Day: May 28, 2023

DUBAI, 27th May, 2023 (WAM) — His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, received the greetings of H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, and H.H. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, on the occasion of the wedding of Mane’, son of Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid bin Mane’ Al Maktoum, to the daughter of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, at a reception held today at the Za’beel Hall of the Dubai World Trade Center. Attending the reception also were Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and Sheikh Hasher bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, the Chairman of the Dubai Media Incorporated, and a number of sheikhs, ministers, dignitaries and senior state officials. Hatem Mohamed

Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM)

DUBAI, 27th May, 2023 (WAM) — His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai received the greetings of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, and H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, on the occasion of the wedding of Mane’, son of Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid bin Mane’ Al Maktoum, to the daughter of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. H.H. Sheikh Mohammed received the wedding greetings in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, and H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai, at a reception that was held today at the Za’beel Hall of the Dubai World Trade Center. The reception was attended by H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Sports Council, and Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, along with and a number of sheikhs, ministers, dignitaries and senior state officials.

Source: Emirates News Agency (WAM)

Israeli occupation forces Monday set up a military checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Arraba, and another at near the village of Kfirt and prevented the movement of Palestinians at the Dotan checkpoint, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. Security sources and eyewitnesses told WAFA that the occupation soldiers stopped citizens’ vehicles, searched them, and checked their ID cards at a flying military checkpoint that was set up at the entrance to the town of Arraba, as they briefly kept hold of dozens of vehicles. Additionally, Israeli forces at the Dotan checkpoint, which is established on the lands of the town of Ya`bad, prevented the movement of citizens as the soldiers began to stop and search the vehicles and check the ID cards of their passengers. The sources added that the occupation forces intensified their military presence and set up checkpoints in the vicinity of the town of Ya`bad and its villages.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

Israeli settlers Sunday razed stoned Palestinian vehicles near the village of Luban e-Sharkiya on the road connecting West Bank cities of Ramallah and Nablus. Sources told WAFA that about 15 Israeli settlers gathered in front of the illegal Israeli settlement of Eli and stoned Palestinian vehicles and even proceeded to assault the passengers inside. Extremist Israeli settlers’ violence against Palestinians and their property is routine in the West Bank and is rarely prosecuted by Israeli authorities. Settlers’ violence includes property and mosque arsons, stone-throwing, uprooting of crops and olive trees, attacks on vulnerable homes, among others. Between 500,000 and 600,000 Israelis live in Jewish-only settlements across occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank in violation of international law. All settlements across the West Bank are illegal under international law, particularly article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, which establishes that the occupying power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

A number of Palestinians Sunday suffered from suffocation during confrontations that broke out with Israeli forces in the town of Arraba, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. Security sources told WAFA that Israeli forces raided the village, sparking confrontations with youths, during which the soldiers fired tear gas bombs, resulting in a number of protestors suffocating due to inhaling the gas fired at them. Meanwhile, Israeli forces broke into the village of Tura, in the area of Ya’bad.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday won the re-election with 52.1% of the vote while the opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu had 47.9%, with 75.42% of votes nationwide counted, according to the head of the election authority. According to Anadolu, the Turkish state-run news agency, more than 64.1 million Turkish citizens were registered to vote, including over 1.92 million who earlier cast their ballots at overseas polling stations.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA

President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, has Sunday congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election as President of the Republic of Turkey. “We are pleased, on the occasion of your victory and re-election as President of the Republic of Turkey for a new presidential term, and the victory of your party, the Justice and Development Party, in the first place in the Turkish Parliament, and the victory of the People’s Alliance led by the party in the majority in Parliament, to send you, and, through you, to Turkish people, in the name of the state and people of Palestine and in my own name, with the warmest expressions of heartfelt congratulations and blessings; confident that, with the grace of God and your wisdom and courage, you will continue the path of development and achieve the great achievements of Turkey and its brotherly people,” the President said. The President expressed his pride in the historical relations of solidarity that unite the two countries and peoples, appreciating President Erdogan’s principled and steadfast stances in supporting Palestinian people and their just cause.

Source: En – Palestine news & Information Agency – WAFA