4 kilometers." The US Geological Survey also reported, today, Saturday, that two earthquakes were recorded in the Red Sea region. The Authority said on its website that the first earthquake measured 4.7 degrees on the Richter scale, and was about 197 kilometers northeast of the Sudanese city of Tokar. The second earthquake had a magnitude of 4.2 degrees, and was about 174 kilometers northeast of the same city. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Ramallah - Ma'an - The Palestinian Medical Relief Society warned on Saturday of the deteriorating health conditions in the Gaza Strip. The association warned of the spread of infectious diseases, polio and skin diseases, resulting from the lack of personal hygiene, especially among the displaced people in the tents, the great scarcity of water suitable for human use, the difficulty of obtaining it and the lack of various cleaning materials coinciding with the high temperature, humidity and pollution resulting from the widespread sewage in the streets and roads and among the tents of the displaced. The Palestinian Medical Relief called on international institutions to quickly intervene to find the best solutions to address these worsening crises and to expedite the introduction of appropriate vaccines to prevent the spread of polio, as well as the introduction of all cleaning materials and their rapid delivery to citizens, especially the displaced, and the introduction of sufficient quantities of fuel, suppl ies and tools necessary to repair and re-operate destroyed wells and desalination plants, as well as sewage treatment networks and plants. The Palestinian Medical Relief considered the occupation's deliberate imposition of its siege on Gaza and depriving the people of the Strip of their most basic rights as a continuation of the cycles of the war of extermination that has been ongoing for ten months; which now requires international bodies to assume their responsibilities towards what is happening in Gaza and to expedite the rescue of the lives of innocent citizens, especially children and women who are most exposed to risks at various levels. Source: Maan News Agency

The Lebanese Hezbollah denied, on Saturday, targeting the town of Majdal Shams in the occupied Syrian Golan. The party said in a statement: "We have absolutely nothing to do with the incident, and we categorically deny all false allegations in this regard." The head of media relations in Hezbollah, Muhammad Afif, categorically denied targeting the town of Majdal Shams. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Ramallah - Ma'an - Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Hussein al-Sheikh, confirmed that there are intensive contacts with Arab foreign ministers to stop the Israeli aggression against our people. The Sheikh said in statements published on the "X" platform, "He spoke by phone with the foreign ministers of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman, Algeria, Morocco, Iraq, and Tunisia, in order to intensify Arab action regionally and internationally to stop the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, as well as to move in international institutions and bodies for this purpose." Source: Maan News Agency

Baghdad Rusafa Police Command announced today, Saturday, the arrest of 30 violators of residency conditions in the Rusafa side. A statement by the command stated: "Baghdad Rusafa Police detachments, represented by the Seventh Rusafa Emergency Regiment, in cooperation with other security services, carried out a large-scale campaign to arrest persons violating residency conditions within the area of responsibility." The statement added that "the campaign witnessed the arrest of 30 people of different nationalities violating residency conditions," indicating, "They were placed in detention to complete legal procedures against them." Source: National Iraqi News Agency